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Where Have All the Good Seeds Gone? In 1903, there were seeds available to grow hundreds of varieties of the ten sample crops shown here. 80 years later, seeds for only a few of each type could be found resulting in a 96% reduction in our food variety. “Today 15 plant and 8 animal species are now relied upon for about 90% of all human food.” What can be done? Some are turning to “seed-saving” from fruits and vegetables grown from non-hybrid, organic, heirloom seed sources. We’ll be giving it a go this season to help preserve 13 varieties with the Urban Collection from Living Seed Company. (via The Renaissance of Heirloom Seeds « Living Seed Company)

Where Have All the Good Seeds Gone?

In 1903, there were seeds available to grow hundreds of varieties of the ten sample crops shown here. 80 years later, seeds for only a few of each type could be found resulting in a 96% reduction in our food variety.

“Today 15 plant and 8 animal species are now relied upon for about 90% of all human food.”

What can be done? Some are turning to “seed-saving” from fruits and vegetables grown from non-hybrid, organic, heirloom seed sources.

We’ll be giving it a go this season to help preserve 13 varieties with the Urban Collection from Living Seed Company.

(via The Renaissance of Heirloom Seeds « Living Seed Company)

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Tagged with gardening, organic, Urban Farm, heirloom seeds,
Posted at 11:20 AM 09 February 2012
PodPonics: Growing Food in Used Shipping Containers Based in Atlanta, GA, this company is creating controlled growing environments out of retired shipping containers. Growing food in urban areas close to consumption reduces fuel, creates jobs and provides fresh, high-quality produce. (via PodPonics)

PodPonics: Growing Food in Used Shipping Containers

Based in Atlanta, GA, this company is creating controlled growing environments out of retired shipping containers. Growing food in urban areas close to consumption reduces fuel, creates jobs and provides fresh, high-quality produce.

(via PodPonics)

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Tagged with hydroponics, Urban Farm, atlanta, sustainability,
Posted at 9:40 AM 08 February 2012

Vertical Farm at Chicago Airport: Simple and Cool! →

agritecture:

I just stumbled upon this great post about a new Vertical Farm project at Chicago airport. Check out the images and notice the varieties of foods that can be grown on these small food production towers.

Set in a seemingly unused nook of the G Terminal, a mezzanine space has been transformed into a high-tech urban garden. I see a lot of projects like this one – usually they have a DIY vibe that is quite inspiring (hey, even I could do that!) This urban garden however looked like it came out of a ride at Disney.

www.urbangardensweb.com

SO COOL!

Edible flowers and ready to eat lettuce. Yummy!

What looks like the most comfortable chairs in the airport are set up around the installation with tables to create a park-like setting. Between the view of the runways and the “sunny” urban garden I now know where I’ll be killing time for the next delayed flight.

www.urbangardensweb.com

DIY experimental Vertical Farming projects in airports…a creative way of increasing awareness of BIA and providing food to airport food distributors.

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Tagged with chicago, Vertical Farm, Urban Farm, diy,
Posted at 9:40 AM 25 January 2012
Girl Power Reclaims Vacant Lot in Bedford-Stuyvesant Shatia Jackson and Kristen Bonardi Rapp are two women determined to grow something from nothing in this New York City neighborhood. (via Bed-Stuy, NY Patch)

Girl Power Reclaims Vacant Lot in Bedford-Stuyvesant

Shatia Jackson and Kristen Bonardi Rapp are two women determined to grow something from nothing in this New York City neighborhood.

(via Bed-Stuy, NY Patch)

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Tagged with sustainability, Urban Farm, New York City, permaculture,
Posted at 11:20 AM 16 December 2011
City Farmers: Protect Your Garden From Critters Here’s an excerpt from “Your Farm in the City” by Lisa Taylor from Chapter 9, “Loving Your Enemies” which offers advice on how to protect your urban farm from the likes of deer, raccoons, rabbits and other 4-legged unwanted visitors. (via MOTHER EARTH NEWS)

City Farmers: Protect Your Garden From Critters

Here’s an excerpt from “Your Farm in the City” by Lisa Taylor from Chapter 9, “Loving Your Enemies” which offers advice on how to protect your urban farm from the likes of deer, raccoons, rabbits and other 4-legged unwanted visitors.

(via MOTHER EARTH NEWS)

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Posted at 11:25 AM 25 November 2011
There is a crisis in urban planning in London: a disconnection from Nature. Hundreds of thousands of children are growing up without ever having sunk their hands in the soil. And many of their parents have never planted a bulb, or grown a vegetable. Is it the first time in human history that two generations of families have lived with such a degree of separation from earth, plants and the rhythm of the seasons?
— Christopher Woodward via The Telegraph
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Posted at 9:41 AM 16 November 2011
Be Part of History: World’s First 5-Story Vertical Farm Growing Power is moving ahead with plans to vertically expand their current two-acre greenhouse and aquaponics facility in the heart of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Make a donation and you will help build what will surely be a showplace for the future of sustainable food production. Click here to learn more.  (via Growing Power Blog)

Be Part of History: World’s First 5-Story Vertical Farm

Growing Power is moving ahead with plans to vertically expand their current two-acre greenhouse and aquaponics facility in the heart of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Make a donation and you will help build what will surely be a showplace for the future of sustainable food production. Click here to learn more. 

(via Growing Power Blog)

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Tagged with Urban Farm, milwaukee, sustainability, aquaponics, education, world's first,
Posted at 11:30 AM 11 November 2011
Community Gardens Blooming in Auckland With already 50 in and around the city, “people who don’t start with gardening skills are learning that if you water them, give them food and put them in a sunny place, vegetables will, mostly, grow and just about always taste better than bought.” (via NZ Herald News)

Community Gardens Blooming in Auckland

With already 50 in and around the city, “people who don’t start with gardening skills are learning that if you water them, give them food and put them in a sunny place, vegetables will, mostly, grow and just about always taste better than bought.”

(via NZ Herald News)

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Posted at 9:40 AM 09 November 2011

Farmin’ in the HOOD

Follow the impressive story of 20 families who uproot themselves from suburbia and plant roots in one of the toughest neighborhoods in KCMO.

(by TheUrbanFarmingGuys)

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Tagged with giving back, aquaponics, permaculture, Urban Farm, sustainability,
Posted at 9:41 AM 08 November 2011

Community Aquaponics Project Gives Free Food to the Homeless

Shopping center maintenance man sets up aquaponic garden behind the 7-11 and makes food available to the less fortunate in Australia.

(via TreeHugger & @AnnaEvely)

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Tagged with aquaponics, permaculture, Urban Farm, au, australia,
Posted at 9:40 AM 14 October 2011