July 8, 2009
Trula Paver
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...
Category: Containers and Pots, Decks, Patios, & Paths, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: art pots, e-waste, eco-capitalism, environmentally-conscious materials, environmentally-friendly materials, farm trash, garden pavers, harvested agricultural remnants, rapidly renewable resources, reclaimed materials, recycled, sustainable products, urban garden art
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July 7, 2009
GrowFriend is a great tool for gardeners without yards, and people with land who don’t want to garden. Since the dawn of agriculture, people have shared crops and growing responsibilities. Today, we live in crowded cities where we don’t know … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, garden sharing, gardeners, gardening, growing food, landowners, planting, sustainable, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban gardening, urban plots
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July 6, 2009
How green is…Cleveland? Cleveland, Ohio is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire by celebrating the re-birth of a much greener city. The fire occurred on June 22, 1969 when some molten steel fell from a passing train … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Permaculture, Rooftop Gardens, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Clean Water ACt, Cleveland EcoVillage, Cleveland's urban gardens, Community Gardens, Culinary Vegetable Institute, Great Lakes Science Center, green, Green Academy and Center for Sustainablility, not-for-profit gardens, Permaculture, sustainable, sustainable urban gardens, The Chef's Garden, Urban Agriculture, urban farms, urban gardeners, urban gardens, urban trees, wind farm
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July 5, 2009
I love people, and gardens, that don’t take themselves too seriously, those with wit and humor. Taiwanese sculptor/artist Ju Ming has created the zipper pond, a creative lotus pond and one of the feature attractions at Taiwan’s Juming Museum, … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Containers and Pots, Decks, Patios, & Paths, Finding, Great Finds, Lighting, Water
Tags: pond, zipper light, zipper plates, zipper vase, zipper-inspired designs
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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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