urban agriculture
This Guy Is Building a Sustainable Martian Habitat in His Backyard
Matt Damon ain’t got shit on Jeff Raymond and his Martian homestead.
How to Turn an Abandoned Factory into a Thriving Mushroom Farm
The team behind Mycopolitan, based in impoverished North Philadelphia, takes its cue from mushrooms—transforming decay into a healthy, fertile environment.
How Refugees Are Growing Food from Their Homelands in Inner-City Philadelphia
The garden is surrounded by familiar Philadelphia blight: run-down houses, unkempt weeds, a pile of soiled mattresses. But flourishing within the fenced property are symbols of life, growth, and revitalization.
This Professor Wants Wisconsin to Grow Its Own Rice
Michael Schlappi, an associate professor with Marquette University in Milwaukee, believes that finding efficient ways to grow rice in colder climates will soon become an important part of maintaining stable supply worldwide.
A Temporary Urban Farm Grows in Brooklyn
On the former site of Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory, a group of urban farmers are tending to a unique project: an edible garden with planned obsolescence.
How a Chicken Restaurant Saved a Schoolyard Farm from Closing
After losing its funding, the schoolyard farm at Escuela Inglesa Kent in Mexico City was prepared to shut down. But a local restaurant soon came to its aid, proposing a symbiotic relationship between the two.
The World’s Largest Vertical Farm Breaks Ground
This company wants to revitalize a town and feed the world through its aeroponic farming technology.
Refugees Helped Build a Sustainable Food System That's Feeding the Twin Cities
Since 2010, the grassroots organization has helped low-income, minority farmers make the most of their harvests.
Whole Foods Is Getting into the Farming Business, and Naturally It's in Brooklyn
Do you ever walk around the produce section at Whole Foods and think, "My gosh this stuff looks fresh. Any fresher and they'd have to grow inside the store!"
Ones and Zeros: All Hail Neal Stephenson, Urban Agriculture for Food, the Web and Gossip
h3. One: Neal Stephenson talks to "Forbes about video games, the metaverse, and his new book, _REAMDE_":http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2011/09/19/neal-stephenson-reamde-video-games/ h3. Zero: Netflix changes DVD service name to "Qwikster...