In news that will surprise, well, almost everyone, researchers from Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research say that it's possible to feed the world sustainably by 2050, when the planet's population is expected to ...READ»
The first Green Revolution wasn't really "green" at all. The phrase actually refers to the period of time, starting in 1945, when pesticides, synthetic fertilizer, and irrigation came into play in the agricultural world. The ...READ»
As it becomes apparent that our current system of globalized food production is both unhealthy and untenable, competitions have emerged to find ways to bring local food to urban neighborhoods. Earlier this month, Redesign Your ...READ»
From the crumbling ashes of the fallen financial system rises a new type of bank: one for heirloom seeds. It sounds like the beginning of a post-apocalyptic novel, but it's really happening in Petaluma, California, where an abandoned ...READ»
City dwellers use less energy and more public transportation than their rural counterparts, but urban landscapes often lack localized food production. Vincent Callebaut Architectures attempts to remedy that with its Dragonfly ...READ»
Romses Architects' Harvest Green Project, a winning entry in Vancouver's "The 2030 Challenge," explores urban vertical farming in mixed-use buildings.
The architecture firm envisions a building that contains ...READ»
Yesterday, I wrote about the five most innovative Earth Day initiatives. But a two-week long green initiative from biotech company Bayer takes the crown for the strangest stunt this month. Bayer Healthcare has brought 1,450 sheep ...READ»
Farming is time-intensive, back-breaking, tiring work--so why not leave it to the robots? A group of MIT students are doing just that with a cluster of tomato plants placed on artificial turf.
The students' "precision ...READ»
