The City of Rochester has many green spaces both within the city and in the surrounding suburbs. A “green space” is an area of grass, trees, or other vegetation set apart for recreational or aesthetic purposes in an… Read More

For me zoos have always been a controversial issue. On one hand, zoos hold animals in an extremely unnatural environment, oftentimes apart from their family or herd members, and in spaces that are much too small for them…. Read More

  Bottled water is more popular in America than in almost any other country. Companies are selling Americans something they can basically get for free from their kitchen faucets, at a drastically increased price. And the water that… Read More

Almost everything we purchase is labeled with an ingredients list, which can give you a basic idea of what is in the product you are buying and maybe even where the product was made. However, this is hardly… Read More

In October of 2015, Siri Chillara, an undergraduate student at the University studying chemical engineering, founded The Swaraj Project, an urban micro-farm. The Swaraj Project is located at the site of the former UR Microfarm, behind the graduate… Read More