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A Pickup Truck Grows an Educational Mini-Farm
A literal food truck expands the creative arsenal of urban agriculture.
Read & DiscussEat for Equity: A Monthly Dinner Party Fuels Community Giving
Nonprofit organization Eat for Equity is more than a monthly themed dinner party. It creates social change through food and giving.
Read & DiscussA Businesswoman's Best Friend: An Online Network Supports African Entrepreneurs
The African Women Power Network provides budding African businesswomen with an online source of support and mentorship.
Read & DiscussA Former Chicago Meatpacking Plant Becomes a Self-Sustaining Vertical Farm
Once dedicated to producing red meat for the masses, the building will become a zero-waste producer of more sustainable foods.
Read & DiscussLegalize Hempcrete: The Growing Eco-Movement to Build Homes Out of Hemp
Hemp is energy-efficient, non-toxic, and resistant to mold, insects, and fire.
Read & DiscussSharing the Bounty: Dining Hall Swipes as Hunger-Fighting Tool
"Swipes for the Homeless," a nonprofit organization founded at UCLA, has turned dining hall swipes into a means of combating hunger in Los Angeles.
Read & DiscussKulturpark: An Abandoned Amusement Park Becomes a Public Art Space
This June, a group of creatives based in Berlin plans to sustainably revamp and reestablish an abandoned amusement park called “Kulturpark.”
Read & DiscussChild's Play: A Teddy Bear to Help Diabetic Kids Master Their Care
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He's cute, cuddly, and looking for a shot of insulin. Jerry the Bear is not your average stuffed animal.
Read & DiscussThe Last Words: Texas Death Row Inmates' Final Statements
A heartbreaking snapshot of 280 men and one woman killed at the hands of the state.
Read & DiscussIntermission: How a Jump Rope Sees the World
"Full Circle" makes art out of the simple act of jumping rope.
Read & DiscussBeyond Kony: 5 Essential Reads About Child Soldiers in Africa
Memoirs from child refugees and soldiers in Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Uganda
Read & Discuss'The Rot Riders' Bike for Compost
On Sunday afternoons in Kirskville, Mo., a group of trailer-towing bike riders collect local food waste and turn it into compost.
Read & DiscussIntermission: LEGO Space Shuttle
Watch footage of an adorable LEGO space shuttle climbing its way to outer space.
Read & DiscussIntermission: TED Meets Improv Everywhere
Watch what happens when acting troupe Improv Everywhere and TED pull a prank on an unsuspecting audience.
Read & DiscussA 'Vertical Greenhouse' Could Make a Swedish City Self-Sufficient
Growing these plants in the city will make food production less costly both for the environment and for consumers.
Read & DiscussIntermission: Stop-Motion Guacamole
PES, who showed us how to make "Western Spaghetti" in 2008, works his stop-motion magic again with his new short, "Fresh Guacamole."
Read & DiscussIntermission: How a Dog Sees the World
In a music video for Johnny Neon's "Hearts," watch life from the view of an adorable, carefree dog named Lemon.
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