Urban Farming

Get “Down to Earth” in April With California Wineries

March 27, 2012

Photo by iStockphoto/Thinkstock To coincide with Earth Day (April 22), many California wineries are participating in a month-long celebration of Earth-friendly wines throughout April. Participating wineries make their vino sustainably. The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization created by the Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers, created the Certified […]

Urban Farming

Festival Spotlights Local Pumpkins

October 19, 2010

Courtesy Allison Smith Greenbelt, Maryland, uses locally grown jack-o’-lanterns to give seasonal flair to its forest preservation program. They may not be Charlie Brown’s anticipated Great Pumpkin, which gives presents to good boys and girls, but the pumpkins at the Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival in Maryland do an even greater deed by involving the community in […]