Can Cities Feed Us?

Conservation, July-September 2010, pages 16-21.

For every acre of land cultivated in a high-rise urban farm, 10 to 20 acres of current cropland could go wild.

Read the full text here.

Local Food: The Economics

WorldWatch, Vol. 22, No. 4, July/August 2009.

In the second article in my two-part series on local food, I take a closer look at the argument that local food benefits local economies.

Read an excerpt here.

Is Local Food Better?

World Watch, Vol. 22, No. 3, May/June 2009. (Cover article.)

Yes, but not in the way most people think. This article digs into the complexities of life-cycle analysis in an effort to move the conversation beyond food miles to a broader understanding of the carbon footprint of what we eat.

Read the full text here.

Pollination Panic

World Watch, November/December 2008.

Honeybees are disappearing. Can native pollinators rebound to fill in the gap?

Read an excerpt here.

Food Writing: Seattle Weekly

Between March 2005 and June 2006 I wrote occasional restaurant reviews for the Seattle Weekly, a local alternative paper. Here are links to some of those articles:

Market to Market: Seafood Fest champs bring a taste of Puerto Rico to Ballard
March 2, 2005
Read the full text here.

Deli Delights: A one-man neighborhood improvement project on Greenwood
May 4, 2005
Read the full text here.

Breakfast Nook: Fremont Jai Thai
May 18, 2005
Read the full text here.

Nervous Nellie's Espresso Company
October 11, 2005
Read the full text here.

Will Walk for Food: How many trips around Green Lake does it take to burn off a fast-food binge?
November 9, 2005
Read the full text here.

BalMar and Less: Ballard's newest lounge offers great, locally sourced plates, but you'll have to pay the price
May 10, 2006
Read the full text here.

A complete list of my articles for the Seattle Weekly can be found here.