Urban Gardens

Foxy Modern Hen Houses For Urban Chickens

February 9, 2011

City chicks listen up: you too can roost in style. Described by its designers, Matthew Hayward and Nadia Turan, as “a stylish & sculptural piece of garden furniture with breakfast thrown in,” the nogg is a modern chicken coop designed … Read More…

Category: Finding, Green & Sustainable
Tags: chicken coops, designer chicken coops, stylish urban chicken coops
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Denver Urban Homesteading Couple Has Something to Cluck About

December 4, 2009

On a recent visit to the mile high city, I was happy to attend the inaugural day of Denver’s first indoor farmer’s market, November 20th, at Denver Urban Homesteading. I should have arrived earlier because Harvest Acres, a purveyor … Read More…

Category: Finding, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Tags: backyard chickens, chicken coops, chicken zoning ordinances, community supported agriculture, CSA, Denver, Farm Yard CSA, green, green markets, greenmarket, indoor farmers market, local food, locally grown, organic gardening, sustainable, sustainable agriculture, sustainable products, sustainanable, urban farming, urban homesteading, urban supported agriculture
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Urban Gardens Aboard a Floating Habitat and Gallery

July 3, 2009

The Waterpod, a floating eco-habitat and interactive exhibition gallery, will study self-sufficient, water-based living while demonstrating future pathways for nomadic, mobile shelters and water-based communities, both docked and roaming. For the next five months, four artists will rotate living … Read More…

Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Permaculture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture
Tags: barge, benthic habitat, biodiversity, chicken coops, eco-habitat, environmental art, floating habitat, garden, living sculptures, natural water treatment, New York City, oyster reefs, sustainable, urban gardens, urban oyster reef, water-based living
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