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 24, 2013

Green curtains outside the Arakawa City Hall in Tokyo, Japan.Photo, Bloomberg.
Anticipating rising energy costs after Japan’s nuclear disaster, and inspired by the green curtains on the facades of many municipal and commercial buildings, many Tokyo residents have created DIY … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Greening, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Window Boxes
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January 19, 2013

Mike Score, President and spokesperson for Hantz Farms at proposed tree planting site. Photo, Sarah Hewitt, NPR.
Despite heated controversy surrounding the sale of a large parcel of its municipally-controlled land, the Detroit City Council recently approved an entrepreneur’s acquisition … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
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January 15, 2013

What began as a single Austin, Texas front yard garden, in less than three months became a whole block, then within a year spread to over 40 cities around the world.

The Food is Free Project, as the name implies, … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture
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January 11, 2013

Money may not grow on trees, but you can grow money. They look almost like real pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters…but this money actually grows into something when you spend it.
Seed Money are hand-illustrated and letterpress printed “coins” embedded … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Guerilla Gardening!, Herb Gardens, Urban Agriculture
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