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Sunday: Join Rainier Valley Food Bank and Bike Works for an urban agriculture bike tour

What is the connection between urban agriculture and cycling? For example, Alleycat Acres funds most of its annual operations with a bike ride, and they even have a garden at their MLK/Columbia farm that is designed in the likeness of … Continue reading

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New Alleycat Acres farm is shaped like a bike wheel

They call it a “sprocket garden.” Inspired by the wonderful relationship between bicycles and urban agriculture, farming collective Alleycat Acres has designed their newest farm (on MLK just north of Cherry) after a bike wheel. A central hub plot forms the … Continue reading

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UW farm looking for bikes to shorten trip between growing sites

Do you have an extra working bike? Would you like to see it put to use the next generation of farming minds get between their university farms? Well, the UW farm is looking to bikes as a way to turn … Continue reading

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Urban Farming + Bikes – Diabetes = Team Alleycat

Everybody’s favorite bike-loving urban farming collective is launching a cycling team, and they’re looking for members. Alleycat Acres has announced Team Alleycat, a cycling team complete with training rides, a sure-to-be-rad jersey and endless high fives. The team will complete … Continue reading

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Site to connect those with garden space to those who want to grow started with a bike ride

I wrote about wepatch.org for Capitol Hill Seattle, but I was tickled to discover that the inspiration for the site came while founder Peter Rothbart was riding his bike on Capitol Hill. This is more evidence that the urban agriculture … Continue reading

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