The Edible Garden
Long before E.O. Wilson gave the condition a name, humans — city dwellers in particular — have felt a need to somehow be close to nature. Wilson dubbed it Biophilia and we see…
Food, Inc. – Revealing the Secrets of Our Food System
How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? That is the question filmmaker Robert Kenner poses in Food, Inc., a film…
Fashion & Identity
I love clothing, in every way shape and form. It’s fascinating how what you choose to wear on a particular day can determine your whole persona; the way you see the world and…
Crafting a New Food System
Most of us in the Western world do not really eat food anymore, instead consuming what Michael Pollan calls food-like substances, engineered by food scientists to provide maximum “nutrition” (read calories) at minimum…
Project Earth Day – A Celebration of Sustainable Fashion
Earth Day celebrations were extended a day this year as Project Earth Day took over Openhouse gallery in NoLita on Thursday. This night of eco fashion invited designers to “Travel through the looking…
Switch Your Lights Off For Earth Hour
Earth Hour is an initiative that began in Sydney on 2007, with over two million homes and businesses shutting off their lights for one hour, in hopes of shedding light (pun intended) on…
The Largest Ponzi Scheme
In the words of author and environmentalist Paul Hawken. “We have an economy where we steal the future, sell it in the present, and call it GDP.” What is this if not a…
Objectified – Investigating Our Complex Relationship With Stuff
Cogito Ergo Sum — I think, therefore I am, the statement made by French philosopher René Descartes in the 17th Century seems, in Western society (and largely other cultures throughout the world), to…
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...
