Victory Chicken

There’s been a huge boom in many cities in urban farming and eating local, and one of the next steps here in BK is backyard/rooftop chicken coops. As absurd as it may sound, many folks are doing it right; including a company called Victory Chicken, that has set up a system where you can RENT hens, a coop, and feed on a month to month basis, in case you fail… So for all you fledgling urban farmers out there, it’s springtime, so get on it! How can you resist a name like Victory Chicken?

Seattle’s Food Forest

Amazing but true: Seattle’s plans are underway to build an urban “food forest”, the first of its kind. A seven acre stretch of land 2.5 miles away from downtown Seattle will be planted with walnut and chestnut trees; blueberry and raspberry bushes; fruit trees, including apples and pears; exotics like pineapple, yuzu citrus, guava, persimmons, honeyberries, and lingonberries; all of which are free for the picking. This will be a huge step for urban agriculture and permaculture, and will probably be the coolest public park ever.

Here’s the Kickstarter video for the LowLine project: a proposal to turn an abandoned subway terminal on the Lower East side into the world’s first underground park; essentially the High Line underground (hence, the LowLine). It would employ a new kind of solar technology, using innovative fiber optics to reflect light underground, saving electricity and reducing carbon emissions, and generating the capacity for plants, trees, and grasses to thrive indoors. I am a huge fan of this project, and you can learn more here.

Artist Gwenyth Leech has been calmly sitting in the glass display area of the Flatiron Building, drawing on used coffee cups she has collected over the past few years, creating both recycling-centric art, and a kind of public art performance piece.

Introducing the Boxx, a tiny little 100% electric moped. Measuring only 36 inches long, this compact and environmentally-friendly bike plugs into standard household outlets and can travel up to 40 miles on a single charge, so you can zip around without causing damage to the environment. Or you could always just ride your bike…

World’s Largest Rooftop Farm Expands its Territory
At 40,000 square feet, the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm in Long Island City is the largest of its kind. Anywhere. But the folks behind its growing success have decided that such an enormous space still doesn’t stand up under their ambitions.To hold onto their title, the Grange has recently decided to expand to a rooftop in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, adding more than 45,000 square feet to their current holdings.

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World’s Largest Rooftop Farm Expands its Territory

At 40,000 square feet, the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm in Long Island City is the largest of its kind. Anywhere. But the folks behind its growing success have decided that such an enormous space still doesn’t stand up under their ambitions.To hold onto their title, the Grange has recently decided to expand to a rooftop in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, adding more than 45,000 square feet to their current holdings.

yes.

Stop paying rent! Kevin Cyr creates traveling “alternative apartments” out of bikes, campers, and shopping carts. Good for the environment, your wallet, your wanderlust, and will certainly turn some heads along the way…

chrispiascik gets it!