west oakland, Tag

Mark and Eliana used to live in an expensive studio in West Oakland but craved a more minimal and affordable alternative. Mark, who works as the lead Visual Merchandiser for San Francisco’s Rapha Cycle Club, told Shelby...

A small plot of land in one of Oakland's poorest neighbourhoods has been turned into a life-saver for the people who work there. The urban farm, staffed by ten former inmates, is bursting forth with corn, squash, kale and...

West Oakland is a sprawling industrial area that's probably better known as the birth place of so much of the pyrotechnic art seen at Burning Man. However, amidst the smell of burning butane and steel girders at American...

Inhabitat: So tell me about your work here at American Steel Studios. ERIC: I build gardens like these. This is the smallest one I’ve ever done with an aquarium on the bottom and a garden on top. Pretty much you can use...

Aquaponics systems have grown in popularity over the years and they're currently one of the most common urban farming techniques. But while closed loop gardens—including the one you see above —are becoming dime a dozen,...