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Pedal Power Brewing in Brooklyn

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:53:44 +0000

In an effort to reduce his carbon footprint while selling a great cup of joe, one city vendor is pedaling to peddle his wares. Kickstand, a Brooklyn, New York-based mobile coffee purveyor, uses bikes, not just for transportation, but also to…

Upcycled Tea Time for the Birds

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:05:03 +0000

On my the hunt for objects repurposed into cool things for two garden rooms and a garden we are doing for the September Stamford, CT Designer Show House, I came across these teacups and creamers upcycled into bird feeders.

Working with the theme…

Floating Urban Farms on Recycled Tourist Boats

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:49:19 +0000

Ahoy, bok choy! You got it: boat+botanic=boatanic, a floating greenhouse. Take an existing tourist boat, remove the tourists, add seeds and water regularly, make sure the boat gets plenty of sunshine, then harvest the produce. The resulting bounty will be distributed by…

An Urban Farmer in Your Kitchen

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:47:14 +0000

Toyota is designing green roof technology and now Huyandai is getting into the urban agriculture act: Nano Garden, by Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Gromo, is a hydroponic vegetable garden for the urban apartment kitchen.

Silver winner of the Fast Company Idea Awards,…

Vintage Silver Garden Markers

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:00:10 +0000

Continuing down the path of reuse and repurpose, we come across these charming garden markers created from vintage utensils.

They are custom produced by Woodhive, aka Northern New Jersey registered emergency room nurse and mother of a three year old daughter.

She makes…

Patio Garden: Sow in So Little Space

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:17:30 +0000

Short on space or without a garden? Garden in bed. Scout Regalia’s bed. The freestanding fully-assembled raised bed SR Patio Garden is designed specifically for patios, balconies, and other hard surfaces. It’s a smart design and did I mention it’s eco-conscious,…

Garden Sculpture Makes Environmental Statement

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:00:14 +0000

Off the coast of Rhode Island, on a hill overlooking Block Island harbor, Brown University student Emily Alvarez has created an anti-butt campaign. Not a commentary on nudity, but rather one about preserving an island’s natural surroundings: Cigarette Butts Are Litter.

Alvarez gathered…

Good Old Stuff Repurposed Into Garden Art

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:06:44 +0000

Say you just happen to have a couple of extra old Magnavox and other old record player “horns” lying around. Why not transform them into planters like these? That’s what the folks at Fine Garden Art have done with them and…

Vertical Farming on Rise for Urban Food Supply

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:00:24 +0000

Valcent Product’s VertiCrop system of hanging gardens

By 2050 more than 80% of the world’s population is expected to be living in urban areas. How will we feed them? Vertical farming offers a highly effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient solution. On a typical 7,000 sq…

New Spin on Planters and Design

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:07:50 +0000

I came cross this cool spinning “ferris wheel” planter while researching items to include in the small two-room garden shed I am designing with interior designer, Victoria Lyon for the upcoming Stamford Designer Show House. Though the location is certainly more peri-urban…