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Back to the Garden

The hippies at Woodstock seem anachronistic, but look around. More and more city dwellers today are scrutinizing their food sources, buying eco-products, and composting their leftovers—they just wash their hair a little more often.

  • Published Jun 21, 2009
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From the Burk Uzzle exhibit "Woodstock: 40th Anniversary," at Laurence Miller Gallery, opening July 7.  
(Photo: Burk Uzzle)

Composting
Good for the Planet. Not That Smelly. Really.
Living Lightly on the Grid
One family’s recycled, vegetarian existence.
Woodstock Is Dead
Long live Rosendale.
Francis Moore Lappé: The Movement Mother
Her Diet for a Small Planet contained revolutionary ideas about food.
This Is a Roof
Which is now covered with vegetables.
Where to Find Secondhand Sofas
And vintage caftans and leftover Lucite.
Jimmy Page’s Heir
Five new takes on Woodstock-era classics.
Green Versus Goliath
How ecosensitive products stack up against their supermarket rivals.

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