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photo credit: Peter Menchini Update: David got out of jail and the farmers are undaunted.  They’re going back to the Gill Tract on Saturday the 18th! I just found out today that David Grefrath was arrested two days ago when … Continue reading →

In this age of Monsanto-controlled seeds, epidemic obesity, and government-supported industrial agriculture, one question kept coming up as I talked to urban farmers: is growing your own food a political statement? And if so, what’s the message and to whom … Continue reading →

The end of the project is in sight!  I’m back in Portland, Oregon, but I’ve found so much going on right here at home that Portland will definitely be part of the film as well.  One of the most amazing … Continue reading →

In Brooklyn I was able to catch up to Britta Riley, one of the founders of Windowfarms, just after she got back from presenting at SXSW in Austin. The idea of Windowfarms is to give people who live in apartments … Continue reading →

This is exciting – Grist is one of the most popular environmental websites on the web! Faraway Farms: Chronicling Urban Agriculture Around the World

I got to New Orleans about a week after Mardi Gras. As I biked the first day from the Bywater to the Lower Ninth Ward, I crunched on the (in)famous bead necklaces littering the avenue.  Crossing the bridge over the … Continue reading →

Cuba is a special case. Many are now familiar with the fact that the end of the Cold War ushered in a period of extreme deprivation in Cuba, when its strong economic ties with the Soviet Bloc and Easter Europe … Continue reading →

The megacity of Calcutta has no sewage treatment plant.  Instead, the majority of its wastewater flows east out of the city in a canal towards the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal.  There, the wastewater is put to two uses: … Continue reading →

In Addis Ababa, my guide is Nico, who works for DAI doing urban farming throughout Ethiopia, contracted by USAID.  They work almost entirely with populations who are affected by HIV/AIDS.  Studies show that the nutrients you get from vegetables improve … Continue reading →

We’re happy to announce that the International Documentary Association has accepted us into their Fiscal Sponsorship Program.  This means that they act as our non-profit umbrella so that we can accept tax-deductible donations, grants from foundations, and individuals, as well.  … Continue reading →