The urban farming movement is proving that food can be grown in abandoned lots, on former highway ramps, or in the backyards of city dwellers. Moreover, food grown in the city can be used as a resource for low-income families, public schools, local farmers markets, and even high-end restaurants. Here's our intro to urban farms that are doing all these things and more across the country. More

San Francisco is one of our all-time favorite shopping cities, full of cool vintage stores, boutique galleries, and high-style design shops. Apartment Therapy bloggers have been visiting and reviewing neighborhood shops there for years. Here are the best of the bunch. (P.S. We're limiting this guide to the SF area, since we're compiling an Oakland/East Bay guide separately...look for that one soon!) More

In New York, you can find a great hole-in-the-wall vintage tech shop or an electronics megamall that covers a whole city block. Depending on what you're looking for, here are some of favorite places to shop for tech in the Big Apple (dumb pun intended). More

For those who want to spend their money on green goods in the Windy City, the choices keep multiplying. Green stores are springing up that focus on recycled, healthy, fair trade, and/or vintage products. We've profiled a number of these shops, each with a different approach to what it means to be green. More

San Francisco is a welcoming and walkable city, with lots of family-friendly shops, parks, and attractions. There are too many to cover in one trip, but these are some of our favorite places to go if you're visiting with kids. More

We live in a country that offers a huge selection of international grocery stores, from local mom and pop shops to larger chain retailers. Rather than a "be-all-end-all" comprehensive list, this is really a roundup of stores our writers have visited and our readers have recommended — a sort of collective diary of our favorite places to shop for international groceries. There's a lot here, but there's also a lot missing, so we welcome your additions from anywhere in the US...send us an email! More