The University of St. Thomas was awarded a $363,385 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to study ecosystem services from urban agriculture. The project aims to quantify the benefits of urban agriculture, such as nutrient recycling, carbon sequestration, and urban cooling, to inform cities' climate adaptation strategies. The research involves a long-term experiment measuring the fate of compost-derived nutrients and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as extending the study to urban farms across Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The project also uses ecosystem service modeling to compare different urban agriculture scenarios. This work supports undergraduate research training and new curricula at the high school and undergraduate level. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027.
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