East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville,
Hough, Little Italy
and University Circle, written by citizen journalists
Famicos Foundation hosted students from Glenville High School last month for a Sustainability Awareness Day. The students, who are part of the “Table, Set, Go” program, set up displays and educated visitors about sustainability. D.J. Morris talked about portable gardens called Garden Soxx. Avil Wells talked about hydroponics, a method of growing plants in water without [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 15 May 2012
De'Angelo Knuckles' plot at the new community garden here is just a pile of dirt right now, but Knuckles sees something growing already — and it's better than any fruit or vegetable. It's the sense of community and safety that have sprouted in the area since the Buckeye Learning Farm first took root. This year [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 08 May 2012
What is a cottage pie? When I demoed this at the market I watched peoples eyes light up when I said "pie" only to turn to confusion and horror when I listed the ingredients. "Beef? Turnips? Carrots? That's not pie!" After a moment of contemplation, some said, "You mean shepherds pie." Nope, I [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 01 February 2012
Customers entering Midtown Farmers Market on Carnegie Avenue will soon be greeted by the smells of fresh pastries and hot coffee at the market’s new news and food stand set to open in February. Tony Mendolera owns the market at 3400 Carnegie Ave. and knows a thing or two about the food business. His grandfather opened [...]
Posted by: Robert Rozboril Posted on: 01 February 2012
Green consciousness has a new attitude. It is being packaged and delivered to local young adults in the form of a comic book series and now a play called “Rid-All: A Green Movement,” directed by Marvin Wright-Bey. The play is based on the first three issues of the comic series called “Brink City: Green in [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 21 December 2011
Hundreds of people, including community residents and local leaders, joined together Dec. 7 for the unveiling of the long-awaited African American Cultural Garden design. Susan Hall, co-chair of the marketing and public engagement committee for the African American Cultural Garden, said, "It started with a vision." The cultural garden, also called the AACG, was a [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 20 December 2011
From Coit Road Farmers Market Kevin’s Daily Local … Eating well with what’s locally available Kevin Scheuring cooks great food, manages the Coit Road Farmers’ Market and advises many customers on seasonings as the Spicehound. His specialty is to cook wonderful food every day with what is locally available. He regularly offers easy, healthy recipes in Neighborhood [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 18 November 2011
Neighborhood residents joined Mayor Frank Jackson, Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland, Cleveland Foundation CEO Ronn Richard, Green City Growers CEO Mary Donnell, and other dignitaries to celebrate the newest of the Evergreen Cooperatives on Monday, Oct. 17. The event, at Kinsman Road and Ensign Avenue in Cleveland's Central neighborhood, included a ceremonial groundbreaking. Green City Growers is [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 11 November 2011
By Robert Rozboril, NV Staff Reporter CENTRAL – Fruits, vegetables and flowers adorn what was once a vacant two-acre lot at the corner of East 35th Street and Cedar Avenue. “We kind of established this garden on a wing and a prayer,” said Scott Blanchard, senior marketing specialist at Americhem Inc., which donates supplies for [...]
Posted by: Robert Rozboril Posted on: 16 September 2011
Access to fresh, organic and local food is limited in the Hough neighborhood. However, several residents and organizations are working to make it easier to attain nutritious foods and to create economic opportunity while they do it. Northeast Ohio Restoration Alliance will provide fresh, local produce to the Hough neighborhood via League Park Market Garden, [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 15 May 2011
HOME & GARDEN Orchids are alluring because they are exotic, exclusive and rare. They have a reputation for being difficult or finicky houseplants. But lovely, blooming orchids are within the reach of anyone who has had success with a fern or a spider plant. Simply put: Orchids can be easy. The key is choosing an [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 25 February 2011
Joyce Mariani is good at turning visions into realities. She’s the executive director of the Italian Cultural Garden, a board member for the Cultural Gardens Federation and – as if she’s not busy enough – the executive director of the Cleveland Italian Film Festival. Though her passions obviously revolve around Italy, her latest garden vision [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 25 February 2011
Cleveland is quickly becoming a leader in the land sustainability movement now turning the nation green. There are numerous programs and individuals here committed to urban farming, and the repurposing of land in their communities. Organizations such as the Botanical Gardens, Garden Boyz in Central, and the Vineyards of Château Hough are several groups working [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 22 November 2010
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