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Queens County Farm Museum: Michael

Posted in New Amsterdam, Summer 08, tagged , , , on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This post is one of a series of essays written for the New Amsterdam Market. Each essay stems from a conversation between the author and a vendor who participated in the New Amsterdam Market of June 29th. The essays seek to address each vendor’s (food-related) enterprise, to highlight the reality behind their commitment to sustainability, and to convey the [...]

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No Risk of Recession

Posted in Berkeley, Spring 08, tagged , , , , on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Last weekend, a few close friends of mine who care about where their food comes from, and appreciate those who produce the food they enjoy, voiced their curiosity as to whether the whole “local food thing” was just another diet fad.  These friends, Bekah and Raphi, are a couple in their twenties living in Berkeley, working [...]

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New Yorkana

Posted in Berkeley, Spring 08, tagged , , , , , , , on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It took a crisis in Cuba for urban agriculture to take over.  The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 cut off nearly all agricultural imports to Cuba, including pesticides, fertilizers, farming equipment, and food.  Not only did organic farming increase, by necessity, but Cubans began cultivating a significant percentage of their food in urban [...]

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