Plantas
Is agriculture a purely rural activity? Not any more, if a new breed of urban farmers get their way.
Across the country, roof-top honey farms, window-box herb gardens and parkland vegetable patches are taking root.
And as food prices rise and the economic downturn bites, ways to grow your own, on your doorstep, are likely to become increasingly popular.
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na BBC news... de hoje
- Cultive Sua Própria Comida
Meus passeios pela Livraria Cultura costumam ser prazerosos até o momento em que encontro algum objeto de desejo lindo porém carésimo. Daí começa aquele sofrimento do compro ou não compro, compro ou não compro e normalmente acabo cometendo a loucura....
- Espaços Verdes E Crime
Another Reason to Love Urban Green Space: It Fights Crime (Atlantic CityLab) A new body of evidence suggests that adding greenery in vacant or gray settings reduces criminal activity nearby....
- Ny - New Rules Preserve All Active Community Gardens Under Parks Department Jurisdiction
After an outcry from gardeners, officials announced new rules Monday giving more protection to the city's community gardens. The new rules preserve all active gardens. Only abandoned or rule-breaking gardens can be sold or developed...
- Compreender A Cidade Pós-industrial
"The engaged scientists and also possible "users" of the results will be given the opportunity to learn and to understand whichsimilar macro-processes (metropolisation, post-industrialism etc) are framing urban development and what the room tomanoeuvre...
- Re-making Places
3ª Conferência anual "Re-making Places", organisada pela RUDI (Resources for Urban Design Information), Londres, 21 de Janeiro de 2010. "Redesigning and remodelling places to cater for modern styles of life and a sustainable future can ensure...
Plantas
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Is agriculture a purely rural activity? Not any more, if a new breed of urban farmers get their way.
Across the country, roof-top honey farms, window-box herb gardens and parkland vegetable patches are taking root.
And as food prices rise and the economic downturn bites, ways to grow your own, on your doorstep, are likely to become increasingly popular.
........
na BBC news... de hoje
- Cultive Sua Própria Comida
Meus passeios pela Livraria Cultura costumam ser prazerosos até o momento em que encontro algum objeto de desejo lindo porém carésimo. Daí começa aquele sofrimento do compro ou não compro, compro ou não compro e normalmente acabo cometendo a loucura....
- Espaços Verdes E Crime
Another Reason to Love Urban Green Space: It Fights Crime (Atlantic CityLab) A new body of evidence suggests that adding greenery in vacant or gray settings reduces criminal activity nearby....
- Ny - New Rules Preserve All Active Community Gardens Under Parks Department Jurisdiction
After an outcry from gardeners, officials announced new rules Monday giving more protection to the city's community gardens. The new rules preserve all active gardens. Only abandoned or rule-breaking gardens can be sold or developed...
- Compreender A Cidade Pós-industrial
"The engaged scientists and also possible "users" of the results will be given the opportunity to learn and to understand whichsimilar macro-processes (metropolisation, post-industrialism etc) are framing urban development and what the room tomanoeuvre...
- Re-making Places
3ª Conferência anual "Re-making Places", organisada pela RUDI (Resources for Urban Design Information), Londres, 21 de Janeiro de 2010. "Redesigning and remodelling places to cater for modern styles of life and a sustainable future can ensure...