Chicken envy

I feel like Seattle is clucking. Here's a great article about raising chickens in a city. It's illegal for us New Yorkers to have chickens in our backyards (although that doesn't prevent a lot of people, as witnessed in former Times food critic William Grimes' excellent little book "My Fine Feathered Friend"). There are some crazy and beautiful chickens out there, and I encourage everyone to order a dozen little ones and see what happens....

Hey you urban gardeners

So, all my plants are dead. We moved into a dank, infested apartment that killed plants I had kept for over 7 years. Now I'm ready to give it another whirl (especially, once we move in a few weeks). How about some urban compost? NYC Compost has some great tips for the space- and soil-challenged. Here's the most important thing: protect your food scraps from rodents and pests!...