Urban Gardens Are Your Civic Duty

If my previous post The Bees' Knees got you interested in urban farming, here is an article about a couple of Brits who are trying to make it easier for you. I especially love the Beehaus.
They have inspired me so much that I think I am going to suggest to my parents that they begin to keep an Eglu in their backyard. What? Chickens thrive in the suburbs.
The article touches upon the rise in interest in gardening. It is a cheaper, healthier way to eat. You don't have to use pesticides and you know exactly what is going in to your soil. In some ways the renewed gardening campaigns remind me of the victory garden campaigns used during WWI and WWII. The reasoning behind victory gardens is somewhat different than an urban garden but it promotes personal gardens nonetheless. Victory gardens were advocated during the wars to relieve pressure on the public food supply. Eleanor Roosevelt had one at the White House (not so original, Mrs. Obama).