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[City Farmer News] Our study of seven urban agriculture projects in Philadelphia explores, first, ways farms and gardens foster citizenship by creating spaces for city residents to participate in their food systems and, second, how farms and gardens foster ecologically reflexive social learning by educating city residents about their food. By participating in food growing groups and learning where, how, and by whom their food is grown, people may be able to make more informed decision about their food system.

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