January 8, 2011
Exploring the role of women in landscape architecture, the documentary film, Women in the Dirt, takes us behind the scenes with seven of California’s most influential female designers: Mia Lerher, Andrea Cochran, Cheryl Barton, Isabelle Greene, Katherine Spitz, Pamela … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: California landscape architecture, ecology, landscape architecture, sustainable design, women landscape architects, women landscape designers
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August 23, 2010
Bench spotted on Magazine Street. Photo by Robin Plaskoff Horton.
When someone mentions “The Storm” in New Orleans, everyone knows they are speaking of Katrina. Now, in the same way they speak of the hurricane that devastated their city, residents … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Green & Sustainable
Tags: BP Oil Spill, ecology, environmental disaster, Gulf oystermen, New Orleans, New Orleans oystermen
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May 7, 2010
Want to know the environmental and economic value your trees provide on an annual basis? The Tree Benefit Calculator allows you to make this simple estimation. Input your location by zip code to find your climate zone, add the tree
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Category: Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable
Tags: carbon emmisions, ecology, environment, groundwater, stormwater runoff, trees, urban forests, urban trees
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March 25, 2010
“We may be going back to the land, but lots of us are bringing our smart phones and laptops along,” comments Destin Joy Layne, director of the Eat Well Guide, a free online directory of fresh, locally grown and … Read More...
Category: Edible Landscaping, Garden Software, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: CSAs, ecology, farmer's markets, food justice, independent farms, local food, organic foods, sustainable food systems, urban farms
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February 1, 2010
How can the health of people and the environment in urban areas become a community responsibility? Boston’s EarthWorks takes a step forward. Founded in 1989, EarthWorks is a non-profit organization operating under the slogan: planting a healthier and more sustainable … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: eco-systems, ecology, environment, sustainability, urban forests, urban fruit trees, urban gardens, urban orchards, urban reforestation, urban sustainability, urban wilds
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November 5, 2009
Photo: Washington Post
LUMENHAUS, Virginia Tech’s 2009 entry to the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition, is an architectural space incorporating open, flowing spaces linking occupants to each other within the house and to nature outside.
Inspired by … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Solar Energy
Tags: ecology, environment, rainwater runoff, solar panels, sustainable
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June 29, 2009
Photo courtesy of Ohanaware.
iPhone apps are sprouting up like…weeds. Here’s a helpful guide to some of the best apps out there. In an earlier post, I wrote about iPhorest, the app that allows you to plant a real … Read More...
Category: Education & Tours, Finding, Garden Software, Great Finds, Green Gadgets, Lifestyle
Tags: carbon footprint, ecology, garden, garden reference, green, iPhone apps, landscaping, plant, planting, plants, recycled, recycling, shopping green, sustainable, tips, web
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