March 1, 2010
Brooklyn Grange believes roofs are ideal urban farm sites with potential to feed, employ, educate and unite communities
Take a group of local food enthusiasts, mix in some serious fundraising, add over 45 pounds of donated pork from Brooklyn-based Heritage … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Brooklyn arts fundraising, Brooklyn Grange, community supported farms, local food movement, locavore, urban art, urban farms, urban gardening
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February 10, 2010
No, they are not edible, they are plantable!
Seeking an alternative to the flowers, boxes of chocolates, and other symbols of love and affection traditionally offered on Valentine’s Day? How about these Garden Bon Bons? For novice and expert gardener … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens
Tags: Container Gardening, local food, seeds, sustainable agriculture, urban gardening
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January 3, 2010
This clever container system by az&mut is named the Pot Cavalier or Cavalier Pot, not because it’s arrogant, offhand, or unceremonious, but because it’s mounted over your balcony railing much like soldiers mounted their horses and is derived from the … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: balcony gardening, eco-friendly garden pots, sustainable gardening, urban gardening
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December 11, 2009
A Japanese firm, Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects, have designed a tree house situated on a 323 square foot site for a couple in Osaka .
Their concept is based on sustainable systems. Structural columns intertwine like ivy supporting slabs on … Read More...
Category: Composting, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Irrigation, No-Dig Gardening, Permaculture, Rooftop Gardens, Sky Planters, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: green architecture, solar panels, susatainable architecture, urban architecture, urban gardening, urban gardens, urban greening, wind energy
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September 10, 2009
With a bold goal to “Save the Plants, Save the Planet,” the Chicago Botanic Garden has scheduled the opening of the Plant Science Center for members on September 22, and for the general public on September 23.
“One-third of the … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Education & Tours, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Hydroponics, Irrigation, Public Gardens, Rooftop Gardens, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Chicago Botanical Gardens, conservation, gardeing, garden education, green, Green Building Council, plant science, Plant Science Center, raing gardens, rainwater collection, stormwater runnoff, sustainability, Urban Agriculture, urban gardening, Water
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September 9, 2009
A grassroots group of Santa Barbara neighbors is encouraging others to grow and share their locally grown food, seeds, and ideas in an effort to promote the transformation of unused lawns and other urban land into sustainable organic micro farms.… Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Herb Gardens, Raised Beds, Rooftop Gardens, Shade Gardening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: locally grown, micro farms, Santa Barbara, seed exchange, sustainable gardening, urban farms, urban gardening, urban vegetable gardens
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September 7, 2009
The winner of the 2008–2009 INDEX: AIGA Aspen Design Challenge, “Designing Water’s Future,” is Joanna Szczepanska from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, selected for her urban gardening design, VeggiePatch. The Aspen Design Challenge is a biennial call to students … Read More...
Category: Composting, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Hydroponics, Irrigation, No-Dig Gardening, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: drip irrigation, ecodesign, flood irrigation, food cycle, gray water, recycled materials, reduce eco-footprint, sustainable, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban gardening, vegetable gardening, vermicomposting
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August 23, 2009
On August 6, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows and their local communities by proclaiming August 23-29, National Community Gardening Week.
A community garden is an opportunity to educate everyone about … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: bioretention, farmer's markets, gardens, green, locally grown, micro farming, organic, organic gardening, planting, rain gardens, stormwater runoff, sustainable, Urban Agriculture, urban farms, urban garden, urban gardening, urban plots, urban vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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August 15, 2009
Community and urban gardens are an important component of making sustainable communities. The National Community Gardening Week is an opportunity for your local government to show support by publicly promoting community gardens August 23 – 29.
According to the Department … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Community Gardens, gardens, green, Green Roofs, locally grown, organic gardening, sustainability, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban garden, urban gardening, urban gardens, urban plots, vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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July 29, 2009
Urban gardeners can join a new network of green-minded city dwellers experimenting in the creation of vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield, edible window gardens right in their own apartments.
Window Farms, the community-based, crowdsourced environmental design project of Britta … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: community-based design, croudsourced, DIY food, green, Hydroponics, sustainability, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban gardening, urban research, vegetable gardening, vertical farming, Vertical Gardens
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