Jason Mark | Civil Eats

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Jason Mark, a former urban farmer and the co-founder of San Francisco's Alemany Farm, is an environmental journalist based in Bellingham, WA. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Atlantic, Earth Island Journal, and Sierra, where he was the editor-in-chief. He's working on a book about shifting baseline syndrome and the antidotes to environmental amnesia.

Op-ed: Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer?

two black chickens and a brown chicken peck at produce in a backyard area

The Rebirth of Urban Ag is a Coronavirus Silver Lining

Maria harvesting at Alemany Farm. (Photo by Jason Mark)

Tempest in a Green Bin

Want GMO Labeling? Drive a Wedge Between Big Food and Big Ag

The Plight of the Pollinators

Proposed Law Could Deliver Major Boost to Urban Agriculture in California

Urban Agriculture

Eat Organic: It’s Good for Other People’s Health

One Straw Revolution Continues: Sowing Seeds in the Desert

Government Austerity Measures Threaten the Country’s Oldest Organic Farming Program