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Farming, for city folk.

Farming has been changing over the past 100 years, and it’s not just for people with barns. Scroll down to learn more about the past, present and future of urban farming.

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  • 691 B.C.E.

    First aqueduct constructed to bring water to Ninevah

  • 691 B.C.E.

    First aqueduct constructed to bring water to Ninevah

  • 691 B.C.E.

    First aqueduct constructed to bring water to Ninevah

  • 691 B.C.E.

    First aqueduct constructed to bring water to Ninevah

  • 691 B.C.E.

    First aqueduct constructed to bring water to Ninevah

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1776-1799
1785 The Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture and other agricultural groups organized
1793 Invention of cotton gin.
1800
1802 Parke Custis instituted agricultural fair in Arlington, VA
1810
1810 First American agricultural periodical, the Agricultural Museum, began publication
1820
1820 Agriculture Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, established
1825 Agriculture Committee, U.S. Senate, established
1830
1834 McCormick reaper patented
1840
1840's The growing use of factory-made agricultural machinery increased farmer’s need for cash and encouraged commercial farming
1850
1850's Commercial corn and wheat belts began to develop
1860
1862 U.S. Department of Agriculture established
1862 The drive for agricultural education culminated in the passage of the Morrill Land Grant College Act
1862 Homestead Act gave free public land to persons willing to farm it
1865-70 The sharecropping system in the South replaced the old slave plantation system
1870
1874 Availability of barbed wire allowed fencing of rangeland, ending era of unrestricted, openrange grazing
1880
1887 Hatch Experiment Station Act set up Federal-State cooperation in agricultural research
1890
1890 Second Morrill Act broadened land -grant program and set up funding for black land-grant schools
1890 Census showed that the frontier settlement era was over
1890 First Federal Meat Inspection Act
1896 Rural Free Delivery (RFD) started
1900
1900-1910 George Washington Carver, director of agricultural research at Tuskegee Institute, pioneered in finding new uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans, thus helping to diversify southern agriculture.
1902 Reclamation Act facilitated irrigation
1906 Food and Drug Act, a landmark in food safety
1908 President Roosevelt’s Country Life Commission was established and focused attention on rural problems
1910
1914 Smith-Lever Extension Act passed setting up a national extension service
1920
1922 Capper-Volstead Act gave cooperatives legal standing
1930
1932-36 Drought and dust-bowl conditions developed
1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) initiated crop and marketing controls
1936 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act linked farm programs with conservation
1936 Rural Electrification Act (REA) greatly improved quality of rural life
1940
1945-70 Revolution in agricultural technology brought greatly increased yields and more specialized, capital-intensive farms
1946 National School Lunch Act
1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established working procedures that substantially reduced tariffs between member nations
1950
1954 Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act (P.L. 480) facilitated agricultural exports and foreign aid
1954-55 Rural development program begins
1956 Soil Bank Program authorized
1960
1964 Food Stamp Act and War on Poverty
1970
1970 Environmental Quality Improvement Act
1980
1980's Biotechnology became a viable technique for improving crop and livestock products
1985 Food Security Act lowered government farm supports, promoted exports, and set up the Conservation Reserve Program
1990-1996
1990 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act and Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act increased farmers’ flexibility in planting under government programs
1993 Revised General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) lowered trade barriers
1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act revised farm programs to increase reliance on market signals
1997-2000
1997 USDA issues Civil Rights Action Team report, offering 92 recommendations for overcoming past injustices
1998 HACCP is implemented to target and reduce the presence of pathogens in meat and poultry
1999 Drop in many commodities prices, combined with disastrous weather in many parts of the country, caused increased demand for USDA farm programs
1999 The "Roadless Initiative" is implemented to preserve roadless tracts in National Forests, securing fish and wildlife habitat and protecting natural resources
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The population in the USA has been changing dramatically over the last 110 years. People continue to move into cities at an incredible pace. Use the interactive timeline below and watch as the population shifts from rural to urban.

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Population in Rural Areas

75 %
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Population in Urban Areas

25 %
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U.S. Farm Acres

100,000
U.S. Labor Force in Agriculture

U.S. Labor Force in Agriculture

29.9 %

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The agricultural industry has been moving towards being owned and operated by only a few very large companies. This reduces competition and allows large conglomerates to bypass and ignore the existing regulations in place. Guess how much of the industry was owned by the top four firms in each of the following categories in the year 2009.

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Community

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Employment

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Ecological

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Backyard

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Window Box

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Balcony

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City Block

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Families can save

30-40%

in produce costs.

Find out how much space you need to grow your own vegetables and how much money that can save you. Start by adding a person below, then add a vegetable you want to grow. The amounts on the right will automatically update with the estimated amounts.

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Now let's make a plan for you to get started! Below you'll find lots of tutorials that will help you begin your very own urban farm. Click on any idea for a downloadable version of the tutorial. If you used the calculator on the last screen, we highlighted the best options for your needs.

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