In Nepal 150 households get urban agriculture training

On Monday London hosted a one-day event on green and solar roofs. I didn't see a lot on social media about the event, maybe more will come out in the next few days.

-In Nepal the Kathmandu government is offering rooftop training for 150 households. The most curious part of the announcement "pickaxes" will be provided to each household involved in the training. Pickaxes? The goal must be to make some pretty big gardens!

-They are really churning out the green roof research in the Mediterranean. The latest paper on Science Direct states there may be a marked difference in plant stress felt by some plants and water retention when soil levels are reduced as little as 3 cm, with 10 cm being better than 13.
Stateside research findings indicate that "older women living in counties where an insect infection killed off a large number of trees were more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke, or fatal coronary heart disease." So the take home lesson is somehow, if we take care of trees, we can help ourselves.