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Find volunteers & members to your farm!
ByGrow Here
Are you running an urban or small-scale farm and looking for members or want to reach out with an event?…
Future of farming #1 – Build topsoil with Carbon farming
ByGrow Here
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?
BySuzanna Törnroth - Grow Gothenburg
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
BySuzanna Törnroth - Grow Gothenburg
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
BySuzanna Törnroth - Grow Gothenburg
Grow Gothenburg interviewed Inga Herrmann, an urban farmer located in the small northern city of Luleå, who is also a…
Growing on concrete… Is it possible?
ByGrow Here
Yes, it definitely is. In this article, you will learn how to set up your own farm on concrete/asphalt. This…
Food Production In Greenhouses In The North
ByGrow Here
Hietala Farm, located just outside Övertorneå in a little village called Korva, is a large greenhouse establishment, run by Hans…
A Designer’s Guide to Starting a Local Food Community: Part 3
ByLisa Shields
This is Part 3 of the 3-part series of workshops conducted by Lisa Shields. The first workshop was focused on…
A Designer’s Guide to Starting a Local Food Community: Part 2
ByLisa Shields
This article follows after last week’s release of Workshop 1. This article is on Workshop 2, on how you can envision your…
Do you want greener and tastier cities? Build an Edible Parklet!
ByCristina Ramos
To those of you who haven’t heard about it, a parklet is often an extension of a concrete sidewalk, which…
A Designer’s Guide to Starting a Local Food Community: Part 1
ByLisa Shields
Ever wondered how you could start a farming movement in your neighbourhood? Do you know how to measure existing interest?…
8 Tips to Buy Groceries in an Environmentally Friendly Way
ByGrow Here
Did you know that you can reduce your energy footprint by almost 50% if you consciously choose environmentally friendly ways…
Do plants grow in the wind?
ByCristina Ramos
You might have observed that when you go hiking in high mountain elevations, plants don’t grow very tall. This is…
5 easy spring vegetables
BySuzanna Törnroth - Grow Gothenburg
Have you ever wanted to jumpstart your growing journey this season but just don’t quite seem to find the time?…
My urban gardening volunteering in Sweden – by Oscar Jessen
ByGrow Gothenburg
Meet our community friend Oscar Jessen from Hamburg, Germany, who wanted to explore the Swedish urban gardening scene and choose…
Start farming at your school
ByCristina Ramos
“Hello Andreas, have you seen this video? Anything useful for your teaching?” That was the short message from an old…
Farming techniques for schools
ByCristina Ramos
Hydroponic indoor farming We (Andreas and his students) farm in water with complete or partial artificial lightning. The nutrition for…
EAT or RIPE Green tomatoes?
ByCristina Ramos
“Many urban farmers face the autumn with fear, knowing that the first frosts can suddenly appear and destroy your last…
Let flooding in Amsterdam inspire your garden
ByGrow Gothenburg
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
ByGrow Gothenburg
There is something fascinating about Rooftop farms. The view. The wind. The people. And…the taste? All this beneficial values. We…
Extending the season
ByGrow Gothenburg
Many people think the season is over now as the first frosts begin to get closer and the days are…
Community Gardening in Singapore
BySuzanna Törnroth - Grow Gothenburg
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”
ByGrow Gothenburg
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?
ByGrow Gothenburg
Before you start gardening, just as you would do with any physical excercise that need your full commitment, it is important…
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