Learning from the community and adapting as needed, this farm is transforming and empowering the neighborhood from within.
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The Strong Towns Strength Test features this important question: If you wanted to eat only locally-produced food for a month, could you? In most towns, the answer is probably "no." Here are five ways to shift the dial in the direction of "yes."
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How community gardens can be a catalyst for entrepreneurship and economic development.
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By buying wholesome food in bulk directly from small family farms I’ve radically shortened the supply chain.
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In this interview, Jonathan Holth discusses his work and vision for a better downtown Grand Forks, ND, as well as his perspective as a small business owner and a parent, working to incrementally build a Strong Town.
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Agriculture has largely escaped significant land-use scrutiny in the United States. It deserves more attention.
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This year I started my first (micro) garden. It's been an enjoyable experiment for reasons I didn’t even expect, which reach far beyond the food I produced.
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Is an all-local diet even possible, or is the local food movement just an elitist fantasy?
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Combining the small-scale developer model with the co-op model, the Northeast Investment Cooperative brings neighbors together to collectively invest in local properties for as little as $1,000 per person.
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Marian Liou is the founder of We Love BuHi, a social enterprise organization, that helps to showcase local ethnic restaurants and works with restaurant owners to build a better neighborhood.
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Good restaurants are essential to neighborhood success, and here are four reasons why.
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