Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
gardening and plants, Tag
- Grow your own mushroom lamp with this brilliant DIY kit Thu, 21 Sep 17, 10:17pmEver wanted to grow your own lamp? Now you can, thanks to a brilliant collaboration between eco-designer Danielle Trofe and Ecovative. Recently launched on Kickstarter, the Grow-It-Yourself Lamp Kit lets you grow a beautiful...
- 3 ways to capture water for your backyard garden (that wont break the bank) Thu, 14 Sep 17, 10:08pmOne major issue a lot of backyard farmers have to contend with is water. All plants need water in order to thrive, and that generally means people have to hose down their gardens twice a day to ensure a healthy, generous...
- Clever GrowMore planter expands along with your garden Wed, 6 Sep 17, 9:00pmGrowMore is a clever planter that expands as your garden grows. Designed by Danish architects Sine Lindholm and Mads-Ulrik Husum of Husum Lindholm Architects, the modular gardening system can be bolted together in a variety...
- Iowa grocery store grows 10-15 lbs of produce on outdoor vertical garden every week Wed, 30 Aug 17, 8:18amIt doesn't get much more local than this. In Davenport, Iowa, Hy-Vee grocery store commissioned Friday's Fresh Market (FFM) to install and maintain two eight-tower Grow Walls (hydroponic vertical gardens) on the outside of...
- Iowa grocery grows 10-15 lbs of produce on outdoor vertical garden - every week Tue, 29 Aug 17, 10:06pmIt doesn't get much more local than this. In Davenport, Iowa, Hy-Vee grocery store commissioned Friday's Fresh Market (FFM) to install and maintain two eight-tower Grow Walls, or hydroponic vertical gardens, on the outside...
- A rooftop urban oasis springs to life in a polluted NYC neighborhood Fri, 25 Aug 17, 4:58amParks and public plazas are typically urban escapes you'd expect to find at street level, but when your neighborhood hosts a league of industrial warehouses, wastewater treatment plants, and sits along one of the most polluted...
- 6 Surprising uses for garlic you probably didnt know about Thu, 17 Aug 17, 11:59pmIt's garlic harvesting season, and those glorious, aromatic bulbs are now adorning farmer's market stalls just about everywhere. Garlic isn't just good for flavoring bread and warding off vampires: it has many great uses...
- Restorative Healing Gardens take over a concrete garage rooftop in L.A. Tue, 15 Aug 17, 7:30pmA healing green landscape has blossomed in the place of a former concrete plaza in Los Angeles. Local firm AHBE Landscape Architects transformed a concrete site atop a multi-level garage into the new Healing Gardens for Cedars-Sinai...
- Gorgeous solar-powered greenhouse home in Sweden hits the market Mon, 7 Aug 17, 10:29pmIf you're looking for a gorgeous home surrounded by an idyllic landscape, this greenhouse hybrid is currently on the market for a cool $864k. Located in Gothenburg, Sweden, the A-frame residence has three bedrooms and a large,...
- The Brooklyn Childrens Museums new green roof lets kids explore the wilderness in the middle of the city Sat, 5 Aug 17, 3:41amThe Brooklyn Children’s Museum is bringing the wilderness to the middle of the city. This weekend, the museum will unveil a space that includes a forest, trails, interactive exhibits and a winged canopy that takes center...
- Antarctica plants show potential as natural sunscreen ingredients Fri, 28 Jul 17, 10:56pmAntarctica may be the last place you'd expect to find sunscreen ingredients, but scientists from Chile have a hunch the molecules that shield two species of Antarctic flowers from the harsh effects of the sun could also protect...
- Solar-powered biodome sustains all four seasons at the same time, under one roof Mon, 17 Jul 17, 9:02pmItalian architect Carlo Ratti just unveiled plans for a stunning biodome that recreates all four seasons under one solar-powered roof. The Garden of the Four Seasons is a 2,500-square-meter long enclosed garden that uses...
- Rotating indoor garden grows up to 100 herbs and vegetables every month Sat, 15 Jul 17, 12:22amGrowing your own home garden has never been easier or more beautiful. The innovative Ogarden is a spherical indoor garden with a rotating circular wheel that provides an optimal growing environment for leafy vegetable and...
- This plant-based water filter works like a tiny Amazon rainforest Wed, 12 Jul 17, 8:35pmWe take water for granted far too often. Whole civilizations have fallen as a result of over-exploiting water sources, according to Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate student Pratik Ghosh, so it's imperative that we treat...
- Plant-based water filtration system works like a small Amazon rainforest Wed, 12 Jul 17, 8:35pmWe take water for granted far too often. Whole civilizations have fallen as a result of over-exploiting water sources, according to Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate student Pratik Ghosh, so it's imperative that we treat...