Weeding Robot = Organic Weed Control
No more hoeing and scratching? Not if you have a weeding robot! Imagine that. It’s a gardener’s dream come true when organic weed control is a must. A weed-free vegetable garden without chemicals or...
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UN Declares Agricultural Pesticides Unnecessary
So much for the agrochemical industry’s insistence that agricultural pesticides are the only way to feed the world. The United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on toxins finds the professed need for...
View ArticleHuge Urban Farming Complex Coming to Shanghai
Urban farming is no stranger in Shanghai. There are small, soil-based growing operations scattered around the metropolis. In fact, a century ago much of Shanghai’s food supply came from 300,000...
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How to Build a Greenhouse: DIY Tips
Getting your plants going earlier, gardening longer, and growing food in winter has lots of people interested in how to build a greenhouse. Especially after a little window shopping reveals that even...
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Growing Hotel Trend: Urban Beekeeping & Gardens
It might seem an unlikely pairing, but urban beekeeping, rooftop gardens, and luxury hotels are a natural match. The best food comes from incredibly fresh ingredients, and upscale hotels contain...
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Keyhole Garden: Growing & Composting Combo
A drought tolerant garden is a must in places where it’s consistently hot and dry through the summer months, making a keyhole garden of huge interest to people in the southwestern US. But there are...
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EcoQube Frame: Growing Microgreens the Easy Way
Sometimes the simplest things are the most awesome. Take a seed, for instance, packed with everything new life needs to get started. This makes growing microgreens one of the easiest and most...
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Preserving Health Benefits of Mushrooms in the Kitchen
Many people eat mushrooms because they taste great, but they offer tons more than flavor. They’re rich in vitamins and other nutrients the body needs. A recent study, however, discovered that some...
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People Street Food: The Urban Food Street
The neighborhood that grows together literally put a healthy twist on street food. It all started with one food street in northeastern Queensland, Australia, and grew to cover a whole section of town....
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Retail Chain Builds Community Garden Network
Anywhere in the world, this seems a situation at odds with business interests, especially with a large discount chain that sells groceries. Yet, six Kaufland stores in Romania will have a community...
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Top 4 True Natural Beauty Products
Skin is the largest organ in the human body, and if you don’t want GMOs and chemicals in your food, you certainly do not want to slather yourself with them head to foot! But not all hair care, skin...
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Classroom Aquaponics: Kids Gain Healthy Experience
Small hydroponic and aquaponic systems are perfect for use in classrooms, but when it comes to teaching kids what offers both them and the Earth healthier options, aquaponics wins hands down. In terms...
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What Is An Indoor Greenhouse?
Everyone knows what a greenhouse is and it’s purpose. In fact, it’s a coveted yard feature for avid home gardeners north of the tropics. Yet, the purpose and benefits of an indoor greenhouse escape...
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Solving Plastic Bag Pollution with Plants
Many people don’t realize how big the plastic bag pollution problem is. Surprising, since much of what we buy today is made of plastic or packaged in plastic, and then carried home in a plastic bag....
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Listeria Recalls: Increasing Produce Safety
A few weeks ago we saw possibly the largest of all listeria recalls of fresh fruits and vegetables. It involved a mind-boggling list of brands and produce types. Normally, such contamination involves...
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GMO Breeding Reduces Crop Adaptability
A private GMO corn study reveals that high yield “breeding” is messing up the crop’s ability to adapt to environmental stress and change. Not surprising. They use a very limited gene pool suited to...
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Amazon Developing Consumer Garden Service?
It looks like garden service is coming to the plethora of things Amazon offers you. Simply by uploading a photo of your garden, the application will identify your crops. A good thing if you don’t know...
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Urban Farming Legend Will Allen Retired
To say that Will Allen was the Godfather of Urban Farming is pretty appropriate. Awarding him that title wasn’t my idea, but it certainly fits his work well. Many an urban farm startup – nonprofit or...
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The Cost-Efficient Geothermal Greenhouse
In a bitterly cold climate, a geothermal greenhouse is the only cost-effective way to grow food all winter long. Most people use water circulation kept warm far below the surface to heat a structure,...
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Sustainable Agriculture Reverses College Enrollment
From liberal arts colleges to land-grant universities, sustainable agriculture is making its mark upon higher education. Not so much for growing organic food on campus, as it’s making an education in...
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