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Food
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How To Cook Up Liveable Cities With Key Ingredients
Liveable communities and resilient cities are buzzwords of the moment. But exactly how do you define a “liveable”…
2016-03-11
Why Farming Should Return Back To (Pre)school
A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids. Under the distant gaze…
2016-03-10
Urban Farms : The New Frontier For Female Farmers
Vanessa Hanel is a twenty-nine year old female farmer living in the heart of grain-and-cattle country in Calgary,…
2016-03-08
Fresh Food On-the-Go: Introducing Bus-Stop Farmers Markets
Farmers markets and upscale food boutiques abound in the bourgeoisie neighborhoods of North America today. At the very…
2016-03-04
Grow Your Own : Making Australian Cities More Food-Secure
Food security has typically been framed as an issue of global concern, concentrated within developing countries. The UN…
2016-02-27
Cities Must Help Produce More Food
If the world is going to feed its growing and increasingly urban population in the face of climate…
2016-02-22
Around The World With 11 Of The Best Street Foods
1. Mint Tea, Morocco Glasses filled to the rim with mint, and a healthy helping of sugar, stand…
2016-02-11
Gardens Of Sharing In Denver’s Less Fortunate
Gardeners in Denver often look to help the homeless and less fortunate. There are several ways for them…
2016-02-06
Expansive Farm, High Up In The Sky …
The US city of Louisville, KY, is set to become home to a major new vertical farm. The…
2016-02-05
A Solution To Youth Unemployment Path In Africa & The World
Today’s Africa faces a complex mix of challenges and promise. With almost 200 million youth ages 15 to…
2016-02-03
Top Celebrity Chefs Feasts For Chinese New Year & Valentine’s Day
Looking for somewhere special to celebrate Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day? Marina Bay Sands’ celebrity chef restaurants…
2016-01-28
First Bite Makes You Enjoy Food & Life More
In 2004, the kindergartens of Jyväskylä, a lakeside city in Finland, received funding to give all children aged…
2016-01-14
The Internet Predicts Interesting 2016 Events
It’s the end of 2015, and many are using the occasion to look back on the major moments…
2016-01-06
Microsoft + Urban Agriculture = An Amazing Harmony
There’s a quiet, green revolution growing in the middle of Microsoft’s Café 34. Under plasma lights, lettuce thrives…
2015-11-23
Where Future Blazing Internet Meets Traditional Blazing BBQ
Midwestern cities tend to sprawl, but in Kansas City a revitalized urban core has drawn dreamers back downtown.…
2015-11-09
Why Whole Foods Grocery Chain Will Cut 1,500 Jobs
About 1.6% of workforce will lose jobs at supermarket chain through attrition. Company hopes downsizing will lower prices…
2015-10-01
Doubling Down On The Rebirth Of The American Shopping Mall
For the first 100 years of its existence, the tiny town of Williston, North Dakota, was known for…
2015-09-29
THE 33 BEST AND MAGICAL COLLEGE BARS IN AMERICA
Nostalgic for that four-year vacation called ‘college’? Us too, which is why we’re bringing back College Week. Double-sink…
2015-09-28
Who Will Suffer Most From Climate Change? (Hint: Not You)
A few years ago Melinda and I visited with a group of rice farmers in Bihar, India, one…
2015-09-14
Indulge With The World’s Best Chefs In Singapore
Singapore is a culinary destination, with its own talented cast of homegrown chefs. But it is also a…
2015-09-04
5 Things That Make Norfolk, Virginia A Hidden Gem
Your Uber driver’s demeanor can tell you a lot about a city. If he’s a bit steely and…
2015-08-25
The Best Of Sonoma County That You Are Missing
HIPSTER SONOMA Scribe winery founded by 2 young brothers is making Sonoma hip. Appointment only tasting under the…
2015-07-27
19 Foods You Can Regrow From Scraps
Want to take your commitment to local foods to the next level? Look no further than your own…
2015-07-18
How The Future Of Food Markets Will Look Like The Past
Before there were farmers’ markets, there were public markets. New Orleans is bringing them back. They’re at the…
2015-07-06
How French Supermarkets Shared Goodwill To People
Legislation barring stores from spoiling and throwing away food is aimed at tackling epidemic of waste alongside food…
2015-06-24
The World’s Major Cities Were Made Of Food
In America, the word “brunch” conjures up visions of eggs benedict and bagels and lox. But, broadly speaking,…
2015-06-15
Fast Food Haven In The U.S.
Did your hometown make the list? Read on to find out. Not everyone eats fast or fast…
2015-06-12
Amazing Foods Make Amazing Cities
Food is a powerful draw – gourmand travellers will roam far and wide for a taste of the…
2015-06-09
Why Cities Should Pay People To Eat Their Veggies
Federal and state governments are matching some food-stamps purchases at farmers markets dollar for dollar. When cities take…
2015-05-26
13 Things The World Needs To Thank Paris For
Paris has been through a lot in the past few days, months, years, and centuries — and out…
2015-05-16
The Future Of Food In A Box
Aquaponics uses fish to create soil-less farms that can fit into cities much easier. On an early June…
2015-05-06
8 Best Food Cities In The World
Travelers love to eat–that’s why every year, as part of our Readers’ Choice Awards survey, we ask our…
2015-04-30
The 16 Best Street-Food Cities In The World
Sometimes the finest dining a country has to offer isn’t in a Michelin-starred restaurant — it’s within a…
2015-04-30
Foodie Heaven In A Parking Lot : What’s The Secret Of Portland’s Success?
Many credit a humble 1979 planning regulation with allowing the city to maintain its sense of identity and…
2015-04-20
11 Essential Things To See In Singapore
Even travellers who have ventured to Singapore in the past might not recognise the island today: the city-state…
2015-04-17
Seven Days Of Cheap Eats In Wellington
The following is a list of places where tasty and cheap meet. Nobody knows how they do it.…
2015-04-13
Beautiful Markets In Different Cities
Before the industrial age, people shopped for food in their local areas – often in beautiful covered halls…
2015-02-28
Carolyn Steel: How Food Shapes Our Cities
Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all…
2015-02-13