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Urban Truck Farms Take Local Food to a New Level

1:48 pm in agriculture, denver, farming, Food & Health, local food, urban life by TreeHugger

urban truck farm photo Image: Rachel Cernansky I saw the truck as we entered the Old South Pearl Street farmer's market on Sunday, but what I thought was an awesome old truck selling greens out of the back was even better—it was growing them. Lined with dirt, the bed of the truck literally sprouts all kinds of greens, from lettuce to tomato plants to a variety of herbs. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Supporting Farmers Markets Creates Thousands of Jobs: Union of Concerned Scientists

4:34 pm in Business & Politics, economics, farmers markets, farming, local food by TreeHugger

farmers market photo Image: Chris Schrier via flickr "What's holding farmers markets back?" That's the question behind a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, which determined the culprit to be federal policies that favor industrial agriculture over small and local farms. Change those policies, though, and you get a quick turnaround. According to the report, just a little public funding for 100 to 500 farmers markets a year could create up to 13,500 jobs within five years....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Honey Bees and Art in the Heart of the Bronx

9:20 am in bees, botanical, colony collapse disorder, food, local food, united states by TreeHugger

hive-culture-bee-exhibition.png Image credit: Wave Hill When I wrote about a farmer who kissed pigs the other day, I noted that the stories we tell ourselves matter. Culture is stories. And the narrative that we weave around the numerous environmental crises we face will be crucial in navigating a path through them. Given their crucial role in pollination, there are few more important characters in those stories than honey bees. A new exhibit explores the relationship between humans and honey bees and, f...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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When Will Urban Honey Bees Run Out of Food?

10:15 am in bees, colony collapse disorder, food, local food, united kingdom by TreeHugger

urban bees photo Image credit: s pants, used under Creative Commons license. From the joys of legalized beekeeping in New York to London's ambitious plans to promote urban bees, honey bees are returning to our cities in significant numbers. But while some research suggests the Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Planting a Rooftop Forest Garden

10:07 am in activism, agriculture, farming, food, local food, permaculture, poverty, united kingdom by TreeHugger

rooftop-forest-garden.png Image credit: Permaculture Magazine I recently posted some great videos on how to grow food in a forest garden—a type of garden design that mimics early-stage natural woodlands by utilizing a diversity of useful plants, focusing on largely perennial food crops, and growing in several "storeys", including canopy, shrubs and understorey plants. We have, of course, also posted on Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Giving Food Away is Great for Business: The Surprising Benefits of Local Lending

9:51 am in Business & Politics, economics, food, local food, north carolina, united states, vegan, vegetarian by TreeHugger

vimala curry blossom local financing photo Image credit: Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe The Slow Money movement has been pushing for more localized, more connected financial systems—asking what the world would be like if we invested 50% of our assets within 50 miles of where we live. But what's so green about local money? After all, it's not as if we are trucking around large shipments of gold, burning up fossil fuels in the process, when we invest elsewhere. But, just as Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Slow Eggs from Native Chicken Get Attention Again

3:32 am in 100 mile diet, agriculture, awards, birds, Design & Architecture, eggs, food, Food & Health, food miles, local food, organic agriculture, spain by TreeHugger

laVinyeta outocton local eggs photo Image Credit: Lluís Serra Pla In and around Barcelona slow food and local delicatessen have become quite the thing lately. Projects like the slow food restaurant Fastvínic or the happy pig farm Finca del Saüc are popping up like mushrooms. Via the blog Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Zero Food Scraps Cuisine from Italy Turns Pea Pods into Delicious Finger Food

3:41 am in botanical, cooking, do it yourself, eco-tips, food, Food & Health, italy, local food, organic agriculture, recipes, Take Action, vegetarian, waste not want not by TreeHugger

ecocucina pea pod fingerfood photo Image Credit: Lisa Casali Lisa Casali is an environmental risk expert by day, and an eco-food blogger by night. Her passion for cooking got her to think about all the stuff that usually doesn't enter the recipe, such as the outer leaves of artichokes, the stems of asparagus, peels, pods, cores,... A few years ago she asked herself: Is it really necessary to throw aw...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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9 Plant-Preserving Self-Watering Container Gardens You Can DIY or Buy (Slideshow)

10:04 am in agriculture, Food & Health, gardening, local food, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

self watering gardens intro photo Photo: Joe Marinaro/Creative Commons Most plants don't need much to survive: Just dirt, sunlight, and water -- although that last one can really trip you up if you're a novice gardener, out of town, or just plain forgetful. That's where self-watering container gardens come in: You place your plants in an insert, place the insert in a reservoir of water, and let the plant soak up water as required. Self-watering gardens are a cinch to DIY with almost any kind of container, from an empty soda bottle to an 18-gallon storage bin, but there ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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5 Books to Get Your Kids Hooked on Gardening

10:12 am in agriculture, Food & Health, gardeners, gardens, local food by TreeHugger

garden kids photo Photo: Mairi Beautyman Gardening can be a great way to get your kids to turn off the TV, stow away the PlayStation, and head out doors. Make planting fresh healthy produce a family affair with these five books, each of which is packed with inspiration, activities, planting suggestions, and more tips for kid-friendly planting. From specific plants to easy upkeep, the information in these guides will have even the youngest member of your family digging in the dirt in no time....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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