Can a local food system save a town? If you're from Hardwick, VT you'd say yes.
Another great idea? In Sonoma, California folks issued a challenge to have a garden on every block. The neighbourhood certainly responded with some great gardens, many permaculture inspired.
If you're similarly inspired or just want to know more about permaculture, a great intro is Will Hunter's NC State University Intro to Permaculture lecture. 90 minutes serve as a great primer for what permaculture entails!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
A very shady green roof
Pictures from a green roof we installed near the Georgian Bay. I think it's the first green roof designed specifically for the shade in Ontario...and definitely this zone! We got to try out a few cool new plants, including woodland strawberries! Yum!!!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Copenhagen's green roof law and green job funding
It's great to read a blog about the World Green Roof Conference in Beijing . Haven't seen that much news coverage, so it's great to know what's going on!
-Heres a press release stating that GREENandSAVE’s Eco Academy announced $1,000,000 dollars in green job training funding seems like a step worthy of mention. Funding will be available primarily to veterans, Home Installation Contractors, Real Estate Agents and Home Inspectors. Gotta register before the 4th of July to get in!
-The Harper government has taken some licks for some of it's G20 and G8 preparations, a living wall, the “signature environmental project” hasn't been spared as there are no cost estimates for the project.
-Reported everywhere, but still important to mention, is Copenhagen's mandatory green roof policy for all new buildings.
-The time for permaculture designworkshops and courses is upon us.
-Heres a press release stating that GREENandSAVE’s Eco Academy announced $1,000,000 dollars in green job training funding seems like a step worthy of mention. Funding will be available primarily to veterans, Home Installation Contractors, Real Estate Agents and Home Inspectors. Gotta register before the 4th of July to get in!
-The Harper government has taken some licks for some of it's G20 and G8 preparations, a living wall, the “signature environmental project” hasn't been spared as there are no cost estimates for the project.
-Reported everywhere, but still important to mention, is Copenhagen's mandatory green roof policy for all new buildings.
-The time for permaculture designworkshops and courses is upon us.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Community garden green roof
With everything going on, it has taken a couple of weeks to get some pictures up. But here are a couple of photos from a green roof we did on a shed about 3 weeks ago. There were at least 6 people helping (no way I can remember all of the names), including a couple of folks just wandering through who wanted to lend a hand. If you're near the Christie Pits community garden in Toronto, stop by.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Eco housing for all?
Some pictures of recent green roof projects will be up next week, but for now here are a few tidbits...
The Museum of Vancouver and partners are planning a Food Systems Exhibit starting in August. But why wait to participate? Enter you're own photo of local and/or urban farming in action!
An eco-village for the homeless. Thumbs up.
Before heading out to Afghanistan, recently some National Guardsmen learned permaculture skills to share. Looks like Scott Pittman has taken permaculture to a new level.
The Museum of Vancouver and partners are planning a Food Systems Exhibit starting in August. But why wait to participate? Enter you're own photo of local and/or urban farming in action!
An eco-village for the homeless. Thumbs up.
Before heading out to Afghanistan, recently some National Guardsmen learned permaculture skills to share. Looks like Scott Pittman has taken permaculture to a new level.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Entrepreneurial foraging...
...is something I considered years ago. As Greg Beato points out at the end entrepreneurship among local food producers is great, using the land merely for profit is not. But I do like the Underground Farmer’s Market idea.
-Let's do an quick, global urban agriculture and permaculture jaunt. In western Sierra Leone farmers are looking to claw back land being encroached upon. In Kerala, India the Chief Minister has announced an organic farming policy which will turn the ENTIRE STATE into anorganic farming oasis.
-Many people know that water is way cheaper than it should be and the Tyee illuminates some of the challenges with conservation. One big one, you can't conserve what you can't measure and in Canada, "32.6 per cent of houses are metered in BC, 16.5 per cent in Quebec, and less than one per cent in Newfoundland". Wow.
To get your complete fix on water, check out the The Water Undergrounda 24-minute video which tracks the complex, aging and sometimes contested, systems of water supply, treatment and waste that serve New York City.
-If you're in Brooklyn this weekend and have a hankering for some urban agriculture skillsharing RSVP quick. Speaking of get togethers, if you're in Santa Cruz all are welcome to come celebrate the summer with other LGBTQ and supportive gardeners, farmers, and food lovers. Festivities from 2 to 9 pm on June 19th, including Farm Tours, workshops (Beekeeping, Fermenting, Pickling, & more!).
-Yale's Robert Stern thinks “in 10 years we’re not going to talk about sustainability anymore, because it’s going to be built into the core processes of architecture.” Who's bettin' what?
-Let's do an quick, global urban agriculture and permaculture jaunt. In western Sierra Leone farmers are looking to claw back land being encroached upon. In Kerala, India the Chief Minister has announced an organic farming policy which will turn the ENTIRE STATE into anorganic farming oasis.
-Many people know that water is way cheaper than it should be and the Tyee illuminates some of the challenges with conservation. One big one, you can't conserve what you can't measure and in Canada, "32.6 per cent of houses are metered in BC, 16.5 per cent in Quebec, and less than one per cent in Newfoundland". Wow.
To get your complete fix on water, check out the The Water Undergrounda 24-minute video which tracks the complex, aging and sometimes contested, systems of water supply, treatment and waste that serve New York City.
-If you're in Brooklyn this weekend and have a hankering for some urban agriculture skillsharing RSVP quick. Speaking of get togethers, if you're in Santa Cruz all are welcome to come celebrate the summer with other LGBTQ and supportive gardeners, farmers, and food lovers. Festivities from 2 to 9 pm on June 19th, including Farm Tours, workshops (Beekeeping, Fermenting, Pickling, & more!).
-Yale's Robert Stern thinks “in 10 years we’re not going to talk about sustainability anymore, because it’s going to be built into the core processes of architecture.” Who's bettin' what?
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