http://urban-harvest.org Sun, 02 May 2010 02:16:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In March, I helped construct a community garden on Xavier University's campus. A student reporter for the newspaper sent me an e-mail asking various questions for an article that she was working on. Below are my answers. Thanks for reading. 1. I have researched a lot about Urban Harvest through your ... http://urban-harvest.org/?p=60 I, like most everyone I know, has a Facebook account. I am on it all the time too, mostly times when I should be doing something way more productive. I use it to stay in touch with college friends, a handful of high school people, but I also use it ... http://urban-harvest.org/?p=58 When I look out at a field and see it covered in prairie grass, or tilled but not planted, my mind automatically goes to the possibilities for that field or land. It doesn't just have to be farmland either, but here in the city, I see spaces that used to ... http://urban-harvest.org/?p=55 In the past I have been told that any good organization needs to have a motto or vision statement. I honestly had not  given much thought to what my vision statement for Urban Harvest would be until this week. On a Wednesday night every month, a group of entrepreneurs gather to ... http://urban-harvest.org/?p=47 There is a Celtic monastic tradition that talks about “the lost places of empire.” I really believe that this applies directly to urban gardening. No place is more lost or more neglected than the average American’s yard. Sure it looks nice and has green grass, but is it really necessary ... http://urban-harvest.org/?p=43 Just a quick post.  We're really excited to get this site off the ground.  Hope you enjoy all we have to offer! http://urban-harvest.org/?p=15