David Haakenson
I am 24 years old and I live in Tacoma, WA. I grew up on an organic, bio-dynamic farm in the Snoqualmie Valley. I moved to Tacoma when I was 18 to go to school. I graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelors in History and a Masters in Teaching. For the past few years I have enjoyed bringing my agricultural knowledge to Tacoma, building a garden, raising chickens, and participating in urban farming.
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Labor and Urban Vegetable FarmingThis article discusses how much time goes into keeping a small, backyard garden.
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Pop-Politics and Urban FarmingThis article summarizes conservative and liberal political philosophies and discusses how these different philosophies approach urban farming.
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Building an Urban GardenThis editorial explores the challenges of building a garden in an urban setting through a personal lens.
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Anxiety Over Turning Lawns into GardensThis editorial talks about why lawns are important to us, acknowledges our reluctance to dig up our lawns and exhorts people to do it anyway to build gardens.
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Genetically Engineered Foods and Urban FarmingThis editorial argues that urban food production could play an important role as our need for food rapidly grows.
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Gardening vs. Farming in Urban SettingThis editorial discusses the difference between gardening and farming and encourages the reader to embrace the attitude of farming.
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Urban Chicken Flock: Eggs or Meat?This article discusses the different utilities of different breeds and selecting an appropriate breed for you.
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How to Build an Urban Chicken CoopThis article demonstrates how you can build a chicken coop with a limited amount of carpentry knowledge. -
Start Your Urban Chicken FarmThis article gives the reader a road map to starting their own urban chicken farm.
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Benefits of Urban Chicken FarmingThis editorial discusses the benefits of farming chickens in urban and suburban areas.