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Property tax breaks aim to help urban farms crop up

  • Property tax breaks aim to help urban farms crop up

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    March 13, 2017

    Jerrod Delaine

    Up and down the state, property owners can receive tax breaks for allowing their unused, and often blighted, urban lots to transform into commercial or noncommercial farms under a law that went into effect in 2014. It hasn’t yet resulted in a rash of urban farming, as just four property owners in the state have enrolled so […]

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  • Urban Farms Continue To Be On The Rise

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    March 6, 2017

    Jerrod Delaine

    The New York City urban farm has moved from a scene to a movement. Foodies, growers, chefs, non-profits and artists converge to get ever more creative in how to utilize space in the city for growing fruits and vegetables. Swale by artist Mary Mattingly has taken to putting a farm out on the water. Chicago’s O’Hare airport has […]

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  • Millennials are getting back to the land — in backyard gardens and urban plots

    Millennials are getting back to the land — in backyard gardens and urban plots

    Living Green
    February 13, 2017

    Jerrod Delaine

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Millennials are returning to one of civilizations most ancient traditions – working the land. Whether it’s a business, an urban farm, a plot of land shared by the neighborhood or a garden in their own backyard, the generation that was born after 1980 is planting their hands in soil. According to the […]

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  • 10 Trends in Urban Gardens

    10 Trends in Urban Gardens

    Living Green, Uncategorized
    February 6, 2017

    Jerrod Delaine

    In the last year, the urban gardens that have really grabbed people’s attention on Houzz have a number of characteristics in common. All are stylish, contemporary and maximize space for outdoor living. Many have calming color palettes, such as deep green, white and charcoal, and — no surprise — are expertly designed to carve out privacy in […]

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  • How to Safeguard Your Family Against Home Health Risks

    How to Safeguard Your Family Against Home Health Risks

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    January 16, 2017

    Les Judd

    How to Safeguard Your Family Against Home Health Risks The last thing we want to think about is the danger our homes could pose to our health. Yet, studies find that hazards, pollutants, and dangers exist within our homes that can aggravate allergies, sinuses, skin, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems, and more. Worse still is the […]

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