by Kathryn Gardow | Aug 22, 2023 | Agrihoods, Farmland Preservation
Land and how people use land is my passion. As I a pre-teen, I grew my first crop–green bush beans–during a sultry Connecticut summer. Eating food from my garden always puts a big smile on my face. Coming from an engineering lineage, my Dad suggested...
by Kathryn Gardow | Nov 30, 2020 | Agrihoods, Local Food
To eat this autumn season, purchase local fruits, vegetables, and meat and dairy products directly from local farmers at a Farmers Market or through a Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”). Buying directly from a family farm allows the farmer to earn a...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jan 31, 2017 | Agrihoods, Local Food
In the 1990’s the rage in real estate development was both stand alone and master planned community golf course construction. The Golf Club at Newcastle repurposed an old construction landfill with 36 links, a stunning club house, and outstanding views to Puget Sound...
by Kathryn Gardow | Aug 31, 2016 | Agrihoods, Local Food, Urban Farming
My yard is brimming with food now always arriving in the hot, sultry, dog days of summer. I plant only what I can grow, nurture and produce successfully. I don’t want failure. Gardening takes a lot of persistent, dedicated, focused work. Preparing the soil,...
by Kathryn Gardow | Mar 31, 2016 | Agrihoods, Farmland Preservation, Land Use Planning
The first and only time I visited Phoenix was twenty-five years ago. All I remembered from that trip were endless strip malls, six-lane arterials, lots of double left-turn lanes, roads filled with cars, and cascading water fountains. The bubbling fountains at the...
by Kathryn Gardow | Dec 27, 2015 | Agrihoods, Land Use Planning, Local Food
Fulton County, Georgia is best known as the home of Atlanta, the 9th most populous U.S. metropolian area and Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the most traveled U.S. airport. North of downtown Atlanta is continuous suburbs, countless dead-ends and...
