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NYC Agrictecture housing project merges hydroponics and new residences
This New York City Agrictecture housing project is the first example of commercial hydroponic agriculture integrated into a new affordable housing complex.
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“Agritainment”: a combination of agriculture and entertainment
“Agritainment” is an expression used in South Korea to describe a combination of agriculture and entertainment in the joy of urban farming. Lest this be seen as trivializing food growing, here’s an...
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Eat Up: Getting high with local food
Rooftop growing is exploding everywhere. Some cities now allow owners to exceed height restrictions if they’re growing food on their roofs. Many of these are hydroponic, as in Vancouver’s Alterrus...
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Looking for a garden or gardener in Vancouver?
CityFarmer has a website showing who’s looking for a garden and who’s looking for a gardener to use their yard to grow food. Now is a good time to hook up!
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It’s inevitable: domestic hunting is next
A Sun article about urban hunters reveals a startling jump in the number of people who want to learn how to hunt so they can source their own food more ethically than buying it from an industrial...
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Vancouver Heritage Foundation embraces urban farming
Catch my May 21 talk to the Vancouver Heritage Foundation on the urban food revolution. The Heritage Foundation sees urban farming as a return to the way the city used to be, but with a modern twist....
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Is local food safer than imported food?
Is local food safer than imported food? As this Utne Reader excerpt from my book shows, there’s no simple answer.
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Join me in supporting Vancouver’s Truck Farm
Vancouver’s Truck Farm is a cool, fun mobile classroom and seed dispensary based in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood. They’ve got an indiegogo campaign underway. It’s worth supporting. Food in a...
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Frank Guistra investing in high yield farmland
Mining and film financier and Bill Clinton buddy Frank Guistra is investing in high yield farmland, local food, award-winning olive oil and is bankrolling Modern Farmer Magazine… He knows something....
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Very cool swimming pool converted to aquaponic farm in Arizone
Check out how this young family found food abundance by turning the empty pool in their Arizona suburban home into a solar-powered “interplay of chicken droppings, algae sludge, tilapia fish, miniature...
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Urban ag in Seattle: debating zoning for marijuana
Urban agriculture in Seattle has a new twist: debating industrial zoning for marijuana production– big warehouses or not-so-big warehouses?
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Embattled Lantzeville urban farmer gives up
Dirk Becker and Nicole Shaw’s fight with their neighbour– and his friends on the Lantzeville, B.C. council– has worn them down to the point where they’re selling their Compassionate Farm property....
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High density high tech urban ag coming on strong
High density high tech urban ag is a growing solution to the problems of accessing fresh food year-round, with minimal water and waste. Think 5-mile diet.
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13 must-read books on food
I’m honoured to have my book on @Food_Tank’s list of 13 must-read books on food. Here’s their whole list: 1. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan Michael Pollan takes back...
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Beyond “evil” food banks: Nick Saul coming to Vancouver
Nick Saul, Toronto-based co-author of The Stop: How the fight for good food transformed a community and inspired a movement, is coming to Vancouver to explore possibilities for a community food centre...
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My thoughts, from the Food Talk series organized by Richard Wolack in Vancouver. Thanks for inviting me Richard.
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