Thursday, April 7, 2016

The world's first vertical community garden


The Ottawa region will have their first urban agriculture summer camp opening in a few months. Run by Enviro Éduc-Action, which is based across the river in Gatineau, teens will learn gardening theory and get their hands dirty over the 15 day camp.

-The Lahore Development Authority is developing several districts near the city. And we are talking about big time development, over 285,000 acres of land.  For our those familiar with the Big Apple, that's an area the nearly the size of New York City. An environmental impact assessment estimates over 55 percent of this land, suitable for agriculture, will be lost thus increasing food insecurity in the region. Privately owned orchards in this zone could be destroyed too, in addition to a plethora of animals and plants. On the plus side, there will be increased economic activity and livelihood opportunities. To mitigate the loss of vegetation the assessment recommends developing green infrastructure along nearby railroads, river banks and roadsides. The architect for the master plan thinks the assessment harbors "serious misconceptions". How do you think the land should be developed?

-A failed living wall in London is set to be repurposed and become the world's first “vertical allotment” (aka community garden). The gardeners will use rock-climbing gear to access the plots high up in the air. A few kilometers away the City will try out one of it's first green wall filtration systems.

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