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Tag Archives: agriculture
Land uses which are more often found in the “Heartland”
Here is the third in this series of region-specific land uses – this one lists those more often found in the Heartland of the country. As always, additions and corrections are welcome. Family farms Dairies County courthouse squares Farm implement … Continue reading
“Small, Gritty, and Green” just misses the mark
While quite an interesting read, the book Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America’s Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World, by Catherine Tumber raised only a few new ideas to this urban planner. Perhaps that was because it … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Alternative energy, art, book reviews, books, branding, cities, civics, climate change, colleges, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, education, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, geography, globalization, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, Labor, land use, literature, marketing, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, psychology, recreation, Renewable Energy, revitalization, schools, Science, Small business, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, Trade, transit, transportation, Travel, unemployment, urban planning, weather, writing, zoning
Tagged agriculture, book reviews, books, cities, economics, geography, globalization, industrial cities, land use, Midwest, new economy, Northeast, planning, revitalization, Rustbelt, Small Gritty and Green, sprawl, urban planning
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Down the drain – our use and abuse of water
A map entitled “World of Rivers” included as an insert within the April 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine provides an analysis of how much water is actually consumed (hidden water usage) to produce common everyday goods. It is an … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, agriculture, Animals, beer, civics, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, culture, education, environment, Food, food systems, geography, globalization, health, humanity, land use, nature, planning, product design, Science, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, weather
Tagged agriculture, climate, consumption, environment, food, nature, water, weather
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When Ford didn’t have a better idea
I finished reading the book entitled Fordlandia: the Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin last night. This fine publication was released in 2009 and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award that … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Animals, architecture, book reviews, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, economics, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, globalization, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, immigration, infrastructure, land use, nature, planning, politics, Science, South America, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather, Wildlife, writing
Tagged agriculture, Amazon, automobiles, Belterra, book reviews, books, Brazil, cars, cities, Ford, Fordlandia, Henry Ford, history, rubber
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“It was like three midnights in a jug”
The memorable quote used for the title of this post came from a survivor of the Dust Bowl. Also referred to as the Dirty Thirties, this decade meant great economic and social hardship for many residents of the United States, but … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Canada, climate change, Economy, environment, Food, food systems, geography, Geology, health, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, immigration, land use, nature, North America, politics, pollution, reading, Science, States, sustainability, writing
Tagged 1930s, agriculture, book reviews, books, climate change, Colorado, disasters, Dust Bowl, dusters, Farming, global warming, Great Plains, history, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, prairie, Texas, Timothy Egan, USA
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Just smile and say, “cheese please”
Yesterday, Alison and I had the privilege to visit an awesome new specialty food store in Grand Rapids called The Cheese Lady. From the moment you open the door and breathe in the delightful aromas, you know you have found … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, agriculture, architecture, art, cities, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, fair trade, Food, food systems, geography, historic preservation, land use, placemaking, product design, revitalization, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, Women
Tagged agriculture, cheese, cuisine, culture, food, food systems, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, retail
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Cultivating a “GRand” farmers’ market
This past Saturday, I had the privilege of patronizing one of the finest farmers’ markets in the country for the first time – the Fulton Street Farmers’ Market in Grand Rapids. I have visited farmers’ markets in Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Greater Lansing, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, agriculture, architecture, bicycling, Biking, charities, cities, civics, civility, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, food systems, fun, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, land use, placemaking, planning, revitalization, seasons, sustainability, third places, tourism, Trade, transit, transportation, Travel, zoning
Tagged agriculture, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, farm markets, farmers markets, food, food systems, Grand Rapids, history, land use cities, Michigan, planning
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Where the seeds of Steinbeck’s “wrath” were sown
Below is a letter I have penned to the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author, John Steinbeck. During my recent vacation, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting the National Steinbeck Center and his childhood home in Salinas, California. The … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, civics, culture, diversity, economics, environment, food systems, geography, health, history, homelessness, human rights, inclusiveness, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, poverty, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, tourism
Tagged agriculture, authors, books, cities, history, homelessness, John Steinbeck, poverty, Salinas, The Grapes of Wrath, writing
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Leading fair trade producer nations
Below is a list of the leading fair trade producer nations based on the number of fair trade certified producer organizations operating within that country during 2011. The total number of such producers (for all products with coffee, tea, and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, environment, fair trade, food systems, human rights, land use, peace, planning, poverty, South America
Tagged Africa, agriculture, Asia, cocoa, coffee, economics, fair trade, food, peace, South America, sustainability, tea, USA
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