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Pandemic Prompts More Black Americans to Take Up Urban Gardening to End “Food Apartheid” – Mother Jones

Jamie Edwards tends an urban garden that was a vacant lot in North St. Louis on Nov. 12, 2021. Edwards said she’s had to overcome escalating costs and accidental demolitions as she tries to feed the community.Wiley Price/St. Louis American Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. This …

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How the pandemic is changing home design

Reid Collier and son Rye in the studio in the Richmond family’s backyard. (Jay Paul/For The Washington Post ) For two years, life turned inward, and living spaces responded April 6, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EDT April 6, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EDT Reid and Heather Collier love their home. Located in Richmond’s historic Museum District, the 2,024-square-foot Victorian was …

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Where is Architecture Going After the Pandemic Fades?

Where is Architecture Going After the Pandemic Fades? Courtesy of Domingo Arancibia. ImageMuelle de Mimbre Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/975469/where-is-architecture-going-after-the-pandemic-fades This article was originally published on Common Edge. In terms of Covid, 2022 is more likely to be like 1920 than like 2020 or 2021. “Change or die” is a cliché, but often a true one. The …

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The pandemic has brought big changes to gardening and ‘yardening’

Ornamental grasses, already a trend before COVID, have become very desirable. (Getty Images) “Gardening During the Pandemic” could be the title of a book someday, an in-depth study of how COVID-19 affected home gardening. You won’t see me writing it, however. First, the impact seems to be huge — too big for me to fully research, nonetheless tackle for a …

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Call it virtual assisted living: Seniors can stay in their own homes longer thanks to these pandemic hacks

Fay, a 51-year old mother of twins manages a full-time job as an X-ray technician and, as she sardonically describes, spends “oodles of her free time” helping her aging parents. Sandwiched between caring for both young and old, she describes her routine, “When I am not at the hospital, taking care of my own house, taking the boys to practice …

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Has the pandemic changed living patterns and home design?

VILNIUS, Lithuania – In a survey conducted by international online home design platform Planner 5D, consumers in countries around the world had to rethink their ideas about what creates the ideal home. Houses and apartments were turned into multi-functioning spaces combining traditional living with work, studying and fitness. And most members of the household had to occupy the home simultaneously. …

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Power in seeds: Urban gardening gains momentum in pandemic | Home & Garden

Ron Finley, who runs the nonprofit Ron Finley Project, in a garden in Los Angeles. Interest in gardening has grown around the country. And urban gardeners say it’s particularly important for the health and resiliency of city neighborhoods. Members of the community-based …

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Local artist was inspired by pandemic | News, Sports, Jobs

AUDRA — Back when things were shut down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people found themselves isolated at home away from most of the outside world. For many individuals, things only got worse as time went on as loneliness, depression, and anxiety became common traits. But for one Audra man, being secluded away …

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