Denver Urban Homesteading Couple Has Something to Cluck About

December 4, 2009

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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 of … Read More...

Save Water When You Score This Brick

November 2, 2009

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The Save Water Brick is a mixture of discarded plastic bottles and dried rotting leaves molded into bricks. Funnels within the brick channel rain water to nearby plants or underground tanks. It collects rainwater for consumption. The bricks are intended … Read More...

Green New York Pop-Up Store Opens Today

October 19, 2009

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Boho Bodega, a pop-up shop selling easily accessible and affordable natural, organic, eco-friendly, fair-trade, recycled, local, compostable and biodegradable products, will be open for consumer consumption for five days, October 20-25, in downtown New York City.

Tonight’s opening night … Read More...

Trash Gets New Life as Pavers and Socially Beneficial Urban Art Garden Pots

July 8, 2009

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The current movement towards environmental consciousness has sparked innovations in the manufacturing of sustainable products, using environmentally-friendly materials and production techniques.  A few of these have ended up in the urban garden.

Trula, a green alternative manufacturing … Read More...

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