Photo by Judith Hausman Try this sandwhich: squash on rye—hold the mayo. This month, as life turns toward the interior and food gets comfier and cozier, I’ve run into a few terrific vegetarian winter sandwiches at local restaurants to tell you about. None will be hard to replicate at home. Is there any better accompaniment […]
Photo by Audrey Pavia My friend Moira Harris Reeve on my mare, Rosie—they’re both in a better place today. As I sit down today to write my weekly City Stock entry, I am having a very hard time concentrating on chickens and bunnies and my mud-covered horses. (It’s been raining for nearly a week here.) […]
Photo by Lisa Munniksma The Community Learning Project for Food Justice will pair urban-farming organizations to share skills and knowledge with each other. In cities across America, tomatoes are growing in patio pots, beans are creeping up garden trellises and chickens are clucking in backyard coops. The success of the urban-farming movement can be attributed […]
My wife and I went out for lunch the other day to a restaurant that serves local Ligurian specialties. The key dish was farinata.
Courtesy The Economics of Happiness The Economics of Happiness documentary explores local efforts taking place worldwide. In an appropriate follow-up to the cheer of the holiday season, the creators of The Economics of Happiness, a one-hour documentary about the worldwide movement for economic localization, will launch its first screenings in North America. The newest production from […]
Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock Reheat food in the microwave to save energy and time during holiday meal preparation. With the frenetic pace of the winter holidays, urban farmers looking for ways to save time in their preparations may also have an opportunity to save energy when reheating frozen, made-ahead holiday meals. The Electric Power Research Institute recommends […]
At my urban farm, I have four cats who live in the house. Two of them—Cheddar and Stanley—are real terrors, and truly make life a challenge.
Another item on the long list of things that I like about life here in Rapallo is the fact that there are a whole lot of dogs to play with on the streets.
Courtesy Institute for Human Services Hawaii As part of the urban farming initiative at the Institute for Human Services Hawaii, residents grow vertical gardens, which provide food for the emergency shelter and help lower the building’s cooling costs. The state of Hawaii depends significantly on imported foods, due in large part to the high property […]
Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock The Center for Climate Change Law created a model green-building ordinance as a resource that can be implemented by small cities. When it comes to green-building ordinances, size matters. Big cities have bigger budgets, which means there’s more cash to spend on researching and writing ordinances that promote and regulate green building. Faced […]
