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Review of On-farm dinners another way to showcase produce In the article “ On-farm dinners another way to showcase produce ” which appeared in Vegetable Growers News (Vol 51, Issue 6, June 2017), Ana Olivera explains a new way to sell vegetables to consumers by organizing on-farm dinners and she cited the example of Gritt's farm located in The Buffalo, West Virginia.             Ana mentioned the coordinated work of Brad Gritt, General manager of Gritt’s Farm, Lindsey Good, event coordinator and Stephen Owens, Gritt’s farm chef. They started last year holding three dinners, one per month in June, July, and August. The idea born after the farm had bought an outdoor pavilion and a concession trailer for fall activities. The dinner which cost $60 includes four meals made with vegetables and fruits of the farm as well as a bag to pick your own peaches. The focus of these dinners is to bring quality to the customers. They will eat a fresh vegetable that was never stayed in a re

Canales de biofiltración y jardines de lluvia, el caso del sistema de drenaje natural de High Point, Seattle. Por:  Fiorella Eduardo-Palomino Seattle es una de las ciudades de Estados Unidos más amigables con el medio ambiente, hace poco Amazon abrió su primera oficina verde, un domo ecológico, en esta ciudad llamando la atención del mundo entero. Lo que pocos saben es que Seattle tiene uno de los sistemas de drenaje natural más grandes y funcionales en todo el mundo. Seattle es la ciudad más grande del estado de Washington y es conocida por sus continuas lluvias, con 970 mm de precipitación anual, lo que ha llevado a las autoridades del lugar a construir este sistema de drenaje natural que se completó en otoño de 2005 y cubre 34 cuadras del barrio o lugar denominado High Point, desde la avenida 35 (35 th Ave SW) hasta High Point Drive SW abarcando también la calle SW Juneau (SW Juneau St.) hasta la calle Myrtle (Myrtle St.). Estos sistemas de biofiltración, bio-canales

Bioswales in High Point Public Natural Drainage Systems By: Fiorella Eduardo-Palomino Credits: Designed in partnership between the Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle Housing Authority with the participation of MITHUN Architects, Designers and Planners as well as SvR Design Company Location: High Point, Seattle, Washington. The High point community is located within a sub-basin of the Longfellow Creek Watershed. Why did you select this design? I select this one because I was looking for a large design that fits a large area, for example, a street. The photo (Figure 2) where I first saw this place catch my attention because this bioswale looked large and was located in a public area. After search the origin it was part of a big drainage system project, so I decided to research about it. Brief description : The High Point Public Natural Drainage Systems (NDS) is part of a large-scale natural drainage system in an urban area environment with a high-densit