Annie’s Project: Farming in Cities and the Urban Fringe

Authors

• Robin G. Brumfield, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
• Deborah L. Greenwood, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
• Madeline Flahive Di Nardo, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union CountyFollow
• A.J. Both, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
• Joseph R. Heckman, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
• Nicholas Polanin, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset CountyFollow
• Ashaki Rouff, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow
• Amy Rowe, Rutgers University Cooperative Extension of Essex CountyFollow
• Richard VanVranken, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic CountyFollow
• Surendran Arumugam, Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityFollow
• Ramu Govindasamy, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFollow

Volume

63

Issue

2

Abstract

Annie’s Project, is a nationally recognized educational program for women farmers focused on five areas of risk management: marketing, production, financial, human, and legal. Some challenges are common to all farms, while some are unique to urban locations. We added urban-focused topics including short-term leases, contaminated soils, water availability, indoor production, and access to capital and resources to develop Annie’s Project: Farming in Cities and the Urban Fringe. As urbanization spreads and a greater percentage of farmers across the United States are women, our curriculum can be used to address needs that are unique to farmers in urban environments.

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Recommended Citation

Brumfield, R. G., Greenwood, D. L., Flahive Di Nardo, M., Both, A., Heckman, J. R., Polanin, N., Rouff, A., Rowe, A., VanVranken, R., Arumugam, S., & Govindasamy, R. (2025). Annie’s Project: Farming in Cities and the Urban Fringe. Journal of Extension, 63(2), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.63.02.05