December 18, 2009
It’s the Holidaze, and you may have waited till the bitter end as I have. For your garden and green-loving friends and family who may be short on space, here are some cool last minute gifts that I love either … Read More...
Category: Books, Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Lifestyle, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Water, Window Boxes
Tags: birdfeeders, ergonomic garden tools, garden gifts, garden tools, gardening books, gardening kits, growing food, Herb Gardens, indoor gardening, kitchen gardens, living sustainably, plants, self-watering pots, Urban Agriculture, urban homesteading, Window Boxes
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December 16, 2009
Development in Gardening (DIG) is a non-profit organization on a mission to improve the health and well-being of HIV-positive and other at-risk individuals in developing nations such as Senegal, Nambia, Uganda, and the Dominican Republic. They facilitate change by teaching … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: food justice, sustainable landscaping, urban farming, urban farms, urban micro farms, urban vegetable gardening
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Kang Can, Fast Food III, 2007, Oil on Canvas, courtesy Van Cleve Fine Art
For those living in urban environments, the quest for healthy food can seem like a walk through the desert—literally. A “food desert” is an area in … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Lifestyle, Urban Agriculture
Tags: farm stands, farmer's markets, food deserts, food justice, sustainable agriculture, urban farming, urban farms, urban gardens
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December 14, 2009
Presenter at Climate Bottom, hosted by the “free town” of Christiania where cars are forbidden
Note: Just after I wrote this post today at 6:30pm EST, I received an email from Christiania saying that police in full riot gear had … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lifestyle, Solar Energy
Tags: alternative energy, climate summit, COP15, ecovillages
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December 12, 2009
Among the many handmade treasures currently on view at The One of a Kind Show in New York, Nature’s Creations natural jewelry and art spoke to me not just for is beauty, but for the way it captures genuine organic … Read More...
Category: Apparel, Finding, Garden Art, Great Finds, Lifestyle, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: botanical jewelry, New York City, wearable botanical art
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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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December 7, 2009
Plantable card from bloomin.com
I admit it’s been a while since I sent out holiday cards. I like receiving them when they are beautifully designed, include a sincere handwritten personal note, or have been purchased through a worthy charity. And … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable
Tags: charitable causes, eco-friendly holiday giving, green charitable foundations, holiday donations, planting trees, sustainabilty, urban forests
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iRecycle, a free iPhone application from Earth911.com, makes it easy to find recycling locations anywhere in the U.S. Find places to drop off your old cell phone (or water bottle or motor oil or… well, you get the idea), … Read More...
Category: Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: digital garden tools, green events, green software, iPhone, recycling stations, sustainability
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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 of … 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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