City farm

New York City's demand for fresh fruit and vegetables is increasing, as do most of the metropolitan areas in the world. Instead of importing goods from other states, which dramatically increases the prices because of transportation and logistics expenses,…

Image 2 of 33 from gallery of Value Farm / Thomas Chung. Photograph by Value Farm

Tom Robbins said it best when he wrote; “I've sucked way too much cement for this year. Bad juju rising off them city sidewalks. I need to babble with a brook or two, inhale starlight, make friends with some trees.” Most days, we couldn’t agree more, but Earth Day makes that desire even more palpable. What to do? Explore, of course. We must get outdoors and soak up the feeling of dirt between our toes. Here are a few of our favorite spots around the world that are eco-woke. From hotels made…

The author talks about her new book, Urban Farms, the difference between a farm and a garden, and how city farmers are moving beyond the trend factor.

Harvesting Harmony: Cultivating Sustainability in Rural Landscapes rural landscape It has been an eye-opening and transformative experience to see how rural sustainability efforts bring together tradition, community, creativity, and the environment. Contemporary sustainability practices combine smoothly with the variegated fabric of rural life in this fiction, which envisions a future where progress and environmental care are interwoven. The first step was realizing that sustainability isn't…

public space: European Prize for Urban Public Space

The tower would be powered by renewable energy.

Vertical Farms are most commonly found inside buildings, but this unique concept takes advantage of the unused space on buildings’ exteriors.

Designed by Cooper Robertson, the Edible Academy at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx recently opened its doors and is on track to received LEED Gold certification.