urban agriculture


What do you mean by local?

  A student in my PR writing class described a hypothetical food festival his group had created for an end-of-semester project. It will showcase food that’s super-hyper-local, he said.  As we unpacked the meanings of local, hyper and super, I thought about how many of us feel a bit virtuous in our grocery shopping and […]


Wandering back alleys with Metro Morning

I had a blast wandering through Toronto’s back alleys with CBC Metro Morning’s Morgan Passi as she prepared this piece for broadcast June 11. Even if we weren’t in your neighbourhood, I’ll bet you recognize the descriptions.   The Fruitful City   https://ecwpress.com/products/fruitful-city is available online and in fine bookstores everywhere.