Source: civileats.com Published: April 28, 2016 Art meets public food access with Swale. By Jodi Helmer Half public art project, half tourist destination, a floating food forest called Swale is set to launch along the New York City waterfront in June. Unlike the...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: April 21, 2016 by kincoffee Meet Mike and Tabi. For years they’ve had a dream of owning a local coffee shop. Mike began working as a barista and Tabi as a stylist in the film world. After drinking too many mediocre (at best) cups of...
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: April 15, 2016 One of Twin Cedar Farm’s coops. CBS Flock to Twin Cedar Farm. By Elyse Wanshel Like the idea of raising backyard chickens but you’re not sure if the responsibility will ruffle your feathers? Twin Cedar Farm in...
Source: sfexaminer.com Published: February 17, 2016 Sister Mary Valerie, center, hands out bags of popcorn at the Fraternite Notre Dame Mary of Nazareth Soup Kitchen in San Francisco on Feb. 9. (Jeff Chiu/AP) Robyn Purchia Last week, two nuns who feed San Francisco’s...
Source: telegraph.co.uk Published: December 10, 2015 France has passed a law banning supermarkets from binning unused food Photo: Alamy By Henry Samuel France passes new food waste bill obliging supermarkets to hand over unused food to charity and not destroy leftover...
Source: huffingtonpost.ca Published: November 23, 2015 The WindChill fridge uses evaporation to keep food cool. (Photo: WindChill/Biomimicry.org) The invention was inspired by how some animals regulate their body temperature and can help solve global food waste. By...
Source: businesswire.com Published: November 3, 2015 The Grove Ecosystem, now available for purchase on Kickstarter, is an intelligent, indoor garden that is set to change the way Americans think about and grow their own food. (Photo: Business Wire) SOMERVILLE,...
Source: npr.org Published: February 23, 2015 Freight Farms are shipping containers modified to grow stacks of hydroponic plants and vegetables — anywhere, 365 days a year. Courtesy of Freight Farms The United States imports more than $100 billion of food every year...
Source: naturalsociety.com Published: February 25, 2015 And it could save the bees By Jefferey Jaxen Humanity is facing a toxicity problem as our immediate environment becomes increasingly riddled with pesticides. They are making us unhealthy faster than we can study...
Green City Maps Come visit the Eco-Home to see our Eco-Maps Exhibit. Learn ways to eat local and connect with the farmers who produce our food. We have a map of all the Farmers Markets in the city, with information about hours and featured items at each location. We...
