August 29, 2019
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Have you recently installed a vegetable garden in your backyard, but it isn’t growing quite as well as you hoped it would? Perhaps you are noticing your neighbor’s flowers and shrubs are miles ahead of … Read More...
Category: Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture
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September 30, 2018

You won’t accidentally stumble onto Gibbons Rent, a tiny narrow cut through between Magdalen and Bermondsey Streets in London SE1. Tucked away in the shadow of the towering spire-like skyscraper known as The Shard and close to the busy London … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Container Gardening, Education & Tours, Finding, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Public Gardens, Travel
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September 29, 2018

Gideon Verdin-Williams, one of the founders of Guns Down Miltown, had just attended the vigil for Jakari Wright whose father had shot and killed him following a disagreement about cleaning his room.

“I’ve been affected by gun violence directly and … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Lifestyle, Urban Agriculture
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September 13, 2018
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Photo by Robin Plaskoff Horton.
If you are a gardener, it’s likely you feel connected with nature and care about the planet. Think about strengthening that relationship by learning some simple ways to green your garden or greenhouse.
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Category: Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Irrigation, Rain Gardens, Reclaimed & Recycled, Solar Energy
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July 11, 2018

Imagine living in a self-sustaining eco-village of homes enclosed in greenhouses?

A new community in the Netherlands will harness the latest technologies to create a closed-loop system that will produce its own solar and biogas power, grow organic vegetables,
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Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Lifestyle, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture
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