Milan’s Vertical Forest
Milan’s Vertical Forest One of Europe’s most polluted cities is about to become the home of an impressive vertical forest. The project (called Bosco Verticale) is already underway and consists…
Cottonwood: Winter Wild-Harvesting
Cottonwood: Winter Wild-Harvesting By Sarah Jaroskye If you have an innate sense of curiosity about the natural world, as I do, you may have noticed the white cottony fluff blowing through the…
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 21
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 21 Sustainable Farming Internships Interested in a sustainable farming internship or apprenticeship? Check out this database of farmers seeking potential interns. Read More Phoenix Fruit Tree Program…
Why We Need to STOP Recycling
Why We Need to STOP Recycling By Greg Peterson Often I start my lectures with statements like “we need to stop recycling” and “sustainability is done,” both of which are…
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 7
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 7 Documentary Screening: Unacceptable Levels If you live in the Phoenix area, you will not want to miss the screening of this documentary about the chemical…
Farm My Yard: Connecting Urban Farmers with Land to Farm
Farm My Yard: Connecting Urban Farmers with Land to Farm By Albert Kaufman Farm My Yard (FMY) is an idea I had a few years ago as a way to…
Home(grown) for the Holidays
Home(grown) for the Holidays By Tayler Jenkins Want to give creative, inexpensive and meaningful gifts this year? This holiday season, consider giving your friends and family the gift of something…
Holiday Food Nutrition
Holiday Food Nutrition Worried about all the food you’ll be consuming this holiday season? You may be pleased to discover that many of these foods are actually quite nutritious! Here…
Did You Know…?
Did You Know…? Over 200 million urban farms exist around the world and they supply food to one-quarter of the world’s urban population. Did you know that there are over…
Teaching Our Kids Where Food Comes From
Teaching Our Kids Where Food Comes From Aldo Leopold, American author, scientist and environmentalist, said that not owning a farm creates the “spiritual danger” of “supposing that breakfast comes from…
