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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Sarah Schmidt
Let Them Eat Dandelions
Q&A | (13) Comments
August 4, 2011: In tough economic times, everybody could use a free lunch. But as more people are scouring New York City parks and walking off with herbs, greens, mushrooms, and other wild edibles, officials are trying to close the outdoor buffet. An urban foraging expert thinks that’s misguided.
Food for the Whole Family -- Straight from Trader Joe’s Dumpster
Q&A | (5) Comments
July 20, 2011: A film about Dumpster diving takes on the nation’s massive food waste problem, and a popular grocery store chain.
A Wildlife Crossing That's Truly Wild
Q&A | (4) Comments
February 8, 2011: More than a million animals -- some of them endangered species -- are killed just crossing the road each year. In Colorado, a proposed highway overpass could help reduce the carnage.
Helping Brooklyn's Red Stingers Get Off the Juice
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December 1, 2010: Bees in Brooklyn -- and their honey -- are turning red. Turns out they like sweet corn syrup as much as the rest of us and have been getting their fix from a local maraschino cherry factory. Time for an intervention.
Goodbye, Toilet Paper Tubes! What Should Be Next to Go?
onearth blog | (16) Comments
November 1, 2010: Fresh from the “why didn’t someone think of this sooner” department: Kimberly-Clark (maker of Scott's paper products and many others) is taking the first step toward eliminating the cardboard tube from its toilet paper rolls... read more >
Digging Into New York City’s Trashy History
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October 15, 2010: The New York City Sanitation Department's first anthropologist-in-residence discusses the city's long relationship to garbage -- and why you should really appreciate the "san men."
Can Art Give Reality to Oil Spill’s Size?
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October 7, 2010: How much is 2.5 million gallons per day? Brooklyn artists use previously unseen hi-def video of the Gulf spill to provide some context for the massive flow of crude.
Composting Toilets on the Way to New York City Park
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August 30, 2010: Sounds like one of those only-in-New York ideas: the clay tennis courts at Riverside Park are about to get carbon-neutral, composting toilets.The thing is, they sound like really nice toilets, especially for athletic... read more >
Who Weeps for the McMansion?
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August 25, 2010: When a real estate survey released last week sparked a slew of news stories trumpeting "The Death of the McMansion," it sounded like great news for the environment. After all, smaller homes are more efficient to live in... read more >
Urban Foraging: From the Local Park to Your Plate
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July 26, 2010: Short on funds and got a taste for local food? Don't turn your nose up at what's growing down the street. Foraging for food in city parks and vacant lots is growing in popularity, and we've got lessons (and recipes!) from an expert.
Sarah Schmidt
Sarah Schmidt has written about solar power for The New York Sun, excess vegetables for Plenty, and old houses for This Old House, as well as a number of other topics for The New York Times, New York Magazine, Budget Living and Cookie. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.