In my first grade class, we were asked to make a poster of what we would wish for if we were granted three wishes. My list didn’t include ponies or mansions, but this: 1) I wish people would stop polluting the oceans. 2) I wish people would stop hunting animals for their fur. 3) I wish [...]
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Ok. So maybe health pine nut would be a more accurate description. I’m not on the South Beach diet, I don’t train for marathons, nor do I eat protein shakes. But I do stay active, eat my veggies, and get a good night’s sleep what I can. For most of us average health pine nuts, food is [...] Nestled in the yard of a house on a busy street of downtown Kansas City, MO is the Troostwood Youth Garden. Ericka Wright started Troostwood in 1999 with help from neighboring Rockhurst University. Kids from the neighborhood do much of the work in the garden, growing, managing and selling vegetables A to Z. Troostwood has become an important in the community and one of the few places to get fresh vegetables in the area. Because the kids working there learn the value of hard work and dedication as well as an appreciation for where food comes from, Troostwood acts as an outdoor classroom. [...] Blue Door Farm Though located in the bustling heart of Kansas City, Kansas, you can hear the birds singing and the wind rustling through the leaves that shelter Blue Door Farm. A long gravel road winds off of 55th Street to a quintessential country home, framed by shed and barn. The homemade greenhouse that is Blue [...] Driving down 17th Street in Kansas City, it’s easy to pass by Lew Edmister’s urban garden. Surrounded by an Lew Edmister unassuming, white picket fence, the garden melts into the urban landscape of brick buildings and residential homes. Yet it is on this modest piece of land that Edmister grows a bountiful array of vegetables, [...] Brooke and Dan Salvaggio are a young couple immersed in the world of urban agriculture. Brooke started Badseed in 2007 after traveling around Europe experiencing the different connections between the people, their land and their food. After marrying over the winter while farming in Italy, the young couple is now committed to providing a more than organic product, and value the deep community and personal relationship that comes from attaching a name and a face to the food they grow. [...] Pov Huns grew up in rural Laos, where he learned herbal tips and tricks from his grandfather. Forty-three years later, Pov brings his grandfather’s teachings to urban Kansas City, Ks. From prize lettuce to bitter melon, Pov offers 40 varieties of herbs and vegetables that can be used for cooking everyday meals or curing the common cold. Pov operates his farm with Mother Nature, rather than against her – using weeds as fertilizer and ignoring commonly-held truths of American farming. With unorthodox farming and unique produce, it’s always an adventure out at Huns Garden, 4730 Metropolitan Ave. (www.hunsgarden.com) [...] |
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