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Growing Cities: An Urban Farming Road Trip

Good food isn’t the only crop that city farmers across the country are growing, according to filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette. Urban gardens grow stronger, more vibrant communities, too. Susman and Monbouquette’s documentary, Growing Cities, releases at the end of 2012 (they’re currently running a Kickstarter campaign to put on the finishing touches). The … Continued

Good food isn’t the only crop that city farmers across the country are growing, according to filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette. Urban gardens grow stronger, more vibrant communities, too.

Susman and Monbouquette’s documentary, Growing Cities, releases at the end of 2012 (they’re currently running a Kickstarter campaign to put on the finishing touches). The film aims to show what’s possible with little space, limited resources, and a lot of determination.

More info at Growing Cities.

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