Thursday, July 8, 2021

City Agriculture - July 8, 2021

 Geotherapy Not Geoengineering, Please

http://solarray.blogspot.com/2021/04/geotherapy-not-geoengineering-please.html
NB:  Geotherapy can work from flower pot on a windowsill scale to thousands of hectares and should be part of the thinking about all agriculture, urban or not

Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles to revive its olive grove
https://inhabitat.com/las-barnsdall-art-park-revives-historic-olive-grove/
https://www.laparks.org/historic/barnsdall-art-park

10 urban food forests
https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2021/6/24/10-urban-food-forests-turning-cities-into-food-producing-oases

Architects employ agritecture
https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2021/6/23/can-agritecture-help-us-adapt-to-climate-change-these-architects-think-so

Tiny forests in big cities
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/why-tiny-forests-are-popping-up-in-big-cities
hat tip Howard Bernstein

Solar Trees Marketplace in China
https://koichitakada.com/projects/solar-trees-marketplace/
https://inhabitat.com/solar-trees-marketplace-honors-nature-technology-and-chinese-culture/

Urban green spaces in Dhaka, Bangladesh harbor nearly half the country’s butterfly diversity 
https://academic.oup.com/jue/article/7/1/juab008/6218512
hat tip John Thackara

Sustainable food production for a resilient Rosario, Argentina
https://prizeforcities.org
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/06/30/sustainable-food-production-for-a-resilient-rosario-prize-for-cities-2020-2021/
Editorial Comment:  Rosario, Argentina is the birthplace of Che Guevara

Zero waste house that produces its own food
https://www.futurefoodsystem.com
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210629-joost-bakker-on-why-zero-waste-living-is-the-future

AI-Based Sustainable Farming Tech Startup ecoRobotix Raises $14.7 Million
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/06/30/ai-based-sustainable-farming-tech-startup-ecorobotix-raises-14-7-million/
Editorial Comment:  robots to apply herbicides

Rare orchid discovered on London rooftop garden
https://www.treehugger.com/why-city-greening-is-so-important-5190118

NYTimes on hydroponic farming
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/dining/hydroponic-farming.html