Tag: urban agriculture

How SPNI is Rewilding Cities and Rebuilding Resilience

In the heart of Jerusalem, a city often defined by its layers of stone, history, and conflict, a special,...

Chicago’s urban farming produces fresh veggies all year, 24/7

Hydroponics and new, high-tech urban agricultural techniques are now growing fresh food in the middle of Manhattan and other large...

Is Tel Aviv’s green bus terminal still blooming?

South Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station (CBS) sprawls across 10 acres in the poorest part of the city. Inaugurated in...

Hydroponic home box grows fresh food at home on water

The team behind Living Green just won $20,000 to further develop LivingBox, an off-grid, modular system of growing food in urban spaces - without soil!

Rooftop garden blooms for Bethlehem refugees

A new project in a Bethlehem-area refugee camp seeks to help reverse a history of forced urbanization and revitalize...

Sow Much Good farmer a CNN hero for spreading her seeds at the urban farm

Sustainable urban farming as a viable concept is now beginning to become popular in many parts of the world,...

A Living Wall of Herbs Within Your Reach

Miriam shows you a practical plan for constructing a living herb wall that fits your space. If growing organic culinary...

Embryonic Canopy is a Giant Floating Seed Bomb

Craig Deebank and Gina Gallaugher were selected as finalists in the Sukkahville design competition held in Toronto recently with their extraordinary...

Vertical Gardening Celebrated in Tel Aviv

This past weekend Yael Stav offered tours of her home and vertical garden as part of the "Houses From...

Hanging Balcony Gardens a Beautiful Solution for the Urban Farmer

Urban gardens don't have to be restricted to rooftops alone - they can flourish on balconies, where everyone can...

Liveinslums Brings Food to Life in Cairo’s City of the Dead

The City of the Dead in Cairo isn't known for its fertile soil, but Liveinslums is working to change...

Dickson Despommier: we can end hunger in Middle East with vertical farming

Lack of space in urban environments often means that farming opportunities are limited, but a technique of farming indoors...