Plastic bottle free water: bubbling your own by Kirsten Dirksen on August 10, 2009 The average American drinks 8 ounces of bottled water every day, totalling 8 billion gallons of bottled water consumed in …
Growing a vegetable garden in a small space by faircompanies on June 18, 2009 You don’t need much space to plant a veggie garden. If you just have a windowsill, you might want to …
A BBQ with friendlier meat: heritage breed, grassfed & local by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2009 Brooklyn, New York, resident Sarah Dickinson tries not to eat a lot of meat (due to its heavy environmental toll), …
Why it’s easy to keep bees in the backyard by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2009 The homeowners at Berkeley’s Green Faerie Farm tend to goats, chickens, rabbits and an extensive fruit and veggie garden all …
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 …
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 …
Eat Here: a haven for food safety fighters to Slow Food love by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 So you already know that eating local has become the new organic (see Food: counting miles per bite for more …
Why we all will be gardeners by Kirsten Dirksen on November 18, 2007 They require very little (sun, water, regular care). In return, they offer fresh, organic, local, inexpensive produce and a tool …
Consells per trobar i reconèixer aliments locals by Nicolás Boullosa on October 13, 2007 Comprar aliments locals és cada vegada més fàcil gràcies a iniciatives -nascudes espontàniament i sense suport oficial- que criden a …
