Toronto, or better yet the Greater Toronto Area, has it's largest aquaponics operation to date based in Mississauga.
-New York City hopes to develop over a dozen vacant lots to make more community gardens available across the city. DC wants twice that number and wants an "army of urban growers".
-Chicago is holding it's 2015 Midwest Urban Farmers Summit at the Plant, March 14-15. They are still taking presentation proposals and requests.
-Most of the time when people think about horticultural therapy, they think about the numerous benefits to seniors or veterans. But everyone can benefit, especially kids.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Kentucky and Indiana's big green infrastructure opportunity
Like the rest of the country, Kentucky and Indiana need big help ($14 billion between the two of them, $3.6 trillion for the whole country) of dollars to repair and upgrade their water and sewer infrastructure. Will living architecture, in particular green infrastructure, be a partial solution?
-For those interested in the hard science of green roofs, a recent paper investigates the establishment and performance of green roofs in extreme climates.
-Borderofarms has started a unique, urban agriculture initiative; working with the recently deported to provide some food security in Tijuana.
-For those interested in the hard science of green roofs, a recent paper investigates the establishment and performance of green roofs in extreme climates.
-Borderofarms has started a unique, urban agriculture initiative; working with the recently deported to provide some food security in Tijuana.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
5 ways green roofs and walls can help local food production
It's been about a year since the Virtual Green Roof Virtual Summit and the proceedings are now up on youtube!
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Rooftop farming in India
Three recent, fascinating rooftop farming stories from India. The first features an ordinary farmer who decided to do things a little differently by growing food on his rooftop, even rice a phenomenon I profiled last year.
The second is a HUGE, 5000 square foot rooftop in Olkata, India, with over 15 different vegetables (and several chili peppers) being organically grown. And the third documents how some Indian cities are offering subsidies for rooftop farming kits.
-This has to be one of the most neutral and even handed urban agriculture blurbs I've ever seen! Granted, when you're writing about Hong Kong and you live in Hong Kong, diplomacy is a must. But it highlights the complexities of growing food in Hong Kong and starkly illustrates that when we can finally figure out how to properly value cultural ties to land and the benefits of people having accessing to nature, the equation for how we use land will totally shift.
-A tip of the hat to Hilltop Alliance in Pittsburgh, who want to build 120 rental townhouse and a 20 acre urban farm and incubator. Sacramento seems to be a step closer to offering the same idea, but on a smaller scale, with a school thrown in for good measure!
-Lastly to round things out, is a cool article about green roofs popping up in recent films. Perhaps I should do a post about films in older movies, starting with the Wizard of Oz and working backwards.
Farming still has a part to play in Hong Kong
The second is a HUGE, 5000 square foot rooftop in Olkata, India, with over 15 different vegetables (and several chili peppers) being organically grown. And the third documents how some Indian cities are offering subsidies for rooftop farming kits.
-This has to be one of the most neutral and even handed urban agriculture blurbs I've ever seen! Granted, when you're writing about Hong Kong and you live in Hong Kong, diplomacy is a must. But it highlights the complexities of growing food in Hong Kong and starkly illustrates that when we can finally figure out how to properly value cultural ties to land and the benefits of people having accessing to nature, the equation for how we use land will totally shift.
-A tip of the hat to Hilltop Alliance in Pittsburgh, who want to build 120 rental townhouse and a 20 acre urban farm and incubator. Sacramento seems to be a step closer to offering the same idea, but on a smaller scale, with a school thrown in for good measure!
-Lastly to round things out, is a cool article about green roofs popping up in recent films. Perhaps I should do a post about films in older movies, starting with the Wizard of Oz and working backwards.
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