Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero

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Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero

Of all the things I wanted from my vegetable garden when I started in 2005, a real khoriatiki, or “rustic salad” that we commonly know in America as a “Greek salad,” was what I wanted most. Summers spent at a friend’s Aegean retreat introduced me to the mellowness of a fresh (as opposed to a supermarket) green pepper, the particular sweetness of a just-off-the-vine cucumber, the glow of an overly ripe tomato. The only problem is that all of these vegetables require six to eight hours of sunlight a day, whereas my skyscraper-besieged terrace gets a scant four. The solution? Reflection and elevation. A few years ago I realized that four old screen doors moldering away on my terrace would make excellent frames for solar reflectors. And after investing about $10 in heavy duty aluminum foil and packing tape, I now have a full-on solar array that dupes my vegetables into bloomin...

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@roseypollen » 25 Sep '12, 12am
Inspiring gardening [link]
@margaritajg » 17 Sep '12, 2pm
Hey, @dirtiest_kid, THIS is what I call an urban veggie garden: [link]
@AgroBioDiverse » 16 Sep '12, 7am
RT @simransethi: I love. Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero [link]
@rockmama47 » 14 Sep '12, 3pm
This is awesome! [link] [link]
@nschoeffler » 13 Sep '12, 9pm
Something to savor: Paul Greenberg marks Sept. 11 with a meal grown entirely at Ground Zero: [link]
@amiegallette » 13 Sep '12, 12pm
YUM "ill grill it simply Greek style like they do it in Astoria w a little olive oil and fresh oregano from the garden" [link]
@amiegallette » 13 Sep '12, 12pm
"the sun is blocked bya row of skyscrapers which I use as a kind of Stonehenge indicator system for timing my planting" [link]
@amiegallette » 13 Sep '12, 12pm
Poignant, clever, + sentimental-a must read article!! Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero | Grist [link]
@Barb4Hmom » 12 Sep '12, 10pm
RT @MarcGunther: Wonderful: Paul Greenberg on his 9/11 garden and meal. [link] @4fishgreenberg
@lindenhillsmkt » 12 Sep '12, 8pm
pretty amazing, note the U of M shout out!“@michaelpollan: Nice piece by Paul Greenberg on his 9/11 garden and meal. [link]”
@WalterNorris » 12 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @michaelpollan: Nice piece by Paul Greenberg on his 9/11 garden and meal. [link] #newfrontiers
@IslandgirlOK » 12 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @michaelpollan: Nice piece by Paul Greenberg on his 9/11 garden and meal. [link]
@FarmsWallace » 12 Sep '12, 5pm
A little morose, but a good story... "Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero" [link]
@Anolon » 12 Sep '12, 3pm
A fitting tribute & a fine way to start today: Remembering 9/11 w/a meal grown at Ground Zero [link] @4fishgreenberg @grist
@Virginia_Made » 12 Sep '12, 10am
RT @farm_2_table: Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero | Grist [link] [link]
@4fishgreenberg » 12 Sep '12, 9am
Sept 11 meal Grist [link] 1 change-cldnt catch striper so made old Brooklyn-caught bluefish as κροκέτες [link]
@zj83172845 » 12 Sep '12, 12am
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@hopslam » 11 Sep '12, 10pm
Almost unbelievable-a meal grown at ground zero RT @cleaneatingmag: Beautiful. RT @beanitos: What an inspiring story. [link]
@msharmy » 11 Sep '12, 9pm
Ravaged ground, ripens. MT @grist: Remembering 9/11 with an entire meal grown or caught within 300 yards of Ground Zero [link]
@wolfinkitchen » 11 Sep '12, 9pm
Classic Greenburg - a treat “@grist: Remembering 9/11 with food grown or caught just 300 yards west of Ground Zero: [link]”
@TMCmedia » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
Remembering 9/11:growing and eating a meal at Ground Zero. Read Paul Greenberg [link] via @grist #nineelevin #food #groundzero
@grist » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
Remembering 9/11 with an entire meal of food grown or caught just 300 yards due west of Ground Zero: [link]
@daisymelamed » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
Amazing piece! RT @amandahesser: Love this 9/11 post by @4fishgreenberg about cooking a meal from a Ground Zero garden: [link]
@amandahesser » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
Love this 9/11 post by @4fishgreenberg about cooking a meal from a Ground Zero garden: [link]
@cleaneatingmag » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
Beautiful. RT @beanitos: What an inspiring story. [link]
@midnightangel65 » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
RT @Beanitos: What an inspiring story. [link]
@Beanitos » 11 Sep '12, 8pm
What an inspiring story. [link]
@JMiller_2012 » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
RT @FarmPlate: Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero [link] via @grist
@akornblatt » 11 Sep '12, 7pm
Interesting - RT @drgrist: Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero [link]
@Ozzymandias33 » 11 Sep '12, 6pm
"Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero" - [link] - shared from @TaptuGreen
@anildash » 11 Sep '12, 6pm
A wonderful story from @4fishgreenberg about what he made on 9/11: A meal for his family, all grown at Ground Zero. [link]
@EarthDayDallas » 11 Sep '12, 6pm
A fresh take on remembering 9/11—worth a read! "@grist: Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero [link]"
@esoser » 11 Sep '12, 6pm
Remembering those who lost their lives through urban #sustainability. [link] #911 #thinkfwd
@carolleisa » 11 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @Ozoshare: We all remember September 11th in our own way, but the important thing is that we always do. [link] #Remember911
@Ozoshare » 11 Sep '12, 5pm
We all remember September 11th in our own way, but the important thing is that we always do. [link] #Remember911
@SunshineMenezes » 11 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @GranthamPrize: A homegrown vegetative dedication to #911 and our "sour and hard times" by @4fishgreenberg [link]
@ippolitoseafood » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
RT @OKatiebean: Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero | Grist [link]
@WispringsCo » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
Great recuperative strategy, thank you -Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero [link] by #author @4fishgreenberg
@prsatran » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
A true 9/11 remembrance meal. 11 years.... [link]
@noimpactproject » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
RT @globalgreen: Lovely RT @revkin: A garden grows at Ground Zero. Nice piece by @4fishgreenberg [link]
@globalgreen » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
Lovely RT @revkin: A garden grows at Ground Zero. Nice piece by @4fishgreenberg [link]
@gofooda » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
Finding hope through food. [link] #remember911
@GranthamPrize » 11 Sep '12, 3pm
A homegrown vegetative dedication to #911 and our "sour and hard times" by @4fishgreenberg [link]
@shirleybrady » 11 Sep '12, 3pm
RT @Revkin A garden grows at Ground Zero. Nice piece by @4fishgreenberg [link]
@Revkin » 11 Sep '12, 3pm
A garden grows at Ground Zero. Nice piece by @4fishgreenberg [link]
@motleygreen » 11 Sep '12, 3pm
Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero [link]
@wadpaw » 11 Sep '12, 3pm
RT @djacobs: "This year at Ground Zero I will grow a meal." [link]
@stupidchicken » 11 Sep '12, 2pm
RT @djacobs: "This year at Ground Zero I will grow a meal." [link]
@PenguinSpeakers » 11 Sep '12, 2pm
RT @4fishgreenberg: On this 11th September 11th here is an article I have out today on my Ground Zero Garden [link]
@OKatiebean » 11 Sep '12, 2pm
Remembering 9/11 with a meal grown at Ground Zero | Grist [link]