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Home Grow Micro Farms Takes the Guesswork Out of Urban Gardening
Tiffany Swift | August 20, 2010
Living according to your ideals is easier said than done. Look at me – my interest in growing my own food has manifested itself in a single tomato I am irrationally unwilling to pick and a series of perished herb plants. I want to be the person with a thriving veggie garden, but I'm sadly lacking the space and know-how. Lucky for me and other Angelenos, the husband and wife team of Lucas Brower and Jesse Kamm offer an easy and affordable solution - Home Grow Micro Farms.
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Cafe Velo Offers Up Bike-centric, Community Conscious Fare
Contributing Writer | August 17, 2010
Story contributed by Jennifer Boyer.
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On Spring is One Branch of an Urban Green Movement
Tiffany Swift | July 21, 2010
On Spring is a locally sourced café, urban garden and community learning space, nestled on the edge of Chinatown in the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Just opened in June, On Spring is an intriguing example of sustainable business and non-profits working towards the same goals.
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Livingscape Nursery Engages Life Indoors and Out
Contributing Writer | July 7, 2010
Story contributed by Jennifer Boyer.
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A Globally, and Locally, Responsible Brew from Cafe Moto
Scott Ballum | June 2, 2010
As easy as it was to schedule a meet up with Cafe Moto owner Torrey Lee, it’s much harder to pin down a description of his business. The list includes solar power, social responsibility, sustainable agriculture, local distribution, and community involvement -- though none of these are core principles per se, and they’re more than just good business decisions. They involve decisions that he can, and does, feel good about.
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Sweet Inde Bakery's Recipe for Independence for People With Disabilities
Contributing Writer | May 6, 2010
Submitted by Kristen Bean. As a child, I often sat at the dinner table and listened to my mother, a special education teacher, talk excitedly about how her students overcame unfathomable barriers. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, my mother’s stories of challenging her students to overcome difficulties shaped my ambitions to become an advocate and develop a nonprofit organization for people with disabilities. Both my mother and I firmly believe that everyone can learn.
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Crop to Cup Creates a Better Connection, Over Coffee
Scott Ballum | April 6, 2010
In our first video profile, we talk to Taylor Mork, Co-owner of Brooklyn and Chicago based Crop to Cup Coffee Company.Video not loading correctly? Watch it here on the Sheepless.org Vimeo Channel.TRANSCRIPT
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Velo Cult Reconstructs the Bike Shop as a Welcoming Community Space
Scott Ballum | March 22, 2010
San Diego’s Velo Cult looks the part of a really hardcore, if somewhat trendy, bike shop and it’s owner, Sky Boyer, appears the quintessential bearded gear-head. But anyone who keeps walking when they pass the wide open gate, soaring ceilings, and vintage originals is missing more than half the story. This is not a place where greasy, scabby-kneed road warriors intimidate you with their superior knowledge of how your bike works. In fact, Velo Cult exists in direct opposition to that style of bike shop.
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STEW Baltimore Eats for Better Communities
Eric Bos | March 19, 2010
Shortly after last Thanksgiving, a new version of the dinner party began in Baltimore. Created by a collaboration between three collectives: Red Emma’s Coffee House and Bookstore, the Baltimore Development Co-operative (BDC), and the 2640 space, STEW is a social experiment in food and community, a way of funding from below, and a new way of thinking about dinner. It is meant to sponsor conversation be
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Humphry Slocombe: Scooping It Green, Simply
Maggie Feuchter | March 8, 2010
When I'm lucky enough make a trip back home to San Francisco, I try to indulge in childhood nostalgia as much as possible. Quite often that involves some sort of food. If I get my way, the family takes a trip up Russian Hill so we can get a scoop or sundae from Swensen's, which has been a Feuchter family favorite since before I was even around.