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Jul 22, 2013

CHARLOTTE’S LIGHT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES A MARKETING ASSET

An advertising campaign from Siemens is championing Charlotte's investments in light rail infrastructure.

Jul 11, 2013

MINI-FARMERY NOW OPEN IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM

The innovative urban farm concept now has a real-world prototype operating in downtown Durham.

Jul 11, 2013

HOW SUSTAINABILITY IS SPURRING TRIANGLE BUSINESSES

The Raleigh News and Observer looks at the vibrant sustainable business environment in and around the Triangle.

Jul 8, 2013

HOW RALEIGH EMBRACED THE ELECTRIC CAR

The city of Raleigh has been working hard to support the electric car. Here, one electric vehicle owner explains how that support helped influence their decision to purchase.

Jul 3, 2013

AFRICAN LEADERS TOUR RALEIGH’S GREEN HIGHLIGHTS

Raleigh has been working hard to position itself as a hub for sustainability and innovation. Visitors from across the Globe are coming to see the results.

Jul 1, 2013

OBAMA’S CLIMATE PUSH: NC BUSINESS LEADERS RESPOND

With President Obama making climate change a priority for his second term, we asked NC business leaders to share their thoughts on the President's strategy.

Jun 27, 2013

HOW BERTIE COUNTY TEENS BUILT A FARMERS MARKET PAVILION

When a group of 13 teens in Bertie County, NC, designed, prototyped and built a 2000 square foot pavillion for their hometown farmers' market, they also provided a vision for what the future of education might look like.

Jun 20, 2013

THE FARMERY: TRIANGLE START UP HOPES TO INTEGRATE AGRICULTURE AND RETAIL

Food miles are often cited as a measure of how local your produce really is. What if those food miles turned into food yards? If Ben Greene has his way, grocery stores and farms will become integrated - growing certain foods right where they are bought, and buying in more produce from the surrounding countryside.

Jun 18, 2013

CHATHAM CO. BEEKEEPER USES HONEY TO BUILD COMMUNITY

By now, almost everybody knows that bees provide both honey and vital polination services which our food systems rely on. Marty Hanks believe they also provide us with something more - a new way to understand the communities we live in.

Mar 20, 2013

Asheville’s Urban Farm School to Foster Local Food Projects

This May, a new Urban Farm School in Asheville is piloting an intensive 28-week program to train students to work on urban food applications like community gardens, green schoolyards, farm-to-restaurant plots, edible parks, church food yards, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs.