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Know how. Know now.
From border to border in Nebraska, UNL Extension is making an incredible impact on the success of our state — its youth, its families, its farms and ranches, its communities, its economy. Please check these websites for more "know how, know now" information.
You may already be a part of "Urban Agriculture!"
Urban agriculture is the practice of producing food within or surrounding an urban area:
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Whether you're involved in urban agriculture as a CONSUMER or COMMERCIALLY, read on, learn more ... and discover the resources the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has for you! If you don't see what you need here, call or email your local extension office for further assistance.
Quick Links
- What's Happening Now!
- Growing Food and Agricultural Products
- Selling Locally Produced Food Food and Agricutural Product
- Preparing and Preserving Food
What's Happening Now!
FREE App: Grow It Know It
Screen shots of the GrowIt-KnowIt app. Where do hot dogs come from? Milk? Hamburgers? Eggs? Most youngsters likely will say the grocery store. “We Grow It, Do You Know It” is a lively free app that gives kids their first lessons in how agriculture produces the things they love to eat. From the University of Nebraska’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Learn how to download the Grow It - Know It app for your iPod, iPhone, or iPad PLUS enter a drawing for a free iPod (you can enter the drawing even if you don't download the app)! | ||
Growing Food and Agricultural Products | ||
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Growing Foods and Agricultural Products for Sale | Community Gardens Nebraska Metro Area:
American Community Garden Association | Backyard, Container and Rooftop Gardens |
Selling Locally Produced Food and Agricultural Products | ||
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Commercial Safety Considerations | Market Opportunities | |
Preparing and Preserving Food | ||
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Food and Nutrition | Home Food Preservation | Food Safety at Home |
Partners (in alphabetical order)
- Benson Community Garden
- BIG Garden
- City Sprouts
- Community CROPS
- Douglas County Health Department
- Dundee Community Garden
- Gifford Park Community Garden
- Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition
- Grow Nebraska
- Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
- Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom
- Nebraska Ag Relations Council
- Nebraska Beef Council
- Nebraska BeeKeepers Association
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- Nebraska Department of Education
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
- Nebraska Cattlemen
- Nebraska Food Cooperative
- Nebraska Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (on Facebook)
- Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board
- Nebraska Grocery Industry Association
- Nebraska Local Foods Network
- Nebraska MarketMaker
- Nebraska Nut Growers Association
- Nebraska Pork Producers Association
- Nebraska Poultry Industries
- Nebraska Resource Conservation & Development Councils (RC&Ds)
- Nebraska Restaurant Association
- Nebraska Soybean Association
- Nebraska Soybean Board
- Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Resarch and Education (SARE)
- Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
- Nebraska Wheat Board
- South Omaha Hands to Harvest
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center
