Bag gardening.
Is your only outdoor space a cemented one? No problem. You can quickly create a garden by planting directly into bags full of soil.
Spotted on Tree Hugger, these are garbage bags from Sweden. If you’re looking for something a little smaller and easier, you can just use standard soil bags from your local nursery.
See step-by-step instructions here.
And for a better look, add hay around the perimeter to cover the bags.
We need all schools to be more like this
“This campus gardening project has done more than teach students about the fundamentals of organic gardening. It’s taught life lessons about interdependence, caring for the environment, and the value of hard work. Read more about these middle school students who grow their own lunch: http://www.edutopia.org/edible-school…”
(Source: mypeace.tv)
Quinoa (pronounced Keen’wah)
“The protein content of these two foods [Quinoa and Amaranth] has a essential amino acid balance that is near the ideal. They both come closer to meeting the genuine protein requirements of the human body than either cow’s milk or soybeans. They are high in the amino acid lysine, which is lacking in most cereals such as wheat, sorghum, corn and barley.” saltspringseeds.com
also see, wikipedia
“The Kayapó maintain a traditional way of life and protect one of the world’s most important rainforests at the same time. Just as they need the forest intact to live, so do we need it to mitigate climate change and provide a wealth of biodiversity to the world.”
Learn more about the Kayapó Nation at:
http://www.conservation.org/Campaigns…
Ollas: Unglazed Clay Pots for Garden Irrigation
“To use ollas in a garden or farm, one buries the olla in the soil leaving the top slightly protruding from the soil (ideally the neck of the olla is glazed to prevent evaporation or it should be reasonable to apply a surface mulch that covers the neck of the olla without spilling into the opening). The olla is filled with water and the opening is then capped (with a rock, clay plate or other available material to prevent mosquito breeding, soil intrusion and evaporation).”
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Reforestation - Hope in a Changing Climate 1 of 2 - BBC Earth Report Documentary
Posted September 15, 2010 at 5:32am in Reforestation Ecology BBC China Ethiopia Agriculture environmental degradation
Timbrel Vaults
“A building technique that dates back 600 years and is now being rediscovered due to it’s low use of building materials and therefore low embodied energy. Made from locally pressed tiles, beautiful spanning shapes are built without extensive formwork and at minimal cost. The designs of these dome shells work with pure compression and no reinforcement steel.” ecoshow.co.nz
“The Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre, which is built to house artifacts from the region’s prehistory, was constructed using local materials and using the skills and labour of local people. Unemployed South Africans were trained in the manufacture of earth tiles and in building the timbrel vaults.” notechmagazine.com
Posted September 15, 2010 at 4:46am in Timbrel vault South Africa Earth Building Architecture Building materials
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