Urban Agriculture as a Career Path

Olga Bonfiglio, Energy Bulletin

Tom Howe, 19, a freshman at Wayne State University wants to be an urban farmer. While this may seem an unusual career goal for a young man of the twenty-first century, let alone one from an upscale middle class suburb of Detroit...Howe is emblematic of today’s growing national trend where young people are looking for ways to make a difference in their world--especially when it comes to sustainability issues.