December 4, 2009
On a recent visit to the mile-high city, I was happy to attend the inaugural day of Denver’s first indoor farmer’s market, November 20th, at Denver Urban Homesteading. I should have arrived earlier because Harvest Acres, a purveyor of … Read More...
Category: Finding, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Tags: backyard chickens, chicken coops, chicken zoning ordinances, community supported agriculture, CSA, Denver, Farm Yard CSA, green, green markets, greenmarket, indoor farmers market, local food, locally grown, organic gardening, sustainable, sustainable agriculture, sustainable products, sustainanable, urban farming, urban homesteading, urban supported agriculture
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November 2, 2009
The Save Water Brick is a mixture of discarded plastic bottles and dried rotting leaves molded into bricks. Funnels within the brick channel rain water to nearby plants or underground tanks. It collects rainwater for consumption. The bricks are intended … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Irrigation, Reclaimed & Recycled, Water
Tags: ecological, environment, green, groundwater, rainwater conservation, sustainable products
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October 19, 2009
Boho Bodega, a pop-up shop selling easily accessible and affordable natural, organic, eco-friendly, fair-trade, recycled, local, compostable and biodegradable products, will be open for consumer consumption for five days, October 20-25, in downtown New York City.
Tonight’s opening night … Read More...
Category: Finding
Tags: eco-conscious, green, home gardening, sustainable products
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July 8, 2009
Trula Paver
The current movement towards environmental consciousness has sparked innovations in the manufacturing of sustainable products, using environmentally-friendly materials and production techniques. A few of these have ended up in the urban garden.
Trula, a green alternative manufacturing … Read More...
Category: Containers and Pots, Decks, Patios, & Paths, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: art pots, e-waste, eco-capitalism, environmentally-conscious materials, environmentally-friendly materials, farm trash, garden pavers, harvested agricultural remnants, rapidly renewable resources, reclaimed materials, recycled, sustainable products, urban garden art
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