OCTOBER 10TH, 2011 — A few weeks back, Hurricane Irene missed New York City and instead rained down on upstate New York. Farmers like Kira Kinney of Evolutionary Organics were quickly flooded, and what the …
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Goats: Living Lawnmowers
MAY 23RD, 2010 — For the past few weeks, I’ve been waking at 5:45 am to a sound not often heard in Brooklyn, New York: the soft, and then loud, and then louder, cry of …
The First Seed
MAY 18TH, 2010 — In years of teaching children, one thing we’ve learned is that kids love to care for something smaller than themselves. A seed fits the bill, and so do most plants! In …
Spring Chickens!
MAY 18TH, 2020 — This past week has been one of heat and rain, and the growth of all the vegetables in my life has been incredible. Another great joy has been the presence of …
Time to Start Planting!
APRIL 11TH, 2010 — This morning, with the abundance of good weather days we’ve had, I decided to commit the cardinal sin of zone 6: planting before the frost-free date of April 15th. Truth be …
On the Pleasures of Urban Agriculture
MARCH 28TH, 2010 — This post appeared on March 24th with the Atlantic. Photo, Adam Golfer. At 20 years old, when I was a very susceptible young thinker, I read Wendell Berry’s essay “The Pleasures …
Greenpoint Greenthumb
MARCH 7TH, 2010 — This post originally appeared on Greenpointers.blogspot.com Late last year, post rooftop-farm season, I started working on a bioremediation project in north Greenpoint. The land in question is soil-turned-gravel-parking-lot, turned soil again: …
Gardening and Composting in New York City
FEBRUARY 25TH, 2010 — In the winter, farmers hunker down and start planning for spring. Take off your mittens, get out the seed catalogues, and start planning your backyard, fire escape, kitchen window garden for …
Easily-Grown Salad
JULY 17TH, 2009 — Here’s a perfect starter food for all beginning gardeners: salad. Sow your tiny lettuce and radish seeds now, and in just over 30 days, your window box will have everything you …