August 30, 2009
Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, there are approximately 700,000 vacant lots in New Orleans. Enter groups like The New Orleans Farm and Food Network who help residents transform neighborhood abandoned or underused green space into urban … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Community Gardens, community supported agriculture, community supported farms, food justice, food security, gardens, land use agreements, Little Sparrow Farm, lower ninth ward, micro farms, municipal composting, neighborhood farms, New Orleans, post-Katrina, soil amendments, soil testing, sustainable gardening, urban farmin, urban farms, urban gardens, urban micro farms, Villere Urban Farm, White House Garden
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August 28, 2009
Envi, the green brainchild of young French designer, Julien Bergignat, is an urban public compost bin.
You toss in your biodegradable waste and, using bio-reactive substances based on photo catalysis to accelerate the degradation process of waste, the Envi … Read More...
Category: Composting, Green & Sustainable, Greening
Tags: BraunPrize, compost bin, urban composting
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August 23, 2009
On August 6, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows and their local communities by proclaiming August 23-29, National Community Gardening Week.
A community garden is an opportunity to educate everyone about … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: bioretention, farmer's markets, gardens, green, locally grown, micro farming, organic, organic gardening, planting, rain gardens, stormwater runoff, sustainable, Urban Agriculture, urban farms, urban garden, urban gardening, urban plots, urban vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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August 15, 2009
Community and urban gardens are an important component of making sustainable communities. The National Community Gardening Week is an opportunity for your local government to show support by publicly promoting community gardens August 23 – 29.
According to the Department … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Community Gardens, gardens, green, Green Roofs, locally grown, organic gardening, sustainability, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban garden, urban gardening, urban gardens, urban plots, vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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August 14, 2009
With the gardening season in full-swing, many urban gardeners are beginning to plan next year’s garden. With the national economic recession still lingering, many urbanites are in their first year of gardening, or planning their first garden for next year. … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Edible Landscaping, Raised Beds, Urban Agriculture
Tags: urban vegetable gardens, vegetable gardens
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August 3, 2009
Attention novices and green thumbs: you don’t need a huge yard to have a fabulous garden. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or just getting your hands dirty for the first time, this easy-to-follow video application is the perfect inspiration … Read More...
Category: Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds
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