On January 8th 2014, THE YOEMAN’S PROJECT…
…is a fascinating show by artists Ian Milliss and Lucas Ihlein about the innovative Australian farmer/inventor which I was so happy to stumble upon in the lower level project…
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On July 2nd, 2012, TREBBIATURA DINNER…
…is the annual traditional meal here at Pollinaria farm when all of the grain harvest workers involved in the two-day operation on these hundred acres gather with their family for a…
On February 17th, 2012, PESCARA’S MUSEO DELLA GENTI D’ABRUZZO…
…(the Museum of the People of Abruzzo) which engagingly presents the rich essence of Abruzzian domestic culture, the stories and related materials of how people have survived and…
On July 20th, 2011, TREVIGNANO ROMANO…
…is the village overlooking Lake Bracciano north of Rome where we traveled this afternoon to interview Massimo at Agriturismo Acquaranda, for the Roma Mangia Roma book, to hear…
On June 17th, 2011, AGRICOLA CORNELIA…
…the storied piece of hilly agricultural land within a nature reserve, north of town, off the Via Cassia, and just outside of the Grande Raccordo Anulare, is where…
On May 18th, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #10…
…this afternoon was with the amazing urban farmer Matteo Amati who presides over an enormous tract of city land where unemployed youth are put to work on the cultivation of…
On May 15th, 2011, WEALTH UNDERGROUND FARM…
…hosted a conversation about art & agriculture this afternoon, with Danny Percich, Tim Donovan, Harrell Fletcher, and myself, as part of the Open Engagement conference, on their Portland…
On April 9th, 2011, FIUMICINO ADJACENT FARMHOUSE…
…is what I am always on the lookout for when landing in Rome – returning this morning on an early early flight from Istanbul – since I have…
On March 23rd, 2011, ‘BELLE VERDURE’…
…or ‘beautiful vegetables’ is the apt nick-name of the local Praiano personaggio, or character, who grows his own food in perfectly composed and tended gardens, enclosed by beautifully…
On March 22nd, 2011, SEASIDE TERRACED FARMING IN PRAIANO…
…where I am staying for a few days (at a friend’s stunning collection of big farmed ocean view terraces accommodating a variety of little white houses dating from…
On March 19th, 2011, CASTEL SAN PIETRO…
…is the tiny hill town an hour north of Rome near Poggio Mirteto where I am lucky enough to be at a friend’s place for the weekend –…
On November 6th, 2010, A TUSCAN FARMHOUSE…
…at least 500 years old, southeast of Florence, just up the hills of Bagno a Ripoli, right after the tiny village La Fonte is where I lived from…
On October 31st, 2010, THE BARLEY FIELDS…
…of Southern Tuscany, the austere sensuous rolling terrain marked with cypress lines and clusters is one of my favorite all-time landscapes which even seems sacred and mystical speeding…
On October 30th, 2010, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO VINEYARDS…
…are on fire right now in the most spectacular spectrum of shades from bright yellows to gaudy pinks and deep magentas which are also all to be found…
On September 28th, 2010, LES JARDINS FRUITIERS DE LAQUENEXY…
…just outside of Metz, France is where I headed after landing in nearby Luxembourg – joining a reception that was part of the garden conference I have come…
On September 19th, 2010, GIOVANNI BERNABEI…
…is the farmer just outside of Rome – who supplies most of the fresh, local, seasonal, and organic produce to chef Mona Talbott at the American Academy in…
On September 11th, 2010, GROWING POWER…
…is hosting a big three day conference on urban agriculture at their home-base in Milwaukee, and I have passed through for the day to finally be able to…
On May 9th, 2010, NATIVE SEEDS / SEARCH (SOUTHWESTERN ENDANGERED ARIDLANDS RESOURCE CLEARING HOUSE)…
…is an organization that I became aware of yesterday on my visit to Phoenix, they are doing great work to keep alive the heritage of the native seeds…
On May 2nd, 2010, ANNIE NOVAK’S EAGLE STREET ROOFTOP FARM & A NEW PROJECT BY WORK AC…
…both lovely NYC friends – are featured in today’s New York Times Summer 2010 T Magazine Design Issue. (Eagle Street Rooftop Farm / Work AC / NYT webpage)
On April 8th, 2010, AT WNYC WITH WILL ALLEN, ANNIE NOVAK, SCOTT STRINGER…
…and myself in a conversation moderated by Leonard Lopate, about the possibilities for growing food in our cities, and New York in particular, at The Greene Space in…