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Publication Date: 2025
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Annie's Project: Farming in Cities and the Urban Fringe
Robin G. Brumfield; Deborah L. Greenwood; Madeline Flahive Di Nardo; A. J. Both; Joseph R. Heckman; Nicholas Polanin; Ashaki Rouff; Amy Rowe; Richard VanVranken; Surendran Arumugam; Ramu Govindasamy
Journal of Extension, v63 n2 Article 5 2025
Annie's Project is a nationally recognized educational program for women farmers focused on five areas of risk management: marketing, production, financial, human, and legal. Some challenges are common to all farms, while some are unique to urban locations. We added urban-focused topics including short-term leases, contaminated soils, water availability, indoor production, and access to capital and resources to develop Annie's Project: Farming in Cities and the Urban Fringe. As urbanization spreads and a greater percentage of farmers across the United States are women, our curriculum can be used to address needs that are unique to farmers in urban environments.
Descriptors: Females, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Laborers, Extension Education, Risk Management, Marketing, Financial Support, Rural Urban Differences, Real Estate, Soil Science, Water Pollution, Program Development
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Language: English
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