October 18, 2015
The following article by Robin Plaskoff Horton and reposted from Fix.com:
Both casual cooks and celebrity chefs flock to their local farmers markets to avail themselves of the freshest locally grown produce straight from the farm. In addition to … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lifestyle
Tags: American farmers markets, buying local, farmer's markets, farmers markets buying guide, fresh local food, guide to farmers markets, local farmers, local food, locavore, usa farmers markets
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | 
e-mail a friend | comments (1)
September 17, 2013
As a crisp autumn-like afternoon last week turned settled into a cool evening, three friends and I dined with about 150 others at a long communal table on the farm at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, about 3 hours … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Herb Gardens, Irrigation, Permaculture
Tags: farm dining, farm dinners, farm tour, farm-to-table, local food, locavore, outdoor dining, Outstanding in the Field
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | e-mail a friend | comments (18)
November 11, 2010
Photo by Robin Plaskoff Horton
One can always find a place to garden in the city. This sink garden is outside Brooklyn Kitchen, one my new favorite culinary adventure stops in the Williamsburg neighborhood. “We have turned a 7000 sf … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Lifestyle, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Brooklyn markets, farmer's markets, hyperlocal foods, local food, local produce, locavore
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | e-mail a friend | comments (5)
September 30, 2010
So you want to eat locally procured food and it’s that time of the month or that time of the day when the craving for chocolate is so strong that you might do something foolish to get your hands on … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Tags: green, local food, locavore, sustainable, urban gardens
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | e-mail a friend | comments (4)
March 1, 2010
Brooklyn Grange believes roofs are ideal urban farm sites with potential to feed, employ, educate and unite communities
Take a group of local food enthusiasts, mix in some serious fundraising, add over 45 pounds of donated pork from Brooklyn-based Heritage … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Brooklyn arts fundraising, Brooklyn Grange, community supported farms, local food movement, locavore, urban art, urban farms, urban gardening
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | e-mail a friend | comments (0)
July 21, 2009
Hungry Garden is a free new “geosocial” web resource for building and supporting local farm-to-fork food networks worldwide so consumers, restaurants, schools and institutions can find and purchase fresh local products and produce from local food sources within 50 miles … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Garden Software, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Community Gardens, community supported farms, fresh produce, home gardeners, locally grown, locavore, organic farming, sustainable food systems, urban gardens
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | e-mail a friend | comments (0)
