Saturday August 30, 2008

growing to feed a community

In a city where few people have outdoor space to call their own, NYC community gardens become a gathering place, a sort of communal backyard and more. The gardens feed friendships and nourish bodies. In the

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Thursday August 28, 2008

we could all use a good laugh

If laughter is the best medicine, these men in India must be really healthy. As part of a yoga practice, the security workers below get a healthy dose of chuckles.

[Image: Reuters/Jitendra Prakash via Activate]Indian security personnel

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Wednesday August 27, 2008

up on the roof

Green it!If I had a house or owned a building, I would green the roof. Why would I want to do such a crazy thing? Well it’s actually a very logical thing to do if you

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Wednesday August 27, 2008

the techie perspective on urban farming

It seems to be on everyone’s radar — I’m talkin’ ’bout urban farming. It’s not just for citybillies. Even techies want their veggies homegrown, off the CO2-spewing agricultural grid, so to speak. Here’s the cool tech

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Tuesday August 26, 2008

stalking the wild asparagus

This one’s for you, Dad!

If you don’t know who Euell Gibbons was (I didn’t), let’s just say he was an expert on wild edibles (he died a year before I was born). Growing up during the

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Tuesday August 26, 2008

gotta love goats

I do at least. They’re hysterical. Like these pygmy goats who like to jump on their dog:

Or this kid who likes to jump on the bed:

How about an office goat?

According to the National Pygmy Goat Association

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Tuesday August 26, 2008

hittin’ the books

If you’re a parent, you’re probably celebrating. A student, mourning the unofficial end of summer. It’s that time of year — Back to School. And just like other marketed “seasons,” there’s something to buy. School supplies,

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Monday August 25, 2008

the urban homestead, revisited

[Image: Just Food]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about urban homesteading. While catching up on my back issues of Treehugger emails, I came across this post about the very same subject. In Oakland, California, they’ve

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Monday August 25, 2008

yesterday’s brooklyn foraging tour

To round out our weekend of enjoying the great outdoors of this fair borough, my boyfriend and I joined a class called “Feasting for Free in Brooklyn” through the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (but led mainly through

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Monday August 25, 2008

kindle promo

I mentioned the Kindle a few days ago and I’ve been thinking that the price is probably a big deterrent for a lot of people (me included). So I wanted to let you know that there’s

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