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Greening America’s Capitals

The Downtown Greenway along East Boulevard in Baton Rouge is located in a median that once contained a streetcar line. Rain gardens are located on the side of the street to collect and treat stormwater runoff before it goes into the city's sewer system.

January 13, 2014, www.epa.gov | “Greening America’s Capitals is an EPA program to help state capitals develop an implementable vision of environmentally friendly neighborhoods that incorporate innovative green infrastructure strategies. In collaboration with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, EPA provides design assistance to help support sustainable communities that protect the environment, economy, and public health and to inspire state leaders to expand this work elsewhere.”

Greening America’s Capitals | Smart Growth | US EPA
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View of the Connecticut state capitol envisioned with native grasses and rain gardens. Image courtesy of Nelson Byrd Woltz.
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Germans speaking out against industrial meat and agriculture

January 9, 2014, www.iatp.org | “One of Berlin’s big newspapers, the Berlin Zeitung, flashed images of little piglets today and of mass produced turkeys. This is part of a bigger build up towards a major demonstration on January 18 in which over 20,000 citizens are expected in Berlin to protest against industrial farming in the country—mass meat production being the vivid centerpiece for why it is so bad for people and the environment.”

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One of Berlin’s big newspapers, the Berlin Zeitung, flashed images of little piglets today and of mass produced turkeys. This is part of a bigger build up towards a major demonstration on January 18 in which over 20,000 citizens are expected in Berlin to protest against industrial farming in the cou…”
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Armenian ways of preserving fruit

January 7, 2014, facebook.com | “This is one the traditional Armenian ways of preserving fruit- they dry it! There are a myriad of forms, and some are so beautiful, like the dried pears with the skins still on them! This photo was taken in Yerevan, Armenia in on eof the major markets.”

Walnuts, figs, pears, dates, apricots……all unsulfured, untreated, regionally produced and traded, from Armenia, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon…..I so miss the treasures and delights of this region of the world.
This is one the traditional Armenian ways of preserving fruit- they dry it! There are a myriad of forms, and some are so beautiful, like the dried pears with the skins still on them! This photo was taken in Yerevan, Armenia in on eof the major markets. Everyone should dry fruit for their larder- it is a great way to store it – natural and nutritious!
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Rooftop Farm in New York City Grows 50,000 Pounds of Organic Produce Per Year

Geoff Lawton demonstrates how a wheel-barrow can have more than one use. Photo credit: The Permaculture Research Institute

January 4, 2014, ecowatch.com | “Sitting on a concrete roof, totaling 2.5 acres and producing more than 50,000 pounds of organically-grown vegetables each year, you need to walk its length to appreciate how vast this rooftop garden truly is in scale.”

High yield 2.5 acre rooftop garden in Brooklyn, more like this please everyone http://ecowatch.com/2014/01/04/rooftop-farm-new-york-city-organic-produce/
Rooftop Farm in New York City Grows 50,000 Pounds of Organic Produce Per Year | EcoWatch
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By Ecofilms“That view behind me is not a painted backdrop!” said Geoff Lawton to the camera. But the view looked great from where I was standing. Brooklyn Grange is a rooftop farm with a magnificent view looking over the Manhattan skyline.Sitting on a concrete roof, totaling 2.5 acres and producing…
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Aquaponics brings fish-fuelled vegetables to Toronto

Jill Chen feeds chickens and dark green Cayuga ducks she raises in her backyard for their eggs.January 3, 2014, www.thestar.com | “Toronto will soon get its first commercial aquaponics farm, a system that combines fish farming with gardening in a completely waste-free system.”

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Aquaponics brings fish-fuelled vegetables to Toronto http://www.thestar.com/…/aquaponics_brings_fishfuelled_vege
Aquaponics brings fish-fuelled vegetables to Toronto | Toronto Star
Toronto will soon get its first commercial aquaponics farm, a system that combines fish farming with gardening in a completely waste-free system.
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Mayor signs GMO bill 113 into law

Photo: BREAKING NEWS: HAWAI'I ISLAND MAYOR KENOI SIGNS BILL 113, to BAN GMOs on the Big Island, INTO LAW. History has been made. We salute our brothers and sisters who have fought tirelessly for so long to make this happen. Thank you, Mayor Kenoi, for representing the will of the people. With much love & Aloha. YOU ROCK OUR WORLD! <3 <3 <3 Hawai'i leads the way! READ: http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2013/12/05/mayor-signs-gmo-bill-113-into-law/ #Hawaii #HawaiiIsland #BigIsland #Bill113 #GMOBan #GMOProhibition #gmo #boycottgmos #bangmos #gmofreehawaiiisland #bab #gmofreekauai #gmofreeusa

December 5, 2013, www.bigislandvideonews.com | “Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi ended weeks of speculation on Thursday by signing into law the controversial genetically modified organisms prohibition bill that was passed by the Hawaii County Council.”

This is GREAT News for the Earth!!!
BREAKING NEWS: HAWAI’I ISLAND MAYOR KENOI SIGNS BILL 113, to BAN GMOs on the Big Island, INTO LAW. History has been made. We salute our brothers and sisters who have fought tirelessly for so long to make this happen. Thank you, Mayor Kenoi, for representing the will of the people. With much love & Aloha. YOU ROCK OUR WORLD! Hawai’i leads the way!
READ: http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2013/12/05/mayor-signs-gmo-bill-113-into-law/
#Hawaii #HawaiiIsland #BigIsland #Bill113 #GMOBan #GMOProhibition #gmo #boycottgmos #bangmos #gmofreehawaiiisland #bab #gmofreekauai #gmofreeusa
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Del Norte County Grows Food for the Locals

Del Norte County folks! Support your Local Farmer!
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A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit

A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit

October 25, 2013, www.theatlanticcities.com | “After nearly five years of planning, a large-scale attempt to turn a big chunk of Detroit into an urban forest is now underway. The purchase of more than 1,500 vacant city-owned lots on the city’s lower east side – a total of more than 140 acres – got final approval from Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder last week.”

A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit
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The city’s emergency manager has approved a deal to turn scores of blighted properties into a lush green space with maple and oak trees.
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Hi Hoe Produce at Bluebird Farm

 

Photo: A field in SeptemberHi Hoe Produce at Bluebird Farm, Williams, Oregon http://www.ashlandfood.coop/growers/hi-hoe-produce-bluebird-farm

www.ashlandfood.coop | “The crops at Bluebird Farm aren’t just a feast for the table – they’re also a feast for the eyes!  Listening to Chi Scherer talk at an Ashland Food Co-op sponsored farm tour of his farm can be a mystical experience. “Plants are the skin of the earth,” he observes, explaining further that when you turn soil, “you’ve created a wound.” To heal that wound, you plant either a cover crop or a production crop. On his farm harvest isn’t over until the ground has been seeded with a cover crop. It’s a cycle of giving, and receiving, and giving back.”

 

A field in September
Hi Hoe Produce at Bluebird Farm, Williams, Oregon
http://www.ashlandfood.coop/growers/hi-hoe-produce-bluebird-farm
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How gardening lessons impact positively on school kids

September 2, 2013, www.theecologist.org | “Growing food in schools looks set to become part of the curriculum starting from September 2014, furthering the positive impacts of those very successful initiatives already working to promote gardening and ‘grow your own’ schemes in schools nationwide.”

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“Children and the Environment: Increased Gardening Programs Help School Kids
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Pending reforms to the UK’s school curriculum mean that from September 2014, pupils aged 7-14 can expect to learn gardening skills. Camilla Scaramanga takes a look at some of the initiatives that are already taking the lead…”
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