Urban farming in the suburbs of Brooklyn
A while ago I told you about New Yorker Colin Beavan (No Impact Man) who inspired me with his blog about living a totally sustainable life in the heart of NYC. Not to be outdone Manny Howard has created a farm in his small garden in the suburbs of Brooklyn, where he plans to grow everything he and his family need to survive for one month. The whole experience has been chronicled in an amusing article in this month's New York Magazine. You can read about his exploits which include a freak tornado, killer rabbits, stinky chickens and a marriage on the rocks.
Manny's garden has the following crammed into it: four vegetable planters, a 'barn' which houses all the animal feed and has a slaughter station, vegetable allotment, a duck run, a chicken run and a raised bed for potatoes. Pretty impressive considering it's only an area of 800 square foot!
[via Treehugger]
