EAT UPcontainers and raised beds and pouches, oh my
In many developed nations we are both blessed and cursed with an obscene breadth of consumer choices. With a selection as simple as what type of cereal to buy: low fat, high fiber, whole grain, multi-color… decisions can…
Michelle Obama, up on the roof.
First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Gary Comer Youth Center (GCYC) on Wednesday, along with six NATO delegates’ spouses. The center provides children from Chicago’s South Side with a safe and stimulating environment, with programs that…
“Daddy, I want a cucumberrrr!”
Jay Sand, a home gardener in West Philadelphia, feeds his kids the freshest veggies on the block. The source? His own roof. Sand and his wife decided to renovate their spacious Victorian fixer-upper from bottom to…
West Philadelphia pilot garden
Elderly residents sit on their front stoops watching tattooed hipsters peddle by on fixed-gear bikes. This cultural juxtaposition runs rampant throughout West Philadelphia’s Cedar Park neighborhood, while grit and urban decay provide a strange sense of continuity…
who are these people, anyway?
Rooftop farms and gardens are sprouting up in cities across the country. Restaurants, community groups, families, and individuals are enjoying the bounty, but who the heck is up there growing all this food? Lots of people…