by gmoke
Wed Oct 4th, 2023 at 06:18:57 AM EST
Babylon Micro-Farms - for corporate dining, student dining, senior living communities, and event and hospitality venues now in 31 states
http://babylonmicrofarms.com/
Local ecosystem restoration and food forestry - the transformation of one yard in San Antonio, TX
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/25/2159617/-Local-ecosystem-restoration-and-food-forestry
Green Shades - vegetal awnings
http://www.singulargreen.com/en/green-shades/
hat tip Alexandra Sokol
Festival of Debate 2023: Cities, farming, construction and greenspaces - series of 4 recorded webinars
http://grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/webinars/
City Farmer News - from Vancouver, BC, Canada with news of urban farming from everywhere
http://cityfarmer.info/
Montreal street in transition from parking to community garden
https:/mastodon.social@arndell/110922058146104641
NYTimes on Miyawaki Forests
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/climate/tiny-forests-climate-miyawaki.html?unlocked_article_code=
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Editorial Comment: My sources at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (http://bio4climate.org/) report that this article brought many new members and attention to their great work.
Urban oases combine roof gardens and solar panels
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-66054688
Green corridors instead of heat islands in Medellin, Colombia
http://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230922-how-medellin-is-beating-the-heat-with-green-corridors
Improving photosynthesis in plants through genetics
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-66798680
Botanarchy - guerrilla gardening on public property
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/i-call-it-botanarchy-the-hackney-guerrilla-garden
er-bringing-power-to-the-people
Editorial Comment: I've been known to do something similar myself from time to time and enjoy the idea that the concept of "seed bombing," preparing balls of mud full of wildflower seeds to throw into vacant lots, seems to have gone from a kitchen table conversation in late 1970s to an underground reality today
Learning from India
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-66717353
