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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?

February 18, 2025

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

The Rebirth of Urban Ag is a Coronavirus Silver Lining

April 15, 2020

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

Tempest in a Green Bin

August 7, 2015

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

November 6, 2013

The Plight of the Pollinators

September 30, 2013

Proposed Law Could Deliver Major Boost to Urban Agriculture in California

April 3, 2013

Urban Agriculture

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

September 5, 2012

One Straw Revolution Continues: Sowing Seeds in the Desert

August 22, 2012

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

September 12, 2011