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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

Department: living green

November 30, 2011: Forget souping up your car to look cool or ride fast: eco-modders are hell-bent on energy independence. (2) Comments
September 12, 2011: A longtime urban biker finds the culture around him has shifted, in a way that’s (mostly) good. (0) Comments
June 19, 2011: A new dad plants the seeds of home -- and connects to his past -- with a backyard vegetable garden. (2) Comments
February 23, 2011: Even trailer homes and power lines cannot interfere with the profound solace of birding. (1) Comments
November 23, 2010: One writer returns to her alma mater to see how environmental education is reshaping the way high school students think about the world around them. (1) Comments
September 8, 2010: Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown tonight. Gefilte fish will be on the table for some Jewish families. Can an environmentally conscious cook make the recipe more sustainable without abandoning generations of family tradition? (3) Comments
August 23, 2010: Would you eat a meal with Gulf seafood on the menu? A former editor at Gourmet decides to throw a dinner party celebrating the Gulf Coast's cuisine -- after the oil spill. (3) Comments
May 27, 2010: The man who wrote Time's first cover story on global warming looks at climate coverage now. (2) Comments
February 28, 2010: Add up the losses throughout the food chain, and Americans, on average, waste 1,400 calories a day per person, or about two full meals. (23) Comments
December 1, 2009: It's harvest time in California's Napa Valley, and the rows of vines that line the meandering Silverado Trail are laden with fat, lush clusters of grapes. (0) Comments