Revitalizing Detroit with Urban Agriculture

Great read:

http://inhabitat.com/2010/11/19/turning-downtrodden-detroit-into-a-farm-town-could-revitalize-it/

Turnkey Acquaponics Kit

Just one more notch in the Acquaponics belt! More over at Treehugger:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/11/fishy-farm-aquaponics-kits.php

A Brief History of Agrarian Urbanism

http://places.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=15518

An excellent history! Must read for those interested in the movement.

Parkour....ParCow!!!

Very entertaining video over on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSnc3neGaYI

Guys running around doing parkour dressed in cow suits. It's for a good, agriculture related cause. Friends of the Earth has started a campaign "Join the Moovement." Get more details here:

http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/press_for_change/parcow_25701.html

SRI: More Rice, Less Water

In the last eight years, a new system of planting rice, known as SRI, has gained a small following in south east asia. The process increases yields by 10-50% while using 50% less water. It doesn't require any special seeds, fertilizer, or equipment either! Read more about it here:

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_freshwater/freshwater_resources/?114460/More-Rice-with-Less-Water-SRI-System-of-Rice-Intensification

Reforestation 1.0

Two great links to get this category started.

First, 70,000 people in Senegal will plant an estimated 60,000,000 (that's million) mangrove trees by the end of this year. Mangroves facilitate lush ecosystems and store massive amounts of carbon. See more over at Treehugger

Second, a Dutch inventor by the name of Pieter Hoff has come up with a device that he calls The Waterboxx. This simple plastic device has an ingenious trick up its sleeve: the plastic cover changes temperature at a different rate than the surrounding air. As a result, condensation forms on the cover of the box which is funneled inward toward the seed/sapling. This process helps a tree get through the critical development phase in arid climates. The device is reusable and quite ingenious. See more over at Treehugger

Chicken Coop With a Green Roof

Just as the title says. What a great idea! The green roof is a great place to plant your veggies plus it provides the coop with some insulation that I'm sure your chickens will appreciate!

See it @ Inhabitat