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Edible Landscapes — At the White House, and For Affordable Housing Projects

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Robert Gottlieb — 1 Comment ↓

Barack Obama says he wants to reduce the carbon footprint of the White House. The idea of “Greening the White House” was first initiated by Jimmy Carter and then expanded during the Clinton years. But these greening initiatives have so…

land of sunshine: strategies for urban agriculture

Posted on November 25, 2008 by markvallianatos — No Comments ↓

With Thanksgiving approaching, I’m going to post some thoughts about about food politics and policies in Los Angeles. I’ll break it into three angles. First, for taday, the Land of Sunshine, a short history of how we used to grown…

incredible, edible landscaping

Posted on July 28, 2008 by markvallianatos — No Comments ↓

2600 years ago, the Greek writer Alkaios composed a short poem on agriculture: Trees: all right, plant trees. But first plant vines. * Today, in 2008, you could say the same thing about the landscaping and gardens that we surround…