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Posts tagged “urban farming”

Become an Urban Farmer

OK, so you've read No-Impact Man and Fritz Haeg. If it’s time to try your hand at the land, SPIN Farming intends to help you do it for fun and yes, profit. You don’t even need a yard of your own. ...

Blogging CNN: Urban Homesteaders in Pasadena, CA

If you had a little 2-bedroom bungalow (completely paid off) on 1/10th of an acre in Pasadena, CA, what would you do with it? How about turning it into your livelihood -- a fully operational urban ...

Blogging New York magazine: The Locavore Fantasia

New York magazine had a little fun in their most recent issue. They asked four architects to design their dream structure at the corner of Canal and Varrick Streets in New York. One architect went ...

The Chicken or the Egg: Do You Have an Urban Coop?

We'd love to chat with those of you who keep chickens (or other livestock) in an urban or suburban area. What's it like? What are the challenges? Are the fresh eggs immeasurably better than the one...