Normally during late December, early January there is precious little to relay. Not this year!!! Dig in...
-The best news is a creation of a biological concrete by researchers in Spain. It's being tested in Belgium right now and may be on the market sometime soon!
-An intrepid entrepreneur has taken the plunge to live their dreams by opening a new urban agriculture farm supply store in Providence, Rhode Island. There may only be five of these, at most, on the entire continent!
-If you're looking to break into the green infrastructure/living architecture (GILA) fields Front Range Community College in Colorado just launched an urban agriculture management class to provide students with the knowledge and skills to start their own
urban farms. And there are internship opportunities in Washington D.C. as part of the Anacostia Watershed Society's green roof management team.
-And for those with an insatiable green roof appetite, a study detailing how various plants perform on unirrigated
green roofs in subtropical (American) climates hit the web in early December. Researchers say four species survived at least two growing seasons without any losses: Graptopetalum paraguayense, Malephora lutea, Manfreda maculosa, and Phemeranthus calycinus. Six species experienced varying levels of mortality: Bulbine frutescens, Delosperma cooperi, Lampranthus spectabilis, Sedum kamtschaticum, Sedum mexicanum and Nassella tenuissima. Five species had no survivors: Dichondra argentea, Stemodia lanata, Myoporum parvifolium, Sedum moranense, and Sedum tetractinum.
-In permaculture news around the world there were two fascinating articles released concerning Islam and permaculture and the development of the permaculture movement in Poland.
-Lastly Seattle announced an additional 185 community gardening plots will be made available to residents.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Summer summits, courses and songs of the month
Summer is the time for folks to get together. Picnic, bbqs and patios.
In August, Toronto will host it’s very first Urban Agriculture summit. This is for everyone. Developers, educators, community groups, you name it, who want new tools to new tools to advance urban agriculture in their own communities.
-If you are abroad and cannot make it to Toronto, check out a
permaculture course in Poland during the same week.
-In British Columbia a religious group is working with young urban farmers to make almost three acres of land productive again.
-And we're halfway through April, I had better get these songs of the month up before the month is up. Let's choose some slower songs, so we get a chance to slow down and enjoy the month!
Amalia Rodrigues - Abril en Portugal
Rufus Wainwright w/ Martha Wainwright - April Fools
Billie Holiday - April in Paris
Cal Tjader - I remember April
In August, Toronto will host it’s very first Urban Agriculture summit. This is for everyone. Developers, educators, community groups, you name it, who want new tools to new tools to advance urban agriculture in their own communities.
-If you are abroad and cannot make it to Toronto, check out a
permaculture course in Poland during the same week.
-In British Columbia a religious group is working with young urban farmers to make almost three acres of land productive again.
-And we're halfway through April, I had better get these songs of the month up before the month is up. Let's choose some slower songs, so we get a chance to slow down and enjoy the month!
Amalia Rodrigues - Abril en Portugal
Rufus Wainwright w/ Martha Wainwright - April Fools
Billie Holiday - April in Paris
Cal Tjader - I remember April
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