Posts tagged Agriculture
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Breakfast links: Condos driving increase in District home prices
Condos drive price appreciation in DC real estate market since 2022. Man critically injured after being struck by Red Line train. Flooding becoming more of a threat in majority-Black and Latino neighborhoods in the District. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Future of Giant grocery store in Congress Heights uncertain
The future of the Alabama Avenue SE Giant is uncertain. Person struck by driver on I-395 in Baltimore falls off bridge. Flooding on Rhode Island Avenue NE drowns multiple dogs at pet care facility. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Contractor backs out of project to widen highways
Transurban pulls out of proposed Maryland toll lane expansion. With inventory low, housing prices remain high in DC. Metro stations in Loudoun County struggle to attract riders. Keep reading…
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Farm fresh: A firsthand account of how Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve works
What is the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve? How does it preserve viable farmland and rural resources and channel dense growth to other areas of the county? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Parts of Beach Drive will be closed to cars permanently
Partial Beach Drive closure made permanent. MoCo Fire and Rescue warn of electric bike and scooter-related fire hazards. Report finds economic benefits of agriculture pollution reduction in Chesapeake Bay watershed. Keep reading…
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A proposed Richmond area “agrihood” pairs affordable housing and urban agriculture
Virginia is one step closer to its first-ever affordable “agrihood”. Happily Natural, Girls for Change, and the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust (MWCLT) have won a US Department of Agriculture planning grant to develop a nine-acre lot in the Chesterfield neighborhood of Bensley, just south of the Richmond city line. Keep reading…
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Grassy lawns exist to prove you’re not a peasant. It’s time to let that status symbol die
Grassy lawns originally became popular for members of the pre-industrial aristocracy to show they could afford to waste land rather than farm it. Today, lawns are mandated by zoning codes that outlaw other uses, even front yard gardens. Keep reading…
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DC is trying to get food waste out of the landfill and back into the soil
DC is trying to reduce the amount of food waste that ends up in landfills and help residents compost it instead so it can enrich the soil instead of being trapped in a landfill. Food is the most common material found in landfills across the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and it produces climate change-inducing gases as it decomposes in this type of environment. Keep reading…
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Sprawl doesn’t just hurt cities, it hurts farmers too, a local report shows
We don’t always think about agriculture in the context of urbanism, but it is an important part of our region. We should understand the role it plays, and how it too is impacted by things like zoning and sprawl. Keep reading…
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Good news for farmers and foodies: Prince George’s zoning rewrite promotes urban farms and gardens
Here's some exciting news for local farmers and foodies alike: Prince George's zoning update better accommodates urban and suburban agriculture and eases restrictions on production of locally-grown food. Keep reading…