December 16, 2009
Kang Can, Fast Food III, 2007, Oil on Canvas, courtesy Van Cleve Fine Art
For those living in urban environments, the quest for healthy food can seem like a walk through the desert—literally. A “food desert” is an area in … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Lifestyle, Urban Agriculture
Tags: farm stands, farmer's markets, food deserts, food justice, sustainable agriculture, urban farming, urban farms, urban gardens
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December 4, 2009
On a recent visit to the mile-high city, I was happy to attend the inaugural day of Denver’s first indoor farmer’s market, November 20th, at Denver Urban Homesteading. I should have arrived earlier because Harvest Acres, a purveyor of … Read More...
Category: Finding, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Tags: backyard chickens, chicken coops, chicken zoning ordinances, community supported agriculture, CSA, Denver, Farm Yard CSA, green, green markets, greenmarket, indoor farmers market, local food, locally grown, organic gardening, sustainable, sustainable agriculture, sustainable products, sustainanable, urban farming, urban homesteading, urban supported agriculture
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October 28, 2009
The National Resources Defense Council, NRDC, has announced its second annual Growing Green Awards to honor farmers, business leaders and promoters of sustainable food. A $10,000 cash prize will be awarded for extraordinary contributions that advance ecologically integrated farming practices, … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: ecological consciousness, environment, farm to fork, garden awards, gardening competitions, green, locally grown, organic, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming, sustainable food systems, sustainable resources, urban farming
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September 10, 2009
Kalib Lee harvesting vegetables from the garden on 55th Street between Haverford Avenue and Line Street on Thursday. He and other Veggie Kids offer their produce to neighbors in West Philadelphia’s Haddington section for $1 a bag. Photo by Bonnie … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: food justice, sustainable agriculture, sustainable gardening, sustainable urban gardens, urban farming, vegetable gardening, West Philadelphia
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May 6, 2009
Rutabega, carrots, and lettuce are sprouting from the freshly tilled soil of several urban lots in Boston. Since 1991, the goal of the Food Project has been to build a national model of engaging young people in personal and social … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Greening, Raised Beds, Rooftop Gardens
Tags: Boston food Project, Boston Medical Center Rooftop Garden, City of Boston, community garden projects, Community Gardens, Dudley neighborhood, edible gardens, gardening for social change, leadership opportunities, locally grown, produce, productive youth communities, rooftop production garden, sustainable agriculture, Urban Agriculture, urban plots
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