So, most people have noticed that the “recession,” is not so fickle. As we clumsily and painfully coast through year four of this economic debacle, some are claiming that we are in a depression, while others are simply stating that this is the double dipper. The reality is, times are tough. I haven’t done any [...]
One landscape at a time. Post 9-11 New York City has been left with what always appears to be an un-finished skyline, a reminder of what is not there. And while the Freedom Tower is set to fill the void in the next year or so, this picture that was featured on Inhabitat’s write up [...]
I am really pleased to announce the panelists for the Institute’s May 17th Bountiful Yards: Innovation in Small Plot Food Production event. They bring a range of perspectives and knowledge to the topic of small-plot food production. These individuals engage in both research and practice that uses small plots as a vehicle to transform communities, [...]
NYC waste-trivia-fact: New Yorkers throw away about 386 million pounds of textiles every year. That seems like an awful lot of stuff that can probably still be put to good use, right? Right. Fortunate for us, there is a company, Wearable Collections, that works to make good with what we no longer want/need/can use and [...]
Bountiful Yards: Innovation for Small-Plot Food Production The CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities invites you to a panel discussion on food and farming in metropolitan areas, featuring guests from the New York Region and Melbourne, Australia. Over the past few years, urban agriculture has received a growing amount of attention. From vertical farms to rooftop greenhouses, [...]
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