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Get Growing London

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:42:02 +0000

In the UK we grow only just over half our food. In London we import 85% of it! We import 95% of our...

The Urban Garden

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:51:20 +0100

It’s rubbish out right? This weather is inhibiting so much growth which is frustrating; had 3...

reachforviolet: Urban garden happy

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:52:00 +0100

reachforviolet:

Urban garden happy

reachforviolet: Urban garden happy

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:49:52 +0100

reachforviolet:

Urban garden happy

How do you feed a city? It’s one of the great questions of our...

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:00:14 +0100

How do you feed a city? It’s one of the great questions of our time, yet one that is rarely asked. We take it for granted that, if we walk into a restaurant or supermarket, food will be there, having arrived magically from somewhere else. But when you consider that in a city the size of London enough food for 30 million meals per day must be produced, transported, bought and sold, cooked, eaten, and disposed of — and that something similar must happen every day for every city on Earth — it is a miracle that we get fed at all.

(via Sitopia | design mind)

so-aware: From Rooftops and Abandoned Lots, an Urban...

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:28 +0100

so-aware:

From Rooftops and Abandoned Lots, an Urban Harvest

NPR’s Science Friday Covers Urban Agriculture

From rooftop apiaries in Paris to a vegetable-and-chicken farm in Philadelphia, agriculture has come to the city. This hour, urban farmer Mary Seton Corboy and food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King talk about the future of food. And how about some dandelion flower jelly? Tama Matsuoka Wong, forager for Restaurant Daniel in New York City, talks about the joys of eating garden weeds.

knowurbanis: URBAN AGRICULTURE // POULTRY FARMING

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:46:13 +0100

knowurbanis:

URBAN AGRICULTURE // POULTRY FARMING

When people start thinking about growing some of their own...

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:45:21 +0100

When people start thinking about growing some of their own vegetables at home, the task can seem simple at first, I mean how hard can it be to put a plant in the ground, water it and then enjoy the bountiful harvest of a fully operational farm? Yeah, not so much, although a wonderful dream, to get the bountiful harvest of your dreams takes a lot of space, work and time! With that said there are millions of small tricks that can make growing vegetables a little easier. One way is to use kitchen scraps to grow plants! Yes a lot of foods you disregard as not edible and/or trash can in fact grow into a plant and give you more fruits and vegetables! It is an alternative way of growing a vegetable garden then growing from seed or buying a bunch of plants.

(via Growing Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps!)

lhiboubou: Rainbow chard (in the foreground) surrounded by...

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:43:59 +0100

lhiboubou:

Rainbow chard (in the foreground) surrounded by sheep wool pellets to keep the slugs off.

These Slug pellets are a marvel! :

http://www.sluggone.com/how-to-use

Buy them here though…: http://amzn.to/JnIwr9

Student of the City: The Importance of Urban Agriculture

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:01:44 +0100

Student of the City: The Importance of Urban Agriculture: study-the-city: My first urban garden...

Urban Agriculture adopted by 800m+ worldwide

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:01:02 +0100

In but a few years it’s going to be essential for urban dwellers to grow their own food,...

urbangardenallotment: We got a lot of work done today, as well...

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:43:55 +0100

urbangardenallotment:

We got a lot of work done today, as well as digging over a whole lot more we also moved the strawberries, made the spinach bed and planted it, planted the carrots and got the sticks up in preperation for the beans. We also managed to squeeze another 16 potatoes in - the mystry veggie box kind! The Desiree and Cara should hopefully be ready to go in next week - its late but at least we will be harvesting later! The rhubarb is starting to look stronger and the bed has been prepared and covered for the sweet potatoes…we’re slowly getting there….

growandeat: I totally and completely jumped on the bandwagon...

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:42:57 +0100

growandeat:

I totally and completely jumped on the bandwagon recycling plastic bottles and turning them into self-watering planters.

I wrote about it over on my big blog.

http://www.rexmanningday.com/2012/05/03/recycling-plastic-bottles-into-self-watering-planters/

Edible Flowers

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:47:04 +0100

Edible Flowers: homegrownfoodchallenge: If you like the look of flowers in your garden, but don’t...

Growing number of children aren’t getting enough food, in...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:08:13 +0100

Growing number of children aren’t getting enough food, in particular, healthy fresh food. We need to teach more people to grow for themselves to get adults and young people alike realizing what they can grow for themselves.

Connected Roots questionnaire

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:52:00 +0100

Hi y’all, If you have 2-3 mins would you mind filling out this questionnaire and then...

A job for young people that really pays

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:56:00 +0000

Connected Roots is a new enterprise that aims to get young people...

Growing at the top

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:38:04 +0000

Just been reading about Bright Farms and how they are bringing roof gardening to the masses. They...

Some of the best Roof Gardens from around the world

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:00:05 +0000

Many Countries (and intelligent local governments…) are now making it mandatory that any new...

Industrial-Sized Rooftop Farm Planned for Berlin

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:00:06 +0000

Industrial-Sized Rooftop Farm Planned for Berlin: www-outerspacepi: It is hardly a logical spot...