July 29, 2025

Urban Harvest seeks Farmers Market Coordinator

Location: Houston, TX FLSA Status: Exempt/Non-Exempt Position Type: Part-Time (15+ hours/week) Reports To: Food Access Director Department: Food Access Job Summary: The Farmers Market Coordinator is responsible for the successful planning, coordination, and day-today operation of the year-round Urban Harvest Farmers Market. The role ensures a vibrant, inclusive, and efficient marketplace that supports local farmers, food producers, artisans, and the…

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July 23, 2025

Living on the Edge with Mangroves

Living on the Edge with Mangroves by Susie Hairston When I saw that International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem was coming up on July 26th my mind immediately went to the Sundarbans, located in India and Bangladesh where the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers meet and form a delta in the Bay of Bengal. The Sundarbans is…

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July 15, 2025

Celebrating Sharks

by Susie Hairston Ever since the movie Jaws came out, a large portion of the American public has viewed sharks in a negative light — as scary killers rather than the keystone species critical to the health of ocean ecosystems and thus fisheries humans rely on for food and jobs that they actually are. We have been taught to look at sharks…

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