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Chicago Paves Way for Commercial Scale Urban Farms

Chicago Paves Way for Commercial Scale Urban Farms

Chicago Urban Farming: City Council Approves New Ordinance http://www.huffingtonpost.com The Chicago City Council approved a zoning code amendment allowing for more widespread urban agriculture Thursday. As WBEZ reports, the zoning code has expanded the size of community gardens to 25,000 feet, thus accommodating commercial farms within city limits.
Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations | Video on TED.com

Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations | Video on TED.com

Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations | Video on TED.com http://www.ted.com/talks/geoffrey_west_t… TED Talks Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities — that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city’s population. In...
Case Studies: Growth Chambers for Extreme Environments

Case Studies: Growth Chambers for Extreme Environments

South Pole Chamber Research by Gene Giacomelli, combined with the University of Arizona and NASA, has been developing production facilities for extreme climates like on the moon and Antarctica. In one of the most extreme and remote environments fresh vegetables are grown in the ‘South Pole Food Growth Chamber’, to support the crew of the...
Case Study: Gotham Greens

Case Study: Gotham Greens

Gotham Greens is a New York City based company dedicated to growing the highest quality vegetables and culinary herbs for local restaurants and retailers. Gotham Greens’ premium quality, pesticide-free vegetables and herbs are grown in sterile rooftop greenhouses using clean, renewable energy. Gotham Greens products can be found in local retail and dining establishments that...
A Fresh look at Hydroponics

A Fresh look at Hydroponics

The NY Times has an interesting article on Hydroponics today which challenges the old notion that hydroponics-grown veggies are inferior to their earthly cousins.
Rethink NYC at the new BMW Guggenheim Lab

Rethink NYC at the new BMW Guggenheim Lab

Interesting new traveling exhibition in the LES. Designed by Atelier Bow-Wow http://bmwguggenheimlab.org/
Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities | Video on TED.com

Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities | Video on TED.com

  Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities | Video on TED.com http://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_steel_h… TED Talks Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped...