The Vegetable Beet: Water for Urban Farms

Abstract

"Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink". It can be hard to get reliable and affordable water for urban vegetable farms even when there is water infrastructure running through nearly every street and building. Ben Phillips interviewed Naim Edwards, from MSU Detroit Partnership for Food, Land, and Innovation (DPFLI), and Micah Hutchison, from the Genesee County Conservation District, about water access and use efficiencies for urban farms.Michelle Wallace, from Central State University, provided many thoughtful questions for this episode, and serves the greater Toledo area with respect to urban farming pursuits. City Water Shanty written by Ben Phillips to the tune of Drunken Sailor. Performed by Ben Phillips, Jim Isleib, and Naim Edwards.