With the community gardening movement experiencing increasing popularity, some cities are undertaking innovative efforts to expand access to these facilities. In Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter directed the creation of a strategic plan called Green Works. One of the plan’s key goals is to “bring local food within 10 minutes [walk] of 75 percent of residents. [...]
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A great indoor public market in Washington, D.C. just reopened (see Washington Post story) after reconstruction following a fire in 2007. An indoor-only operation during the week, and an added outdoor farmers and flea market on the weekends, Eastern Market is one of Washington’s best public spaces. Every city should have something like this. Here [...]
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Go inside one of America’s most famous restaurants: Tavern on the Green in New York’s Central Park. Here’s some interesting tidbits from a New York Times article on the famous destination, which is up for a new lease this year. There are 1,000 seats in the restaurant; There are as many as 650,000 diners a [...]
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“If you make it, they will come” might be the mantra for providing food in parks – and there may be no clearer example than Madison Square Park. We recently noticed the line outside the New York City park’s ShakeShack food kiosk, and couldn’t believe how long it was on a not-entirely warm late March [...]
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