Urban Farming

According to Perry, the City Council wanted to pass the ordinance to address the imbalance of food options in the neighborhood and pave the way for new grocery stores, farmers' markets and restaurants serving healthier fare to set up shop in South Los...

Let's face it, green sells. The revised Green Guides will also include guidelines for using claims that were not included in past guides, including “carbon offset” and “renewable materials” claims.

In a legal tangle neighbors have dubbed Cabbage Gate, Miller is being sued by Dekalb County for $5,000. Novella Carpenter: Oakland, Calif. On her blog , Carpenter writes, “City of Oakland: You are playing with people's lives … I might have to get...

Whether it's grass-fed flat iron steaks, double-cut Berkshire pork chops, lamb sausage or a delicate roaster chicken, I know how to handle small-farm meat, now, and it's way more consistent, less stringy, not gamey and reliably flavorful.

He's finally figured out I not only won't hurt him, but I like him being here. I take it as an honor when a wild animal chooses my yard as its home. So when Randy and I discovered Jackson, we were very excited.

Karissa Lewis of Full Harvest Farms in East Oakland, Calif., says it best when she quotes Howard Thurman: “Don't ask what the world needs. You're Not Alone – Urban FarmSo You Garden?

In a food processor, process the pumpkin seeds, brazil nuts, sundried tomatoes and garlic until everything is ground up. Help yourself to this delicious dish from Help Yourself Cafe in Key West, Fla.

If you have some good, local cheese, put it on the table. When it's cold out, choose soup. I used a local onion, turnip and garlic, but the carrots and tomatoes were not local. Simmer for at least 30 minutes.

I removed most of the skin after cooking and separated the chicken into large parts. The carcass was a bonus because it quickly became Saturday's chicken soup. This weekend though, the list of house guests doubled the morning they were to arrive.

You can add a creamy dressing and sweet-ish herb like tarragon to temper their earthiness. Or create a warm salad with mushrooms, olives, sundried or fresh cherry tomatoes and homemade croutons, sauteed in garlic and olive oil.

As I seized the homely heads of Napa, I could almost smell the Reubens in the pan: lean pastrami, melted Swiss cheese and sauerkraut between chewy slices of rye bread. It was time to try homemade, although the traditional method of packing the shredded...

“Americans have a lot of questions about where their food comes from, how it is raised and if it is good for their health long-term,” says Bob Stallman, chairman of USFRA and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

I suppose one drawback of all these dogs on the street is the phenomenon I call the “sidewalk lottery.” Everybody steps in it once in a while. I now have a roster of dogs that I see regularly.

I tossed them together with lime juice, salt and, because of the Mexican main, some medium-hot chili powder. Well, it looked like slaw to me: a few beautiful carrots, softening radishes, a thick daikon and a small red cabbage.

He had no clue how to get back to his mom, and he wouldn't have survived the cold. Photo by Audrey Pavia Liberty hangs out with Teddy the horse, showing off his beautiful colors. After all, his sire was a mixed breed.

For many gardeners—especially those for whom limited growing area is a huge concern—the answer is to grow up. It can make your garden more attractive or help create an outdoor room.

Canadian Field Peas (or Spring Peas) Cover-crop Purpose: fix nitrogen, build soil organic matter Double-duty Use: young pea shoots for salads and steaming How to Grow: Field peas like a cool growing season and are frost-tolerant.

If you have more than one hive, comparisons will help you gauge a hive's strength. Knowing the foliage local to your area can help you understand where bees are collecting pollen and nectar.

Horse Illustrated needed an editor, and Moira encouraged me to apply for the job. She was there for me when Rosie choked on pellets one night and stayed at the barn with me 'til 10:30 p.m., cleaning every scrap of hay out of that mare's stall so she wouldn't...

I chose fresh thyme and Spanish paprika for oomph. I decided to turn them quickly into cauliflower soup. While looking around for a generator-equipped freezer to stash my cache of grass-fed, local meats, I also got the soup pot going.

I just covered them with water and put them on to simmer. When all the grains got as chewy as I like them, I added dried cherries or raisins, apple slices, walnuts and flax seed. This Christmas Porridge recipe includes oatmeal, local grains, brown rice...

I also purchased a new lemon tree. While the female kiwi vines I planted a few years ago are growing robustly, the lone male is wimpy, to say the least, and I haven't had any fruit yet.

Dressing can be stored in the refrigerator for at least 2 weeks. Use your leftover beer to dress up a healthy side salad. Brown mustard 1 clove garlic , minced 1 tsp. Makes about 2 cups.

Consider one each of plants like zucchini or cucumbers , two to three of peppers or tomatoes and four to five plants of smaller crops like beans or lettuce . Grow what you will eat.

They started the year off with 15 pieces of land, including the original eight parcels, but after their first year's experience, it was clear that managing 15 locations may be too much to handle.

About the Author: Cheryl Morrison gardens and cans at her home in Vermont. Use these quick tips for drying, canning and freezing to enjoy the fruits of your labor year-round. The neighbors turn running when they see you walking up the sidewalk with your...

Kennebec potatoes are sought after for their culinary versatility and are especially good when used to make homemade French fries. Even after cooking, the flesh retains its pink hue, making Cranberry Reds a unique choice for dishes like potato salad.