Monthly Archives: June 2010

Portland, Vancouver: perfect urban planning, perfect cities?

By Flavie | Published: June 22, 2010
I couldn’t help but comment about this article published on www.newgeography.com about Portland’s and Vancouver’s urban planning model, in which its author wonders if these models could be applied to Australian cities. These comments might upset some of you, but I choose to speak honestly. There seems to be somewhat of a discrepancy between the [...]
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Meat: Martha Stewart loves butchers too!

By Flavie | Published: June 22, 2010
Whatever you think of Martha Stewart, sometimes she gets things right. Her TV show recently featured a meat-cutting demonstration with Joshua Applestone from Fleisher’s Meats. Stewart and Applestone cut up a half hog while explaining the process. “We have to know where our meat comes from, what it is eating, how it was raised humanely, [...]
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Portland, sustainable capital of North America – Part 2

By Flavie | Published: June 22, 2010
Naomi Cole manages the EcoDistricts initiative with the Portland Sustainability Institute. The nonprofit will work in five districts over the next few years to lower carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, and engage residents to develop vibrant and sustainable communities. How did the idea of EcoDistricts come about? Portland has been building green buildings really well [...]
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Portland, sustainable capital of North America

By Flavie | Published: June 17, 2010
This is an interview I did with Michael Armstrong, senior sustainability manager for the city of Portland. The city of Portland has taken a number of groundbreaking measures over the years to increase its sustainability. How do you get the support from the public to enact such measures? Michael Armstrong: A big part of what [...]
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What bee crisis?

By Flavie | Published: June 14, 2010
Today I’d like to go back over this Guardian article I tweeted about last week, which brings a new perspective on the bee crisis. You’ve probably heard of the Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomenon that has been affecting beehives across North America for the past few years, causing the disappearance of millions of bees. The [...]
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Meat is back, part 2

By Flavie | Published: June 1, 2010
This is the second part of my two-part series on meat. This post is not intended to criticize vegetarianism or veganism, but rather to analyze a trend that has been developing in North America. DIY butchering Why limit yourself to the supermarket or the butcher shop to get your meat? A number of communities around [...]
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