Urban and Community Agriculture

Virginia Homeowner Faces Criminal Charges For Keeping Chickens In Her Backyard

How free do you feel to grow and raise your own food? If you're an Arizona resident the answer is probably pretty free. Most cities in the Valley allow residents to keep chickens on their property within certain parameters. See also: - Luci's Healthy Marketplace in Phoenix: What We Bought, What W ... More >>

Buzz Cuts

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: MF Tasty Back In Action on Jan. 27: Here to Rid You of the Munchies "Celebrate Green" March 16 with Dinner at Double Check Ranch -- Buy Discounted Tickets Now Stack up some stee ... More >>

State Farm

Wing It

All Your Phoenix Fall Gardening Questions Answered by Tomato Pro Suzanne Vilardi

Today we're introducing a new feature on Chow Bella, Now Growing, in which Kate Crowley talks to local gardeners about what's in the ground at the moment. Have a topic you'd like to see covered? Leave word in the comments section. See Also: - Phoenix Gets Its First Seed Library - Urban Farming 101 ... More >>

Rachel Bess Shares Five Things You May Not Have Known About Chickens & Eggs

See also: A Hipster's Guide to Farm Animals See also: Urban Chickens in Phoenix & Rachel Bess We've all played the "Which came first" game when it comes to eggs, but do you really know how eggs are "made?" Before you answer "yes" read the following interview with Rachel Bess, local backyard chicke ... More >>

46: Greg Peterson

From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

Urban Farm Nursery and Home Ec Department Part of Major Redevelopment at Former Citrus Nursery in North Central Phoenix

There's new life -- literally -- at an old citrus nursery on 12th Street just north of Glendale Ave. in North Central Phoenix. It's the brand new Urban Farm Nursery (the first all edible nursery in Phoenix) and its education component, The Home Ec Department. In the somewhat near future, the spot ... More >>

Greg Peterson Discusses "Starting Your Own Urban Farm" at Changing Hands Tonight

The Urban Farm​We know you've had a secret dream to get up from your cubicle, drive to your farm and turn the keys on to your John Deere. Here's your chance to be one step closer. Greg Peterson is leading a discussion on starting your own urban farm at Changing Hands in Tempe tonight at 7. Pete ... More >>

Truck Farm: "Whimsical Musical Documentary" at FilmBar Aug. 22

​Sustainable urban agriculture has a new face. It's 1/1000th of an acre and in the back of a pick-up truck. Ian Cheney, co-author of King Corn, has created a new documentary titled Truck Farm. Truck farm is described as a "whimsical, musical documentary about the quirky world of urban agricult ... More >>

Mad City Chickens Flock to Phoenix

Bust out your best pick-up line. It's time to pick up a chick and head to the movies. Okay, cheesy lines (and trailer) aside, Desert Urban Gardens is presenting the film Mad City Chickens this Monday, May 16th at Filmbar. Show time is 8 pm with limited seating, but an early arrival is not a bad ... More >>

Cob Oven Pizzas from GROWop: Corn Not Included

GROWop​Burrowed in the corner of the GROWop Collective's burgeoning community garden on the corner of 6th street and Garfield is a hand-built cob oven, perfectly sized for mini pizzas. This Third Friday, the GROWop will be making pizzas topped with veggies straight from their garden for art-goers ... More >>

Urban Farm Tours and French Toast in Today's Eater's Digest

www.mommiecooks.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Phoenix Urban FarmingSpring has arrived at The Urban Farm's 1/3 acre lot and they want to share the beauty of the property with all of you. This Saturday join farmer Greg and the Urban Farm ... More >>

This Weekend: Chickens in Fruit Trees

Photo by Abulic Monkey via Flickr. ​No, this is not some kind of wacky 12 Days of Christmas parody, though we can't help but think of that pesky partridge in a pear tree. This weekend, Greg "The Urban Farm Guy" Peterson is hosting two classes geared towards the permaculture newbie. Learn ho ... More >>

Market Movement

Cock-a-Doodle-View

Learn about urban chicken-raising in self-guided tour

So You Want to Start a Community Garden?

Attention Starved

ASU West presents flick on food issues

Plant an Edible Lawn, Piss Off Your HOA

Courtesy of Doreen Pollack​Last night, a few dozen hopeful urban gardeners turned out for the Phoenix Permaculture Guild's lecture on turning your front lawn into a garden of edibles. Instructor Doreen Pollack outlined the process she took in transforming the front yard of her historic ... More >>

Call to Artists for the Downtown Tempe Urban Garden Mural Project

​The Downtown Tempe Urban Garden wants you...to paint a mural.

Tempe's Urban Garden

"From little things big things grow." -- Paul Kelly & The Messengers In no time, everything in this town will be toast. But for the moment, it's time to garden. Everything's green -- from our own Shannon Armour's first attempt at gardening to some experts' efforts to really make t ... More >>

Support the Make a Wish Foundation At Maggiano's and Raise Your Own Chickens in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Wednesday, April 7th, Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant and The Make A Wish foundation are hosting a Hawaiian Luau to benefit Wish Kid Anthony, who is dreaming of a Hawaiian cruise. Hawaiian appetizers and a Hawa ... More >>

The Odd Couple

How to build an art collection on the cheap

"Raising Chickens in Your Backyard" Workshop feat. Rachel Bess

"Raising Chickens in Your Backyard" Class

"Raising Chickens in Your Backyard"

Green Living with Greg Peterson

Pets or Meat

PHX artist Rachel Bess plugs inner-city poultry

Society Ball

Gallery reopening benefits downtown arts community

Greg Peterson

Garden Party

Getting back to the Earth on Roosevelt Row

Greg Peterson