Saturday, July 8, 2023

City Agriculture - July 8, 2023

 Bottle Farm - growing system for windowsill hydroponics

https://bottle-farm.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGIfdIMiJPI
hat tip:  core77.com
Editorial Comment:  A good idea which can probably be replicated with available materials like peat pellets and liquid fertilizers.

Bt Farms is building an agri-hood, "a regenerative community plan for approximately 220 acres of farm and wetlands land in Madison, Wisconsin”
https://btfarms.org/
https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2023/3/13/one-of-a-kind-agri-hood-would-blend-housing-farming-and-racial-justice-on-far-east-side-of-madison

Badger Rock Middle School in Madison, WI "the state’s first charter school centered around agriculture, biodiversity and environmental studies”
https://badgerrock.madison.k12.wi.us/

Snail farming
https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/7/20/snail-farming-raising-low-carbon-alternative-protein

Combining green roofs with agrivoltaics
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/07/more-bad-news-for-fossil-fuels-rooftop-solar-meets-agrivoltaics/

Urban food forests
https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2023/4/5/food-forests-are-bringing-shade-and-sustenance-to-us-cities-one-parcel-of-land-at-a-time

Why and how of city agriculture plans
https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2023/5/10/why-your-city-needs-an-urban-agriculture-plan-amp-how-to-start-one

Local microfarms
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/10/local-food-microfarms-equity

Urban pollinators
https://theconversation.com/bees-and-hoverflies-are-key-to-growing-more-fruit-and-veg-in-cities-new-research-207665

Bus shelter rooftop gardens to prevent urban flooding
https://gothamist.com/news/rooftop-gardens-bus-stops-cheap-remedy-nyc-flood-problem-pratt
hat tip to https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/15/flooding-issue-in-nyc-rooftop-gardens-for-bus-stops-to-the-rescue/

First roof gardener in Barcelona turns 100
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/barcelona-centenarian-organic-gardener-joan-carulla-rooftop-farm-aoe

What you need to know about green walls
https://inhabitat.com/what-do-you-need-to-know-about-plant-walls/

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