Archive for the 'agriculture' Category
Desperately Needed Happy Post
I’m going to give us a tiny little break from the Apocalypse in the Gulf, because by the time I post the next series of photos of oil-coated animals, I’m concerned that without something uplifting my readers are going to tear their eyeballs out.
It’s spring in Philadelphia, and my walk to work gets more pleasant [...]
Follow-up on Gardening
I got an email from Lutton at Young Philly Politics, asking for some followup on today’s Philly Weekly column, which addresses the joys of urban gardening:
1–the city’s web site says up to 30 gals of compost free: Is that per household or per resident? Do you and Christina get an allowance of 30 [...]
Why Urban Gardening: An Answer for Atrios
Atrios asks:
Please Get A Soil Lead Reading First
I guess we can make this contrarian Saturday. One thing I really don’t understand – help me! – is the regular stream of people promoting urban agriculture. I don’t understand the point. I’ve got nothing against community gardens and the like, I understand that even urban hellhole residents [...]
