scholarly journals EPICS Urban Farming: Bringing Sustainable Fresh Food to Gary, Indiana

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
Elijah Klein ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Farming ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
Gary Indiana

scholarly journals STRATEGI KETAHANAN PANGAN DALAM PROGRAM URBAN FARMING DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 OLEH DINAS KETAHANAN PANGAN DAN PERTANIAN KOTA SURABAYA

Publika ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 145-160
Author(s):  
Olivia Agustin Nailatul Wardah ◽  
Fitrotun Niswah
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
City Government ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Needs

Pemerintah lewat Dinas Ketahanan Pangan dan Pertanian Kota Surabaya telah mengupayakan berbagai program yang diharapkan mampu mengatasi permasalahan terkait pemenuhan kebutuhan pangan pasca pandemi COVID-19 yang sedang terjadi, contohnya dalam pemanfaatan program Urban Farming yang bertujuan mengatasi permasalahan kebutuhan pangan pasca pandemi. Sehingga dari permasalahan tersebut tujuan yang ingin dicapai ialah dapat mengetahui, menggambarkan serta mendeskripsikan bagaimana upaya strategi ketahanan pangan melalui program pertanian perkotaan yang digagas oleh DKPP Kota Surabaya. Urban Farming awalnya ditujukan kepada masyarakat miskin untuk bekal memulai pembudidayaan tanaman yang dimanfaatkan guna pemenuhan pangan mandiri untuk menuju kesejahteraan. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif ini ialah studi kepustakaan. Fokus yang diambil oleh peneliti merujuk pada 5 strategi utama menurut (Hanafie,2010). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam lima indikator yang dianalisis ditemukan fakta yang meliputi, prioritas pembangunan ekonomi berbasis pertanian yang dimanfaatkan di perkotaan; pemenuhan pangan pasca pandemi COVID-19; pemberdayaan masyarakat terkait program Urban Farming; promosi dan edukasi terkait program tersebut; dan penanganan keamanan terhadap jaminan mutu pangan yang segar; bahwa peran dan langkah yang dilakukan Pemerintah Kota Surabaya dinilai sangat efektif. Hal ini ditinjau lewat meningkatnya tren positif dalam pemanfaatan program Urban Farming oleh masyarakat Kota Surabaya. Namun perlunya perbaikan proses sosialisasi serta promosi agar program dapat berjalan dengan baik tanpa hambatan dan kendala. Kata Kunci: Strategi, Ketahanan Pangan, Urban Farming   The government, through Food and Agriculture Service Office, has pursued various programs that are expected to be able to overcome problems to meeting food needs after the COVID-19 pandemic, for example in the Urban Farming program which aims to address the problem of post-pandemic food needs. From these problems, the goal to be achieved is to be able to find and describe how the food security strategy efforts through the urban agricultural program. Urban Farming was originally aimed at the poor to provide supplies to start cultivating plants that are used to fulfill independent food for prosperity. The data collection technique used in this research method is literature study. The focus taken by the researcher refers to the 5 main strategies according to (Hanafie, 2010). The results showed that in the five indicators analyzed, facts were found which include, agricultural-based economic development priorities that are utilized in urban areas; fulfillment of food after the COVID-19 pandemic; community empowerment related to the Urban Farming program; promotion and education related to the program; and security handling of fresh food quality assurance; that the roles and steps taken by the Surabaya City Government are considered very effective. This is observed through the increasing positive trend in the use of the Urban Farming program by the people of the City of Surabaya. However, it is necessary to improve the socialization and promotion process so that the program can run well without obstacles and obstacles. Keywords: Strategy, Food Security, Urban Farming

A PRELIMINARY URBAN GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION OF STREET SEDIMENTS OF GARY, INDIANA INDICATES MAJOR CONCERNS ARE WARRANTED

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Dietrich ◽  
◽  
Amy Wolfe ◽  
Michelle Burke ◽  
Sunitha Vangala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geochemical Exploration ◽  
Street Sediments ◽  
Gary Indiana

scholarly journals The Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of Farmers Markets: Recent Evidence from the US

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3423
Author(s):  
Phillip Warsaw ◽  
Steven Archambault ◽  
Arden He ◽  
Stacy Miller
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
Fresh Food

Farmers markets are regular, recurring gatherings at a common facility or area where farmers and ranchers directly sell a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other locally grown farm products to consumers. Markets rebuild and maintain local and regional food systems, leading to an outsized impact on the food system relative to their share of produce sales. Previous research has demonstrated the multifaceted impacts that farmers markets have on the communities, particularly economically. Recent scholarship in the United States has expanded inquiry into social impacts that markets have on communities, including improving access to fresh food products and increasing awareness of the sustainable agricultural practices adopted by producers, as well developing tools for producers and market stakeholders to measure their impact on both producers and communities. This paper reviews the recent scholarship on farmers markets to identify recent trends and synthesizes the current evidence describing the ways in which farmers markets contribute to the wellbeing of their communities, as well as identifying areas for additional future research.

scholarly journals 3D city models for urban farming site identification in buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 101584
Author(s):  
Ankit Palliwal ◽  
Shuang Song ◽  
Hugh Tiang Wah Tan ◽  
Filip Biljecki
Keyword(s):  
Urban Farming ◽  
3D City Models ◽  
Site Identification ◽  
City Models

scholarly journals Potential Use of Indoor Living Walls in Canadian Dwellings

J ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-130
Author(s):  
Daria Smolova ◽  
Avi Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Air Purification ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
Living Wall ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Potential Integration

Current social and environmental challenges have led to the rethinking of residential designs. Global warming, food insecurity, and, as a result, costly fresh produce are some of the causes of the reconsideration. Moreover, with obligatory isolation following the global COVID-19 pandemic, some are realizing the importance of nature and air quality in homes. This paper explores the potential integration of indoor living walls (ILWs) in Canadian homes for agricultural and air purification purposes. By reviewing a number of case studies, this paper investigates how the development of such walls can alter the traditional food production chain, while reducing environmental threats. The findings show that current indoor living wall practices can be transformed into a useful source of fresh food, and, to some degree, alter traditional food supply. They can also help in creating inexpensive methods of air purification.

scholarly journals Biodegradable and Compostable Shopping Bags under Investigation by FTIR Spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 621
Author(s):  
Silvana Alfei ◽  
Anna Maria Schito ◽  
Guendalina Zuccari
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Ftir Spectroscopy ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Chemometric Methods ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
Extruded Films ◽  
Productive Process ◽  
Non Destructive

In the recent years, plastic-based shopping bags have become irregular and progressively replaced by compostable ones. To be marketed, these “new plastics” must possess suitable requirements verified by specific bodies, which grant the conformity mark, and the approved physicochemical properties are periodically verified. The fast, inexpensive, non-destructive, easy to use, and reproducible Fourier-Transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a technique routinely applied to perform analysis in various industrial sectors. To get reliable information from spectral data, chemometric methods, such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA), are commonly suggested. In this context, PCA was herein performed on 4, 5, and 21 × 3251 matrices, collecting the FTIR data from regular and irregular shopping bags, including three freshly extruded films from the Italian industry MecPlast, to predict their compliance with legislation. The results allowed us to unequivocally achieve such information and to classify the bags as suitable for containing fresh food in bulk or only for transport. A self-validated linear model was developed capable to estimate, by acquiring a single FTIR spectrum if, after the productive process, the content of renewable poly-lactic-acid (PLA) in a new produced film respect the expectations. Surprisingly, our findings established that among the grocery bags available on the market, irregular plastic-based shopping bags continue to survive.

scholarly journals Tyrosol-Enriched Tomatoes by Diffusion across the Fruit Peel from a Chitosan Coating: A Proposal of Functional Food

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Silvia Tampucci ◽  
Antonella Castagna ◽  
Daniela Monti ◽  
Clementina Manera ◽  
Giuseppe Saccomanni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Food Matrix ◽  
Fruit Peel ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
In Vitro Permeation ◽  
Active Transfer

Chitosan is receiving increasing attention from the food industry for being a biodegradable, non-toxic, antimicrobial biopolymer able to extend the shelf life of, and preserve the quality of, fresh food. However, few studies have investigated the ability of chitosan-based coatings to allow the diffusion of bioactive compounds into the food matrix to improve its nutraceutical quality. This research is aimed at testing whether a hydrophilic molecule (tyrosol) could diffuse from the chitosan-tyrosol coating and cross the tomato peel. To this end, in vitro permeation tests using excised tomato peel and an in vivo application of chitosan-tyrosol coating on tomato fruit, followed by tyrosol quantification in intact fruit, peel and flesh during a seven-day storage at room temperature, were performed. Both approaches demonstrated the ability of tyrosol to permeate across the fruit peel. Along with a decreased tyrosol content in the peel, its concentration within the flesh was increased, indicating an active transfer of tyrosol into this tissue. This finding, together with the maintenance of constant tyrosol levels during the seven-day storage period, is very promising for the use of chitosan formulations to produce functional tomato fruit.

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