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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
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Department: open space

Mixing My Metaphors
By Jill Sisson Quinn | From the Mag
December 20, 2011: Just think: earth is upside down, the sun never rises, and our bodies are made of stars. (1) Comments
The Summer I Got Buzzed
By Emma Marris | From the Mag
September 2, 2011: This young mom prided herself on her love of nature. That was before the cicadas came around. (0) Comments
After We're Gone
By Ginger Strand | From the Mag
June 17, 2011: Should images of a ruined post-human world be an invitation to despair, or a call to action? (5) Comments
Star Light, Star Bright
By Jane Brox | From the Mag
February 23, 2011: In our overlit world, can we rediscover the wonder -- and the loneliness -- of the ancient night sky? (3) Comments
Crossing the Channel
By Floyd Skloot | From the Mag
November 24, 2010: Seeing things up close from a kayak can be a study in ambiguity -- beauty mixed with ugliness. (0) Comments
Curling Up with Dr. Seuss
By Elizabeth Royte | From the Mag
August 26, 2010: Seven days a week, I read bad news about the environment, so it takes quite a lot to nudge my personal compassion meter, which I imagine as a Seussian contraption with boxing-glove hands. (0) Comments
Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, Smell
By Joanna Foster | From the Mag
May 27, 2010: There is nothing quite like a cross-country road trip with your family. (2) Comments
In Touch With My Inner Reptile
By Kim Tingley | From the Mag
February 28, 2010: Staring into the eyes of a 14-foot alligator in Florida, a writer gets in touch with her inner reptile. (0) Comments
Phantoms and Prey
By Anthony Doerr | From the Mag
December 1, 2009: To know what is still here is difficult enough. To know what was once here is basically impossible. (1) Comments
The Day I Hit the Brakes
By Thomas Mallon | From the Mag
August 26, 2009: What if you stopped driving? Not bought a hybrid, or carpooled, or kept your tires inflated. Just stopped. Forever. One man did -- and lived to tell the tale. (3) Comments