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Abby Quillen

Abby Quillen is a freelance writer in Eugene, Ore. She blogs at newurbanhabitat.com.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Portland’s Food Truck Heaven: How a New Kind of Fast Food Brings Jobs, Flavor and Walkability

Immigrants and other restaurant workers get a way to rise in local economies. Communities get the best fast food they’ve ever had.
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Abby Quillen,
Yes! Magazine
January 26, 2014
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How Two Plant Geeks Grew a Permaculture Oasis in an Ordinary Backyard

In ‘Paradise Lot,’ two residents of an inner city write about how they transformed less than an acre of their blighted yard into a thriving food forest full…
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Abby Quillen,
YES! Magazine
June 1, 2013
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Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is a Seed

‘The Seed Underground’ is a love letter to the quiet revolutionaries who are saving our food heritage.
by
Abby Quillen,
YES! Magazine
April 10, 2013
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