Annie’s Project: Farming in Cities and the Urban Fringe

Authors

Robin G. Brumfield, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
Deborah L. Greenwood, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
Madeline Flahive Di Nardo, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union CountyFollow
A.J. Both, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
Joseph R. Heckman, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
Nicholas Polanin, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset CountyFollow
Ashaki Rouff, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
Amy Rowe, Rutgers University Cooperative Extension of Essex CountyFollow
Richard VanVranken, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic CountyFollow
Surendran Arumugam, Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityFollow
Ramu Govindasamy, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow

Volume

63

Issue

2

DOI

10.34068/joe.63.02.05

Abstract

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.

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Recommended Citation

Brumfield, R. G., Greenwood, D. L., Flahive Di Nardo, M., Both, A., Heckman, J. R., Polanin, N., Rouff, A., Rowe, A., VanVranken, R., Arumugam, S., & Govindasamy, R. (2025). Annie’s Project: Farming in Cities and the Urban Fringe. The Journal of Extension, 63(2), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.63.02.05