August 9, 2013

Though I have been there several times, it’s a new experience each time I visit Stone Barns, a year-round working farm, living classroom, and laboratory set on a six acre parcel of the former Rockefeller estate, 80 acres in Pocantico … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Permaculture, Travel
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August 6, 2013

Aqueduct is a 3D-printed modular mini planter system that you can set up in numerous easy-to-assemble configurations a bit like the old Tinker Toy.

The system shares and transfers water via little connections from the top planter to the lower … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Sky Planters, Water
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August 5, 2013

Tottenham, a multi-cultural community of north London, will soon experience a growth spurt when it becomes home to the Global Garden, Global Kitchen, a community food hub where produce will be grown, prepared and distributed to locals by … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Herb Gardens, Raised Beds, Urban Agriculture
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August 4, 2013

Like the nearby open fields where La Calendula’s owner-chef Iolanda Bustos forages for flowers and herbs, her restaurant’s exposed kitchen resembles a verdant theater in the round, a center stage surrounded by the colorful bounty she gathers every day between … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens
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July 27, 2013

The word “Opus” refers to creation or works of art, an encompassing, open-to-interpretation definition that suited what Marissa Pretorius hoped to do with her life.

“I did not want to be bound by the name, but rather have a creative … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Finding, Garden Design, Sky Planters
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