Wednesday June 15, 2011

a weed is a plant out of place

Jewelweed, ally against poison ivy.

I love city life. I can step out of my apartment building door and arrive at just about any place I please in as little as 5 minutes, without getting in a

Categories: agriculture blog Tags: animals farming foraging herbs nature water wildlife

Thursday October 7, 2010

composting in tight quarters

Do you feel a pang of guilt every time you throw away food scraps? Are you looking for a way to have a positive impact on your local ecology? Do you want to create rich, healthy

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Tuesday May 11, 2010

our future, our food

Curious about growing food in the city? Want to know more about the strong community focus of gardening in an urban setting?

Next Wednesday, May 19 from 6 to 7pm at the Manhattan location of the New

Categories: agriculture community food/drink health Tags: gardening

Monday May 10, 2010

what’s going on?

Yeah, I know. This blog has been very quiet. But that’s only because my life hasn’t been. A lot more doing and a little less documenting. So here, in a nutshell, is a rundown of some

Categories: agriculture art/craft blog Tags: composting farming sustainable agriculture

Monday April 19, 2010

queens gets its first food co-op

When you’re living near THE infamous food co-op in Brooklyn (you know the one) and around the corner from one of the best farmers markets in town, and new CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture outfits) are popping

Categories: agriculture blog community food/drink Tags: cooperative nyc

Monday December 21, 2009

farming brooklyn – youth edition

BK Farmyards – the decentralized urban farming network (that also happens to have been founded by my friend Stacey) – is kickstarting a youth farm in Crown Heights. The thing is, they need a little help

Categories: agriculture blog education food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc kids urban agriculture

Thursday December 3, 2009

a gift of goat

If you’ve been following my blog over the past year and half you might know that I have a thing for goats. I don’t know what it is about them – the way they sound, their

Categories: agriculture blog community holidays Tags: gifts humanitarian

Tuesday November 10, 2009

green books campaign: the raw milk revolution

This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take

Categories: agriculture blog books food/drink health Tags: drinking eating food justice politics

Wednesday September 30, 2009

milkweed and stinky piglets

Rainy days have their benefits. The first, most obvious benefit is the replenishment of available water for plant, animal, and human use. The second is that rain keeps people from enjoying outdoor activities. Why is that

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: animals eating farming gardens sustainable

Tuesday September 22, 2009

fresh: the film

If you didn’t get your fill from Food, Inc., Fresh looks like it takes the story of sustainable agriculture one step further. Featuring Will Allen (Growing Power), Michael Pollan (the man who needs no introduction), and

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink movies Tags: animals eating farming organic sustainable urban agriculture