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Friday Photos #2: What IS that? Should I eat it?

19. Mar, 2010 15 Comments

Can you name that weird berry? Is it poison? I’m dying to find out.

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CONTEST: Name That Site!

Win fabulous prize, bragging rights and admiration

02. Mar, 2010 56 Comments

Enter now to name a brand-new blog, and win a subscription of your choice!

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Little Farm on the Subdivision

Potomac Vegetable Farm is being eaten by McMansions

10. Feb, 2010 2 Comments

In Northern Virginia, one badass family farm fights the tide of suburban sprawl.

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Farming on Sand

The trouble with eating local on Cape Cod

18. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

The soil on the Cape is more sand than dirt. So how can local farmers grow enough food to feed the community?

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The Apocalyptic Housewife Goes Seedbombing

Or, A Job Worth Doing is Worth Doing Crappily

25. Nov, 2009 6 Comments

An illustrated primer, based on one total n00b’s first documented experience with chlorophyll graffiti. The first-ever guest post from The Apocalyptic Housewife.

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Try This at Home: Join a community garden

19. Oct, 2009 10 Comments

Community gardens bring people together, beautify neighborhoods, improve the climate and feed the poor. Here’s how you can get involved, even if you don’t have much time to spare.

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The Waterpod: life on a New York boat

12. Oct, 2009 2 Comments

How a group of artists created a sustainable life on the waterways of New York–and what we can learn from their shortcomings.

Yesterday I told you all about Farmer John’s struggle to save his family’s farm and preserve his unique identity (The Real Dirt on American Counterculture: How Farmer John made ideals come true).
From a family farm, the place has grown a lot. These days, Angelic Organics does a lot of education, from on-farm training to urban [...]