2011 is the International Year of Forests
Forests are home to 300 million people, cover 31% of the Earth’s total land area and provide livelihood for 1.6 billion people. They are also home to 80% of our terrestrial biodiversity. In…
Creative Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping
I love buying and wrapping presents for the holidays, but always find myself feeling guilty about the amount of waste that’s generated. However, there are ways to creatively wrap holiday gifts without being…
BiodiverCITY – Why it Matters for NYC
Did you know that 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity? If not, you are not alone. For something so crucial to our survival and well-being, biodiversity gets little attention. Mayor Bloomberg’s vision…
A Fresh Look at Household Cleaners
When we buy those plastic bottles of cleaning product, we are really paying for large amounts of water. This also comes at a higher cost for the planet because of the greenhouses gases…
Lend, Borrow & Sharing Services: Changing our Relationship with Stuff
Humans like to own things, and for long we have equaled possessions with success and satisfaction. But does stuff really make us happier? As someone who just moved a 1.5 bedroom apartment and…
Farmers Markets on Wheels
Living in New York City, one can easily get spoiled with having access to a slew of Farmers Markets offering fresh produce any day of the week. In other parts of the country…
Liberating Sustainable Beef Producers in the Northeast
At Scott Stringer’s NYC Food & Climate Summit this past winter, one issue that was consistently brought up was the complete lack of slaughterhouses in New York State. Even though land in this…
Landsharing
“Share your passion. Share your produce. That’s what Landshare is all about,” says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, founder of Landshare, a British website that connects landowners with people wanting space to grow vegetables. It’s a…
5 Facts That Will Make You Lay Off the Bottle(d Water) – for Good
Are you a bottled water addict? Admitting you have a problem is the first step in curing an addiction. It’s time we all take a look at this complicated relationship we have with…
A Victory for NYC Beekeepers
Urban beekeepers can finally emerge from the underground. New York City is all abuzz in celebration after beekeeping was officially legalized on March 16 as the NYC Board of Health voted in favor…
Who wants a garden at City Hall?
Public Gardens seem to be on everyone’s mind since Michelle Obama planted her organic garden at The White House. The idea, however, may not have been hers. TheWhoFarm (The White House Organic Farm…
Slow Money: Sustainable Investing
The speed at which stock exchanges and money markets move these days is astonishing; trillions of dollars are zipping around the world each day, faster than any of us can truly fathom. The…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
