Monday July 6, 2009

follow this man: will allen

If you didn’t catch this weekend’s New York Times Magazine, you missed out on an article about one of the best role models for young Americans, and heck, old ones too. Will Allen — urban farmer,

Categories: agriculture blog eating food/drink Tags: composting eating farming permaculture urban agriculture urban homestead

Wednesday June 24, 2009

standing up for bees

[Image: Green Brooklyn]

There’s a movement happening in this city right now to develop a strong localized food system. Urban farms, community gardens, backyards, and rooftops are the sites for productive vegetable gardens, chicken coops, and even

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: bees farming food justice gardens local nyc politics urban agriculture

Tuesday June 16, 2009

blogging for brooklyn food coalition

I’m psyched. I’m part of an amazing movement that’s happening in Brooklyn right now. It started with the Brooklyn Food Conference (well, I guess it started months before the BFC, by those great people that planned

Categories: agriculture blog events food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming urban agriculture urban homestead

Wednesday April 15, 2009

land, people, food… happy days

Not exactly. This isn’t your abuela’s garden. The Garden follows a South Central LA community fighting to keep their 14-acre garden. The trailer alone was enough to get me riled up about the “powers that be.”

Categories: blog movies Tags: food justice social justice urban agriculture