by Les Judd | Apr 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
We live in a throw away society. Most of the things we buy every day are made from plastic. The plastic water bottles, plastic packaging in the items we buy on-line, the plastic packaging with personal care products, toys, tools, household items, all add up to a lot...
by Les Judd | Sep 5, 2017 | Live Green, Uncategorized
Hurricane Harvey: What does it Mean for New York City? As I write this article, Tropical Storm Harvey, downgraded from a category 4 hurricane just a couple of days ago is pummeling south Texas with torrential rain. The residents of Houston and the surrounding area are...
by Les Judd | Jun 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
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by Jerrod Delaine | Mar 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
When the urban farming startup BrightFarms first launched, it envisioned building its hydroponic greenhouses directly on grocery store roofs and on vacant city lots. Now, it says that the smartest place to grow food for cities may be just outside of them. The...
by Jerrod Delaine | Mar 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jerrod Delaine | Mar 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
