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Reclaiming Vacant Public Land through Design
At the end of 2015, 34 community gardens in New York City were protected from destruction. Behind the formation of several of these gardens on vacant publicly-owned land was 596 Acres, a grassroots nonprofit using design and technology for greenspace advocacy.
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5 New Year's Resolutions for Gardeners
Consider putting gardening at the top of your list New Year's resolutions.
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8 Reasons Why You Should Pee in Your Garden
Learn how and why you should fertilize your garden with your own urine.
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The scientists whose garden unlocked the secret to good health
When Anne Biklé and David Montgomery fed soil with organic matter, they were astonished by the results. When Biklé was diagnosed with cancer, they had an idea…By Lucy Rock.
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A futuristic 'garden' that lets you grow food in your home just raised $230,000 on Kickstarter in 4 days
Imagine if you could grow organic fruits and vegetables right inside your home, year-round? That's what a startup called Grove wants to help you do with its Ecosystem, which they describe as "an intelligent, in-home garden." Grove Labs, a startup based in Sommerville, Massachusetts, was founded by two MIT students who wanted to give people the ability to grow their own food, regardless of their location or season.
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Garden Bird Survey Aims to Solve Goldfinch Mystery
Ornithologists ask the public to help survey garden goldfinches, in an effort to work out if feeding is driving up the birds' population.
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Four Books Gardeners Should Curl up with This Fall
As the days grow shorter, it’s time to come inside and read about gardening.
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Beautiful Early-20th-Century Watercolors of Apple Varieties You Don’t See Much Anymore
The USDA's National Agricultural Library offers a digital collection of pomological watercolors—illustrations of fruit cultivars commonly grown between the years 1886 and 1942.
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Atomic Gardens
"Atomic gardening" was introduced in the 1950s as part of the Atoms for Peace program. The idea was to use atomic energy for peaceful means, in this case by gardening with irradiated seeds that would hopefully produce beneficial mutations.
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Botanical artist aims for 500 paintings to record fragile Queensland flora
A botanical artist completes nearly 500 watercolour paintings to meticulously record the flora of a fragile bioregion in Queensland.
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Watercolours from a 16th-Century De Materia Medica
Wonderful full-page watercolour illustrations from a 16th-century edition of Pedanius Dioscorides's work on herbal medicine, De Materia Medica.
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"Good neighbor" plants infographic
Rediscovered on an old hard drive, can't remember the source, but it's very handy for making the most of a vegetable bed. I can vouch for a few of these - tomatoes and basil in particular.
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In quotes: Wendy Whiteley on her 'secret garden' in Sydney
For more than 20 years, Wendy Whiteley has been creating a public garden on Sydney Harbour. Now supporters are calling for it to be preserved.
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Why Are We Drawn To Heirloom Fruits And Veggies? They're 'Edible Memory'
Heirloom foods have grown in popularity, making their way into gardens, farms, farmers markets and restaurants. A sociologist says they offer a powerful emotional and physical connection to the past.
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Grow your own cold and flu remedies
Look to your garden for remedies to the common cold and flu
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Eat the Squash Blossom
I don’t cook with flowers much; I tend to find them either very bland (pansy, carnation) or too delicate to use as anything but a carefully placed garnishes (nasturtium, herb flowers like basil). But squash blossoms are a bit different. They’re easy to find during the summer and fall in farmers markets, they’re hardier and more flavorful than most flowers, and because they’re essentially a byproduct, they fit in nicely with my refrain of Use The Whole Plant.
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How to Become an Ethical Gardener
Ethical clothing, ethical food, what about ethical gardening? Do you think you could make it as an ethical gardener?
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Easy Pickled Banana Peppers for Salads or Sandwiches - Cucina Kristina
Add these pickled banana peppers to a salad or sandwich. These can be made with hot or mild banana peppers.
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I visited the Baha'i Shrine Gardens today in Akko
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The Urban Farming Trend That’s Taking Over Major League Baseball
A new food trend is taking root at baseball stadiums across the country, and it's more interested in health and sustainability than in beer and hot dogs.
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