May 19, 2012
The Adriance Farmhouse is in need of restoration. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton, Urban Gardens.
A working farm dating back to 1697, The Queens County Farm Museum’s 47-acres constitute the longest continuously farmed parcel of land in New York State–farmed … Read More...
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April 17, 2012
Brooklyn’s new urban farming pop-up shop, Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, is part of the emerging trend of retailers who are going beyond merely making products available–they are creating an experience–selling a lifestyle in offering knowledge and ideas … Read More...
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March 28, 2012
It’s no surprise that Williams-Sonoma, one of the country’s foremost retailers of cooking equipment, would now venture outside the kitchen into the garden. With the launch on April 5 of their new seed-to-table concept, Agrarian, the brand will become … Read More...
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December 10, 2011
Garden journal photo: Seayard on Flickr
Winter is a great time for planning, dreaming, and collecting your ideas for recording in a garden journal. There’s no “garden variety’ garden journal. One person’s journal may be solely for record keeping while … Read More...
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