With a growing awareness of the additives and pesticides used in commercial food production, some area residents are opting to grow their own food – even on small plots within the city limits. These urban farmers are finding that eating local is not only good for the body, it’s good for the community.

The Dirt on Urban Farming By Brenda Maas

Photography by Casey Page, Hannah Potes and Bob Zellar

MAGIC CITY MAGAZINE I JULY/AUGUST I 75