Guerrilla grafters: adding fruit to city trees by faircompanies on November 13, 2011 The Guerrilla Grafters are a group of San Franciscans who believe urban trees are a precious thing to waste on …
San Francisco foraged food underground: Wild Kitchen dinner by Kirsten Dirksen on September 9, 2011 I’d been told the supper club was an underground thing, but I was lucky to even find the dinner location. …
Bicycle built for 7: human-powered schoolbus & social fitness by Kirsten Dirksen on August 2, 2011 San Francisco-based artist Eric Staller wanted to take his art to the street so he built a bicycle for 8. …
Maintenance secrets of a 2.5-acre, native plants living roof by Kirsten Dirksen on January 27, 2011 It’s one of the most expansive and one of the most complex living roofs ever designed- the 197,000-square-foot rooftop is …
Is Renzo Piano’s Academy of Sciences the greenest museum? by Kirsten Dirksen on January 24, 2011 The purpose of the California Academy of Sciences is to study the earth and science. It’s also located in one …
Magic of urban beekeeping: a backyard San Francisco hive by Kirsten Dirksen on October 27, 2010 In contrast to the rural bee populations decimated by colony collapse disorder, bees are thriving in cities worldwide. The more …
San Francisco hotel uses rooftop for honeybees, herbs, & produce by Kirsten Dirksen on October 15, 2010 San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel opened one year to the day after the 1906 earthquake and since then it’s hosted a …
Apicultura urbana, o cómo producir miel en la ciudad by Nicolás Boullosa on September 28, 2010 La producción de miel artesanal vuelve a la ciudad, recuperada por aficionados a la apicultura, reivindicadores de la producción y …
Adolescencia, comida, sedentarismo y flora intestinal by Nicolás Boullosa on August 9, 2010 Desde hace poco más de dos semanas, actualizamos *faircompanies desde la localidad de montaña de Sun Valley, en Idaho. La …
Road midget sighting: golf cart on streets of San Francisco? by Kirsten Dirksen on November 15, 2009 We’re a bit obsessed with road midgets: those vehicles that look like golf carts, but are street legal. They’re officially …
