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Urban Farmers Find Unique Ways to Remain Profitable

Side Yard Farm and Kitchen complements its urban farms with community events revolving around yoga, comedy, movie night and even grief support (photo courtesy Shawn Linehan, Side Yard.)

“We host a lot of events out here,” Givens said, and they are a main revenue stream.

By Kathy Coatney
Organic Farmer
August 17, 2020

Excerpt:

Stacey Givens, owner, farmer and chef of Side Yard Farm and Kitchen (thesideyardpdx.com) has a one-acre farm in northeast Portland, Ore. She feels strongly that urban farms are important because of their accessibility.

“We’re near bus lines, we’re really easy to get to, and we host a lot of schools,” Givens said, from grade school, to college, to culinary schools.

Givens’ ground is farmed from the end of February to November. She and her crew work long hours and take a break in the winter to regroup and rebuild the soils.

“We interplant and do intensive farming practices,” Givens said, and what she gets out of her small plot of land is the equivalent of two to three acres.

Read the complete article here.