Boston's MBTA may have some rooftops for you or your group to grow food on. This would be the first rooftop gardening initiative on mass transit buildings in North America. Kudos to Boston for being pioneers.
-Horticultural therapy is front and center on USA Today yesterday, hopefully this introduces Americans and Canadians to its promise.
Chris Ives of the Sustainable Cities Collective penned a long article last week outlines how "taking a ‘values based’ approach to urban ecosystem services studies
can complement current research efforts and provide new insights into
how to plan and manage urban ecosystems." In an era of shrinking municipal budgets, I am sure we can all see the inherent value in directing biodiversity actions and messages in ways that will enhance social receptivity.
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