Grow a Row
Most of us don’t have to worry about when or what our next meal will be, but every day millions of people (even in cities!) do. There’s a really simple solution to this though: grow a row. If you’re...
View ArticleFrom Farmery to Mouth
Raleigh, North Carolina is about to get really healthy and hipster when they open up their first “Farmery”—that’s a grocery and an urban farm combined into one. The vegetables and fruits are grown...
View ArticleKnow About Pesticides
Hey everyone! When you guys pick up an apple or carrot do you think about the possibility of it being contaminated with pesticides? Well, of course not! My first thought is how delicious this fruit or...
View ArticleThe Dragonfly
Urban farming is a growing trend—and in places like Roosevelt Island in New York, that means more vertical gardens. This particular super-farm idea was inspired by a dragonfly’s wings. The building has...
View ArticleWould you do it for an Island?
Here’s some motivation to start cleaning up litter: if you collect enough plastic bottles—about 150,000—you can create your own personal island, just like Richart Sowa! Take a look as the former...
View ArticleDumpster Divers
Ever dream of traveling across Europe? Ever consider dumpster diving as a way of feeding yourself while you do so? If so, 25-year-old Baptiste Dubanchet from France is paving the way for your...
View ArticleEating Healthier for Us and our Environment
In our growing world and rapidly developing society, we are faced with an increasingly urgent problem: how can we feed 7 billion mouths and counting? How do we do so without permanently damaging our...
View ArticleWhere Does the Meal on Your Table Come From?
Your favorite meal of all time is meatloaf and mashed potatoes, beef covered in thick white gravy with a side of mash potatoes. All you can think of before you get home is that succulent meal. However,...
View Article4 Benefits of Eating Locally Grown Food
Locally grown foods are better for the environment. Many times processed foods go through multiple factories before they actually arrive at the fast food chain, and those factories use a lot of power...
View ArticleMeatless Mondays
The crispiness of bacon, the crunch of fried chicken, and the delicious taste of a freshly cooked steak! By now the mouths of many meat lovers are most likely watering. But yeah, meat is tasty. I would...
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