-Just around the corner is World Water Week. Of course with droughts in California and elsewhere water security and scarcity, is now top of mind.
The UN FAO released a report examining the importance of water to global food security, it's definitely worth your time.
-Look at the bones for what will be a very interesting "green canopy", part roof, part wall in Texas.
Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has a wonderful new horticultural therapy program.
-Egypt has launched a green rooftop fund, the first roofs covered were the Education and Scientific Ministries. This is the second big piece of news from Egypt in the last year.
-Pittsburgh is supporting green roofs too, they are offering $250,000 to 17 projects for their green commitment.
-Here's a tremendous resource if you'd like to get create an educational food landscape at your school!
-So many South Koreans are leaving the cities to farm in the country there is a name for them: guinong. NPR delivers the audio goods once again.
-How do you record ever tree in a city? New York has recruited volunteers and they have mapped nearly 100,000 trees in 3 months!
-Okay, it's not the World's first farm to table community, as the article would suggest, but these Californians have dreamed big and deserve applause.
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