Not exact matches
You can transport
food a long way
by ship, rail,
barge, or heavy truck for a lot less fuel per pound than hauling tomatoes
by van.
Seasonal Recognized
by national press as one of the best places to visit in Philly spring through fall, the super-popular Spruce Street Harbor Park attracts impressive crowds with bocce and shuffleboard, tree - slung hammocks and colorful lights, floating
barges with over-the-water seating, a beer garden serving plenty of
food options, a variety of events and the photogenic big red Visit Philly Adirondack chair.
It's a place to learn about initiatives like the Vermont Sail Freight Project, in which a home - built sailing
barge, the Ceres, is beginning to connect farmers in Vermont with urban
food buyers in Brooklyn, expanding the regional «foodshed,» as some describe farm - to - table networks,
by using neglected canal and river trade routes.
«Bulk supplies of
food and other items are brought
by barge in the summer months and flights from Inuvik, some 325 mi (523 km) to the southwest, operate all year, (three times per week) via the Sachs Harbour Airport»