Community Garden

Ten Things You Can Do to Start A Community Garden

thenation.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Rebecca Hart, an avid Nation reader and Portland, Oregon-area resident, has spent twenty years acquiring the expertise in horticulture to become a cer...

Five Ways To Make New York A Better Place

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York


President Obama has called on Americans to make this a summer of service., and with beautiful weather expected and a post-4th of July BBQ lull, this i...

How To Get Started In Community Gardening

Chelsea Green | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green


The following is an excerpt from Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community by Heather C. Flores. It h...

LA's (Dirty) Secret Garden

Christal Smith | Posted 03.24.2009 | Entertainment


Christal Smith

Director and Producer and fresh vegetable aficionado Scott Hamilton Kennedy explains why one garden in particular was worthy of a feature length film.

2008 Tax Rebate Checks: What Does a Bush-Hating Liberal Spend Hers On?

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Katherine Goldstein

While I reject the notion that it's my "patriotic duty" to buy more junk I don't need, here are 3 ideas of worthy ways to spend the money that could do some social and economic good.