Urban Farming with Kyle Hagerty of Urban Farmstead
Kyle Hagerty is creating a modern day urban farmstead smack dab in the middle of Sacramento.
CA Grown Blog
Jan 7, 2022
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In 2014, Kyle moved to Sacramento to take a job with the local fire department and bought a house with a bare backyard. He immediately set to work creating his very own urban farmstead. Starting with seven raised beds and assorted fruit trees, he began the process of transforming the blank space into an edible garden. Before long, that small patch of land was home to 15 different fruit trees and hundreds of other fruits, vegetables and herbs – growing throughout all four seasons.
When the city of Sacramento passed an urban farming ordinance allowing backyard farmers to sell homegrown produce from their property, Kyle saw the new ordinance as an opportunity to share his bounty and his experience with the community. He built a small wooden structure and opened up a donation based farm stand on his driveway, giving away any produce that he didn’t eat himself. The front yard farmstand allowed Kyle to educate budding urban farmers and to encourage the community to think about where their food comes from. He continued the conversation on Instagram, posting inspirational (or aspirational) pictures of his urban farmstead and gardening tips. Through social media, he connected with other local foodies and began to host pop up dinners in his backyard.
