December 2008
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Bette Midler and 50 Cent: Together at last
Opening of The Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden in Jamaica, Queens:
“I am thrilled that 50 Cent and the G-Unity Foundation have become such a vital part of the NYRP family,” said Midler. “We are a perfect match! They are dedicated to helping underserved communities just as we are, and there is nothing more important to me than providing open green spaces for families to use...
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Secretary of... Food?
“As Barack Obama ponders whom to pick as agriculture secretary, he should reframe the question. What he needs is actually a bold reformer in a position renamed “secretary of food.”
A Department of Agriculture made sense 100 years ago when 35 percent of Americans engaged in farming. But today, fewer than 2 percent are farmers. In contrast, 100 percent of Americans eat.
Renaming the...
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WatchOne of the stranger Victory Garden videos.
Thanks to our friends at cityfarmer for the clip (click the link for a transcript of the video).
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Photos from 10th & MLK workday →
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An empty lot no more
Flying manure, flattened cardboard, and ammonia headaches signaled a new and exciting project for Edible City and its urban farming friends. In downtown Oakland, near 10th and MLK, sits an empty lot guarded by at least six feral cats, in between apartment buildings, and with a nice view of the Marriott. The landowner, scared off of building by current economic woes, loves the idea of putting in a...