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Posts Tagged ‘urban agriculture’

News, August 24, 2009
News, August 24, 2009
By Mark Bradley | August 24, 2009 | Feedback (16)
Cyclists Cause Less Than 10% of Bike/Car Accidents Whenever we write about bike/car "interactions" we get a lot of complaints that cyclists bring much of this upon themselves by blowing through red lights and stop signs, and generally cycling aggressively. While convalescing after being hit by a truck, Dr. Chris ...
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Update from PEI
Update from PEI
By Chris | July 8, 2009 | Feedback (3)
Many of you longtime SD readers will remember SD's first contributor Josh Biggley.  Well, today I received a very pleasant surprise in my "inbox" - a video update from the life of this PFA (Person From Away) in Charlottetown, PEI.  Many thanks to Robert Paterson and his blog ...
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Adaptation
Adaptation
By Brendan | June 24, 2009 | Feedback (13)
There’s not many people that know this, but we are in the thick of a strike by city workers.  Their plan was a simple one : let the city get so ugly, so garbage and rat infested, with Kilimanjaros and Denalis of yesterdays Lean Cuisines and Jos Louis wrappers, that ...
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Window Farming - another UrbanAg alternative
Window Farming - another UrbanAg alternative
By Chris | June 1, 2009 | Feedback (2)
I received this in an email from a good friend of mine. Ralph is the kinda guy that experiments with biological wastewater treatment and experimenting with automotive tire construction methods. Society collapsing and don't know what to do? You want someone like Ralph on your side! Window Farms An experiment in urban agriculture ...
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on "Yardsharing"...
on “Yardsharing”…
By Chris | March 26, 2009 | Feedback (4)
It's sooooo hard to stay away! I found this on a "Hyperlocavore" blog and thought I'd pass it along.  I'm convinced in the power of community building as an ...
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SDAT: Detroit
SDAT: Detroit
By Chris | February 5, 2009 | Feedback (1)
The people getting involved with the ScaleDown experiment continuously amaze me.  From well-spoken, emerging community activists to engaged, educated professionals, I am increasingly becoming aware of the power that we have.  Today's guest blog comes from Dorian ...
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Windsor's (Sub)Urban Farmer
Windsor’s (Sub)Urban Farmer
By Chris | July 15, 2008 | Feedback (12)
Check out this video from Windsor's Steve Green You'll be hearing more from Steve very shortly here at Scaledown. Steve is walking the talk and taking control of his families food security issues into his own ...
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What will be? - The Prequel
What will be? - The Prequel
By James | July 10, 2008 | Feedback (19)
I would like to step back a bit from last week's post and present some of my theories that may lead to a huge shift in how Windsor looks and how we may live and do business in the ...
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