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Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Frank Asher owns Old City Farm and Guild in the D.C. neighborhood of Shaw, a community green space much needed in the concrete jungle of the District.
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Nexus Media
Rising temperatures are turning farming into a high-wire tightrope act. In a hotter, drier, more volatile world, growers have little room to make mistakes, and agricultural know-how is quickly becoming a prized commodity.
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Throwback Thursday: In preparation for next Friday's Urban Agriculture Symposium, we're highlighting this piece about DC rooftop farming company Up Top Acres. You'll see the farm director at the symposium.
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A bike bridge in Copenhagen's city center. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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Sewanee: University of the South
More than 60% of all people who live and work in Copenhagen commute by bicycle everyday. Here are 10 ways Copenhagen does biking right.
Founding Director, Planet Forward
We are on the hunt for 10 of the most engaged students who are interested in environmental journalism.
(Photo by ezioman/Wikimedia Commons)
Sewanee: University of the South; Summer 2016 Intern
The Chesapeake Bay is held in the highest regard, as an almost mythical monument to the natural world — an untouchable ecosystem. But even at a young age, it became clear to me that this was no longer the same body of water that once flourished.
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
The idea of the tiny house is alluring: They're portable, affordable, and miniscule, and they promise to deliver the bare essentials without the extras.
Radio has been an important tool for storytellers since its invention. Here, Frank Sinatra does an interview for Armed Forces Radio Service in the 1940s.
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
The best storytellers are also avid story listeners and readers. Right now some of the best minds in storytelling are producing podcasts.
Sewanee: University of the South; Summer 2016 Intern
Photography has the power to define and capture critical moments in history, from the civil war to civil rights. Photos allow all to create their own personal narrative.
(Photo courtesy Pixabay)
Planet Forward
It appears H&M is following in the footsteps of companies like Levi’s, Nike and Adidas, which have been pushed by the public to reinvent their production waste tactic through water and textile recycling programs.