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Beyond the Backyard Garden: Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee
Dave Steele | Tue, Jun 10th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Milwaukee | Tags: dave steele, milwaukee, economy, green, sustainability, produce, midwest, corn, urban agriculture, urban garden, tractor | 2
Thanks to industrialized agriculture, there’s a wide gulf between those who produce food and those who consume it. Too many city-dwellers lack access to nutritious, non-processed foods. Urban agriculture promises to change that.
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King Corn, Sexual Abuse Victims Confront Benedict, East LA’s Taco Trucks, more
Meredith Aska McBride | Mon, Apr 14th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: los angeles, construction, beijing, pollution, olympics, corn, sexual abuse, street vendors, pope, clean electricity, sunlight, mirrors, catholic church, agribusiness, yale, tacos | 1
Los Angeles cracks down on taco vendors, mirrors are the next big thing in sustainable energy, Yale grads release documentary on the pervasiveness of corn in American agribusiness, and more
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