July 11, 2018
Imagine living in a self-sustaining eco-village of homes enclosed in greenhouses?
A new community in the Netherlands will harness the latest technologies to create a closed-loop system that will produce its own solar and biogas power, grow organic vegetables,
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Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Lifestyle, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture
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May 15, 2018
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They were known as “farmerettes”–the hard-working women on the home front who mobilized by the thousands to fill agricultural labor shortages during the First and Second World Wars. On big farms and in small Victory Gardens, they challenged conventional … Read More...
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August 25, 2017
Inspired by current urban bike sharing programs, the hydroponic Bike Share Farm is a mobile solar-powered vertical urban farm that sits atop two connected bicycles. Changing bikes at each new stop is easy with this shared community farm on wheels… Read More...
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July 5, 2017
In the Parisian suburb of Romainville, a vertical farming project will transform the concept of urban agriculture in a “vegitecture” complex whose small production loop will enable residents to buy produce directly from their local urban farm.
In a … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Rooftop Gardens, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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August 13, 2016
The Fiskars Project Orange Thumb community garden initiative provides groups across the U.S. and Canada with the tools, materials, and resources they need to bring their garden plans to life.
One of this year’s recipients, The Takshanuk Watershed Council in … Read More...
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