{"id":1923,"date":"2015-05-19T14:22:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T12:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:41:53","slug":"the-time-for-urban-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/05\/the-time-for-urban-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Time for Urban Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

C1 – Advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you heard of Urban farming? In the US, it’s been a popular idea for quite some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below and discuss some of the issues that urban farmers are facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2015\/05\/18\/407732692\/urban-farmers-say-its-time-they-got-their-own-research-farms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. How do you understand urban farming and what are its advantages? How about disadvantages, what might they be?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Is urban farming something that is happening in your country? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Have you started growing your own vegetables? Have you tried it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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