Best of 2020: Street Vendors Are Vital Local Businesses. Cities Need to Do More to Support Them.

Extend the "open streets" and sidewalk dining revolution to include a fair shake for the smallest of small entrepreneurs.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesDecember 11, 2020Food Week, local food, california, new york, illinois, best of strong towns

An Essential Writer for Strong Towns Advocates

People working to build stronger and more resilient communities will find, in the work of this Kentucky farmer, a voice of clarity and sanity.

Top StoryJohn PattisonAugust 14, 2020Food Week, Farming, books

#DoTheMath on Chicken Regulations

Raising poultry allows people to bring their food systems closer to home and build resilience. The problem? Raising chickens is illegal—or regulated into prohibitive expense—in many communities.

Top StoryLauren RonnanderAugust 13, 2020Food Week, local food, local regulation

This Texas Town Is Growing Stronger By Thinking *Inside* the Box

San Elizario’s creative “City In a Box” program is spurring entrepreneurship, while also addressing food scarcity and helping the town weather the coronavirus storm.

Top StoryRachel QuednauAugust 13, 2020Food Week, local food, Farming, texas

Street Vendors Are Vital Local Businesses. Cities Need to Do More to Support Them.

Extend the "open streets" and sidewalk dining revolution to include a fair shake for the smallest of small entrepreneurs.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesAugust 12, 2020Food Week, local food, california, new york, illinois

Lazaretto Dining

Some ideas—like making sure you have an abundant, resilient food supply—seem old-fashioned or even reactionary…until a crisis hits.

Top StoryJohnny SanphillippoAugust 12, 2020Food Week, local food

The Final Straw? Coffee Shops in the Time of COVID-19

The suburban development pattern has been putting enormous pressure on small businesses for decades. Now with the pandemic, the razor’s edge of survival somehow got even narrower.