Group A
Agriculture has become a corporate affair in New York.
- urban agriculture has moved beyond its offbeat roots into a viable business model, attractive to grocers from Whole Foods to A&P
Group B
- becoming important in restaurants:at least two mentioned that use garden space for produce used in their restaurants
Group C
- growing crops locally increases shelf life:doesn’t need to be trucked thousands of miles.
Group D
- urban agriculture, around for centuries, gained popularity during the Great Depression (grow their own)
Group E
- urban agriculture jobs for college graduates and laid-off workers
also: uses vacant space,
