April 19, 2012


I come from a healthy family tree of Midwest farmers, but by the time I inherited the family’s green thumb it was actually more like a dry shade of brown. After being uprooted last year from the never-ending greenness I … Read More…
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April 17, 2012

Brooklyn’s new urban farming pop-up shop, Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, is part of the emerging trend of retailers who are going beyond merely making products available–they are creating an experience–selling a lifestyle in offering knowledge and ideas … Read More…
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April 14, 2012

I would make any excuse to go to Brooklyn these days, a hub of creativity, urban farms, and great food. So I jumped at the chance to attend the recent Etsy Labs event, Hands-On: Dirt.

There were no plants … Read More…
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April 8, 2012

Here’s a living, growing, trophy that continues to salute winners long after it has been awarded. To illustrate the theme “naturally curious” for Paris’s 2006 edition of The Incredible Rally, a giant treasure hunt through Paris’s 11th district, the design … Read More…
Category: Experiencing, Green & Sustainable
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March 28, 2012

It’s no surprise that Williams-Sonoma, one of the country’s foremost retailers of cooking equipment, would now venture outside the kitchen into the garden. With the launch on April 5 of their new seed-to-table concept, Agrarian, the brand will become … Read More…
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