a shared story
submitted by Robert Cauthorn for team Urban farming 102 weeks 1 day 52 minutes ago
When we were still in Seattle, preparing for this project, a few friends asked if this was a tour of 'yuppie urban farm projects.' Isn't that who participates in the urban farm? they generalized.
I will now suggest that they take a few laps on their fixed-gear...(more)
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submitted by Mr X for team Urban farming 103 weeks 5 days 2 hours 25 minutes ago
This website is a collection of stories about our work at City Farmer here in Vancouver, Canada, and about urban farmers from around the world. The site is maintained by City Farmer executive director, Michael Levenston.
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submitted by Christine 239 weeks 3 days 10 hours 38 minutes ago
A 49-year-old woman held onto a water container to stay afloat for 19 hours until she was rescued from choppy ocean waters a mile off Maui, she said.
Lillian Ruth Simpson, of Juneau, Alaska, told the Maui News that she also wrapped her bathing suit top around...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth for team Bicyclism 244 weeks 1 day 12 hours 12 minutes ago
Under the theme ‘Streets for everybody’, from September 16th to 22nd Buenos Aires celebrates the Sustainable Mobility week: a period to reflect on the effects of cars on the environment, embrace alternative vehicles such as public transportation, bicycles, and our legs, and learn more about...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 247 weeks 5 days 9 hours 20 minutes ago
he Mission San Rafael Rotary Club honored Terra Linda High School math teacher Jim McCarthy as its Educator of the Year in an award ceremony last week.
The 25th annual award was given to McCarthy, the school's math department chairman and varsity baseball coach who teaches advanced...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Green Living 252 weeks 6 days 13 hours 53 minutes ago
Mark Verburg and his wife, Mel, placed newspapers, glass bottles and aluminum cans in their curbside recycling container every week when they lived in Concord six months ago.
Now that they live in unincorporated Cabarrus County, recycling is more difficult, Verburg said.
"If it were someplace quick and...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 253 weeks 2 days 2 hours 41 minutes ago
Two years ago, scientist Vasanthy Narayanaswami — known to her colleagues as "Vas" — was faced with a challenge.
Vikram Jairam, a 17-year-old student from the Head-Royce School in Oakland, had come to work in her laboratory at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. Narayanaswami knew she...(more)
