Tuesday, April 15, 2014
First green roof plant springs back to action!
It's got one of the coolest nicknames of any plant, Sedum Dragon's Blood, and is also a real beaut. And don't forget terribly reliable. I have a bunch of plants around at all times and Sedum spurium red form is first to spring back to life this year. No wonder why it's so loved! That Angelina is coming on pretty strong as well!
Friday, April 11, 2014
Friday quick hits
On Thursday the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a report updating how the policies and procedures in place across Latin America and the Caribbean have changed since their "Medellín" report in 2009. The region is now the most urbanized in the world!
-By now many people have heard of Bitcoins and perhaps the wider cryptocurrency movement. Some permaculture fans are trying to create their own crypto-green credit, called Permacredits.
-By now many people have heard of Bitcoins and perhaps the wider cryptocurrency movement. Some permaculture fans are trying to create their own crypto-green credit, called Permacredits.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Urban agriculture gets the National Inquirer treatment + $200 green wall
This is probably the first GILA article I have ever read which somehow manages to incorporate violent crime and takes a turn towards the truly sensationalistic.
-Check out this living wall in Jakarta, which reportedly costs only $200. How is that possible?
-Whenever Nevin Cohen publishes something new, we would be wise to listen. His recent paper shows that race and class based disparities, in addition to resource needs, still remain in the urban agriculture system. For any municipal official, this would be a handy tool.
-Toronto's own Foodshare shares some more information about their tremendously successful and productive School Grown initiative plus details about their Eastdale Collegiate Institute's Rooftop garden.
-I don't know if this job exists, if not, it could be a great opportunity for someone. The other day I spied this article about urban agriculture in China. No doubt, there is much more going on there than we ever hear about, simply because it is not written in English. Perhaps there is someone who can splash some cash to pay people to translate relevant articles about their subject of interest to leap the linguistic barriers.
-The world's second largest green wall was just completed in Colombia, feast your eyes:
-Check out this living wall in Jakarta, which reportedly costs only $200. How is that possible?
-Whenever Nevin Cohen publishes something new, we would be wise to listen. His recent paper shows that race and class based disparities, in addition to resource needs, still remain in the urban agriculture system. For any municipal official, this would be a handy tool.
-Toronto's own Foodshare shares some more information about their tremendously successful and productive School Grown initiative plus details about their Eastdale Collegiate Institute's Rooftop garden.
-I don't know if this job exists, if not, it could be a great opportunity for someone. The other day I spied this article about urban agriculture in China. No doubt, there is much more going on there than we ever hear about, simply because it is not written in English. Perhaps there is someone who can splash some cash to pay people to translate relevant articles about their subject of interest to leap the linguistic barriers.
-The world's second largest green wall was just completed in Colombia, feast your eyes:
Monday, April 7, 2014
Living architecture movies galore!
On April 14th a Toronto filmmaker will release (via youtube) a 20 minute long film about a man who "has single-handedly planted a 1400 acre forest" over the last 35 years. The preview looks incredible, a GILA sleeper hit of the year?
Here's a second film in the Kickstarter phase; it looks promising indeed!
Here's a second film in the Kickstarter phase; it looks promising indeed!
And one more to check out, it's all about Singapore and its vertical (I can NEVER type vertical, without typing verticiel these days!!!) farming revolution.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Sarah Vaughan knows spring
In honor of her death, a few of her best songs about spring!
It Might As Well Be Spring
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Spring Will Be A Little Late This YearSome Other Spring
April in Paris
It Might As Well Be Spring
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Spring Will Be A Little Late This YearSome Other Spring
April in Paris
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