Agrihoods – integrating farming and housing in the same neighborhood
Many times when cities grow and expand into surrounding land a lot of farmland is “eaten up” by conrete and […]
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Carbon positive food regions & Food system design – Part 2
Can a region sequester more carbon in the soil than is emitted by all consumption of its inhabitants? What can
Pioneering Nordic urban farms in Oslo & Copenhagen! (Videos: Virtual urban safari)
Nordic urban farms Did you know know that Gothenburg is one of the pioneering cities when it comes to urban
Carbon positive food regions: Part 1 – Co-creating our future
Välkomna till en spännande resa mot en regenerativ framtid! I detta blogginlägg utforskar vi möjligheten att skapa kolinlagrande matregioner, där
5 principles for successful companion planting (Full article)
Companion planting: Did you know that by growing several types of crops on the same area, you can both increase
Finding passionate growers – how Higab turned unused land into urban farms
Do you have an area on your property that would benefit from more activity and greenery? Many property owners daily
Future of farming #1 – Build topsoil with Carbon farming
Can a farm with cows, chickens and vegetable production create a positive footprint on climate and ecosystems? Yes … This
Want Your Dream Garden, But Have Little Time?
Many dream of owning a lush garden, producing generous harvests for the family. But with full-time jobs, it could seem
Urban Farming Project in Refugee Area in Hafencity, Hamburg
Oscar Jessen was a participant in The Foodprint Lab’s event, Vischan 2030, held in September 2017. After the event and
Community Farming in the North: Luleå, Sweden
Grow Gothenburg interviewed Inga Herrmann, an urban farmer located in the small northern city of Luleå, who is also a
Food Production In Greenhouses In The North
Hietala Farm, located just outside Övertorneå in a little village called Korva, is a large greenhouse establishment, run by Hans
Do you want greener and tastier cities? Build an Edible Parklet!
To those of you who haven’t heard about it, a parklet is often an extension of a concrete sidewalk, which
My urban gardening volunteering in Sweden – by Oscar Jessen
Meet our community friend Oscar Jessen from Hamburg, Germany, who wanted to explore the Swedish urban gardening scene and choose
Let flooding in Amsterdam inspire your garden
The autumn is here. The days get darker, windy and sometimes floodings occur. Due to climate change the weather forecasts
The first commercial rooftop farm in New York
There is something fascinating about Rooftop farms. The view. The wind. The people. And…the taste? All this beneficial values. We
Community Gardening in Singapore
Community work, or working in a community? There is often an air of idealism surrounding the concept of community work
Six tips about what you can do with your “garden trash”
In the autumn, the beautifully colored autumn leaves fall closer to us on the ground. Some find it very disturbing
What is YOUR level of commitment?
Before you start gardening, just as you would do with any physical excercise that need your full commitment, it is important
100 000 dollars on 1000 sqm – Meet pioneering urban farmer Curtis Stone
Profitable urban farming on leased and borrowed land… Sounds almost too good to be true. In this week’s tutorial, we