May 31, 2012
The trend-setting Paris urban garden and exterior design fair, Jardins Jardin, opens tomorrow in the Tuilerie Gardens outside the Louvre. I will share with you in a series of posts some of my favorite picks from among the cool … Read More...
Category: Composting, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
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May 19, 2012
The Adriance Farmhouse is in need of restoration. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton, Urban Gardens.
A working farm dating back to 1697, The Queens County Farm Museum’s 47-acres constitute the longest continuously farmed parcel of land in New York State–farmed … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Permaculture, Public Gardens, Urban Agriculture
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April 17, 2012
Brooklyn’s new urban farming pop-up shop, Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, is part of the emerging trend of retailers who are going beyond merely making products available–they are creating an experience–selling a lifestyle in offering knowledge and ideas … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Books, Bulbs and Plants, Composting, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Rooftop Gardens, Shade Gardening, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Window Boxes
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April 14, 2012
I would make any excuse to go to Brooklyn these days, a hub of creativity, urban farms, and great food. So I jumped at the chance to attend the recent Etsy Labs event, Hands-On: Dirt.
There were no plants … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Container Gardening, Creating, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled, Terrariums, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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December 7, 2011
On a stroll through New York City’s Alphabet City recently, I discovered some wonderful obscure gardens–that is, I almost walked by before noticing them. Coined Alphabet City because it encompasses the areas between Avenues A through D, the neighborhood … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Permaculture, Public Gardens, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture
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