Today I’d like to share two light little tidbits that you may have missed in the hubub surrounding the healthcare debate and UN climate conference. First, Science Daily reported that scientists and designers in Stuttgart have developed a “baubotanical” tower made from living trees. They explain that the goal of the “research is to design and to build living plant [...]
Depending on who you talk to, the demise of the honey bee has become one of the more powerful cautionary tales of the dangers of environmental toxins, global warming, or species extinction. Most publicly, Colony Collapse Disorder has spelled sizable trouble for big agriculture in the U.S. and beyond. Almond and apple growers, for example, [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a little piece on where our organic milk comes from. I’ve got something similar this week. But rather than milk, I’ll be visiting a source of veggies. And eggs. And meat. All these edibles are grown, as sustainably as possible, at Stone Barns in Tarrytown (you may have seen [...]
Keen on setting up a food co-op or CSA in your neighborhood? Fascinated by the idea of keeping bees and raising chickens right in the heart of the city? Crave a food system that is more just, sustainable, healthy and delicious? If you’ve answered yes, even hesitantly, to any of these questions and are in [...]
Oh How Things Change Who needs caviar from the Caspian or foie gras from France? These days, the well heeled can show their status by the bounty that comes right from their backyard. An article featured in the Times reports on the business practices of Trevor Paque of the San Francisco bay area who builds [...]
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