Where it’s legal to farm goats in the city by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2009 Lately goats have been gaining acceptance as low-carbon lawn mowers and as a pesticide-free tool to eliminate weeds and clear …
Urban orchard: how to have fruit year round by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 “If you get all your fruit in July what are you going to do with it?” This is the problem …
Eminem's pesticide toothpaste; shampooing with floor cleaner by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2009 When I read in the gossip columns that “Eminem brushes his teeth with pest spray“, I thought for a moment …
An urban Victory garden where food miles are zero by Kirsten Dirksen on June 3, 2009 On just a tenth of an acre (6000 square feet) in Berkeley, California, the owners of an average home in …
Mission acomplished (on my mileage goal) by BioDieselHauling on June 2, 2009 Back when I began I set a totally baseless “goal” of 25mpg. That would make my (CAFE exempt) 2.5-ton full-size …
Kuyichi: first in organic jeans by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Back in 2000 the Dutch NGO Solidaridad- that also works with fair trade coffee and fruits- started developing organic cotton …
Sony Ericcson: green heart phones for everyone by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Today’s cellphones- from a windup biodegradable bamboo device to a solar-powered option made from recycled water bottles- have gotten a …
Portland: why it's easy to be car-free by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Portland, Oregon is argueably one of America’s most sustainable cities and this is not an accident of fate. Back in …
Country lanes in urban Vancouver by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 When, years ago, Vancouverites paved over the dirt service lanes behind their homes to prevent their cars from getting muddy, …
Aboriginal Chef Mark Olive on cooking with indigenous foods by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Muntrie berries and Tanami apples, Kutjera and Wattleseed: “this is the true cuisine of this country. It’s not a meat …