Comments on: Survey of Food Production in Boston: wild estimate of financial value http://foodinboston.com/index.php/2007/04/12/survey-of-food-production-in-boston-wild-estimate-of-financial-value/ more than just beans. nothing wrong with beans though. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:07:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Food in Boston » 2007 Boston Food Production Survey overview http://foodinboston.com/index.php/2007/04/12/survey-of-food-production-in-boston-wild-estimate-of-financial-value/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Food in Boston » 2007 Boston Food Production Survey overview Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:59:23 +0000 http://foodinboston.com/?p=25#comment-174 [...] about the value and quantity of food produced [...] […] about the value and quantity of food produced […]

]]> By: Food in Boston » Numbers on the people behind Boston’s food production http://foodinboston.com/index.php/2007/04/12/survey-of-food-production-in-boston-wild-estimate-of-financial-value/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Food in Boston » Numbers on the people behind Boston’s food production Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:49:37 +0000 http://foodinboston.com/?p=25#comment-173 [...] you consider the quantity and value of food produced in Boston, and factor in the educational aspects of most of these producers, it shouldn’t be surprising [...] […] you consider the quantity and value of food produced in Boston, and factor in the educational aspects of most of these producers, it shouldn’t be surprising […]

]]> By: Joe http://foodinboston.com/index.php/2007/04/12/survey-of-food-production-in-boston-wild-estimate-of-financial-value/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Joe Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:29:13 +0000 http://foodinboston.com/?p=25#comment-166 These estimates are for retail value, as opposed to what it would be worth wholesale or what it cost to produce. Thanks for the Shanghai number, that's an area I'd love to know more about. Depending on how much land is occupied by Earthworks' 43 orchards, Boston has somewhere over 100 acres devoted to food production -- about 0.5% of the land within city limits. Definitely a lot of room for expansion, then. These estimates are for retail value, as opposed to what it would be worth wholesale or what it cost to produce.

Thanks for the Shanghai number, that’s an area I’d love to know more about. Depending on how much land is occupied by Earthworks’ 43 orchards, Boston has somewhere over 100 acres devoted to food production — about 0.5% of the land within city limits. Definitely a lot of room for expansion, then.

]]> By: gribley http://foodinboston.com/index.php/2007/04/12/survey-of-food-production-in-boston-wild-estimate-of-financial-value/comment-page-1/#comment-165 gribley Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:14:06 +0000 http://foodinboston.com/?p=25#comment-165 Nice work. I'm not sure about the value numbers; are you talking about sale price ($500,000 for Allendale includes a lot of mark-up) or production cost (which is probably several times lower)? By comparison, consider that Shanghai has dedicated about 16% of land within the city limits to vegetable production, supplying about 3/4 of the city's vegetables within half a day of harvest. An outer belt grows grains and cereals, enough to export, and also forming a green belt around the city that keeps sprawl down. We could be a <i>lot</i> better about urban agriculture if we wanted! Nice work. I’m not sure about the value numbers; are you talking about sale price ($500,000 for Allendale includes a lot of mark-up) or production cost (which is probably several times lower)?

By comparison, consider that Shanghai has dedicated about 16% of land within the city limits to vegetable production, supplying about 3/4 of the city’s vegetables within half a day of harvest. An outer belt grows grains and cereals, enough to export, and also forming a green belt around the city that keeps sprawl down.

We could be a lot better about urban agriculture if we wanted!

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