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Inside Peek at O’Hare Airport’s Vertical Farm

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:56 +0000

After traveling a lot for the majority of my career, airport delays are usually not something I get excited about. However, a recent (cancelled) trip from Columbus, Ohio to my home in Chicago (and a resulting wait … Read More...

Grass Growing PicNYC Table

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:05:37 +0000

picNYC table is a grass-topped table that, according to its designer “brings the rural picnic into the urban residence.”

Haiko Cornelissen, a Dutch architect with offices in Amsterdam and New York, cultivated the idea to bring one step … Read More...

How to Make an S.O.S. Mobile Garden

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:16:48 +0000

S.O.S. Mobile Garden is a discarded shopping cart, suitcase, baby carriage, even a commode, retrofitted into a mobile edible garden for the purpose of engaging the public in debates about important issues such as recycling, food justice, urban decay, … Read More...

China’s Growing Urban Population Sprouts Urban Farms

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:44:27 +0000

Illustration: Guillermo Munro for the China Daily.

In response to its growing urbanization, China is reinventing the “garden city” concept in order to create space for both its urban and its displaced rural citizens. Every year, more than 15 million … Read More...

NYC’s Alphabet City Neighborhood Botanical Garden

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:10:05 +0000

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...

Urban Gardens 2011 Eco-Awesome Holiday Gift List

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:50:51 +0000

I’m so excited to share these hand picked eco-friendly and well designed goodies from my holiday wish list! I’ve selected mostly experiential gifts–creative things that your friends and family can do with their own hands. How about … Read More...

Moving Outdoor Gardens Indoors for Winter

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:29:25 +0000

Indoor plants on a New York City windowsill enjoying the view. Photo: mccorvie.net

The days of warm weather are quickly slipping away, now being replaced by cooler temperatures. It’s time to transfer plants from the outdoors to inside for the … Read More...

Five Easy Steps for Creating an Indoor/Outdoor Vertical Garden or Green Wall

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:51:09 +0000

You don’t have to be Patrick Blanc to create your own vertical garden. In even the smallest spaces, you can plant up instead of out with modular pocket planters like those from Woolly Pockets. Design your own green living wall … Read More...

Rome’s Travelling Garden Supports Occupy Movement

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:00:12 +0000

A travelling edible garden in Rome called Orto Errante (which in Italian means Wandering Garden) made its way for about 2.5 miles (4 km) last weekend from Santa Croce in Gerusalemme to the the city’s Occupy Rome tents at a … Read More...

NYC Rooftop Farm Classroom Cultivates Minds

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:45:34 +0000

The Greenhouse on the roof of Public School 333 in Manhattan. Photo: Ari Burling

A 1400-square foot smart and sustainable hydroponic urban farm sits on the third floor rooftop of a New York City public school. It’s home to The … Read More...