July 14, 2013
These days, we find gardens in unconventional places, from highway median dividers to old parking lots. The City of Barcelona has elevated growing plants to an art form in unlikely places, transforming newly exposed party walls into lush vertical gardens. … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Greening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Vertical Gardens
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June 27, 2013
Imagine a self-sustained utopia laden with delicious food and drink, nestled within a lush vineyard in the shadow of sandstone mountains. In South Africa, just an hour from Cape Town, this utopia exists.
Babylonstoren, located in the country’s Winelands … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens
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May 28, 2013
Photo via Eleanor Salton Thorne.
Known for her seasonal garden cocktails and infusions using cultivated and foraged herbs and flowers, Lottie Muir (aka The Cocktail Gardener), mixes it up at Midnight Apothecary, the London roof garden pop-up cocktail bar … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Herb Gardens, Raised Beds, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Agriculture
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January 29, 2013
Next generation of urban farmers and food justice leaders.
Within New York City’s approximately 305 square mile radius and amid its vast stretches of concrete and high rises, there is a school without borders whose mission is to cultivate modern-day … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture
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January 6, 2013
The shrinking bird population in urban settings led Netherlands-based product designer Klaas Kuiken to design an archetype Birdhouse Rooftile that replaces a standard ceramic roof tile.
The rooftop nesting place, composed of a specially designed removable basket with access below, … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Finding
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