Tag Archives: food justice

The Greening of Rockaway Beach

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

The first really warm and sunny weekend of the year brought folks of all ages out for some great activities in Rockaway Beach on Saturday, May 7. It started at 8 a.m., with a “topsoil fest” at the Beach 91 … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures of the Planet (Non-Human), The Land We Share, The World of Human Beings | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Rockaway’s a Food Desert, Reclaiming the Waterfront and Other Misleading Notions

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

“Please look closely at real cities.  While you are looking, you might as well also listen, linger and think about what you see.”  Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities.  I was idling at the traffic light … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Economics, Local Government-Rockaway Peninsula & Broad Channel, The Land We Share, Water and waterways | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments