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Arid Lands Newsletter view detail comment email this

This twice yearly newsletter, published in both Web and e-mail formats, focuses on global events and issues confronting researchers, resource managers, and policy makers in arid areas. Archived. Covers a broad range of issues including water management, ecotourism, small farm management, urban agriculture, desertification, biodiversity, desert literature, and desert architecture.
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/ALNHome.html
Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Gardening, Geography
Last updated Jan 5, 2004

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: BBG’s Online Library of Gardening Information view detail comment email this

This site features “gardening articles and growing tips” selected from Brooklyn Botanic Garden horticultural newsletters, handbooks, and guides. Topics include gardening techniques, garden design, wildlife gardening, wildflowers, kitchen gardening (vegetables, fruits, herbs, recipes), houseplants, urban gardening, botany, ecology, plant conservation, and pests and diseases.
http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/
Topics: Animals, Crops, Environment, Gardening
Last updated May 18, 2005

Composting With Red Wiggler Worms view detail comment email this

How to keep compost bins, both inside and outside, in which worms do the work. The information “is based on the experiences of a network of worm composters linked to City Farmer, Vancouver, and the excellent and practical book: Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof.” Also links to related sites about composting and about worms. City Farmer, “Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture,” is a nonprofit organization.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html
Topics: Agriculture, Animals, Gardening
Last updated Apr 16, 2005

Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture view detail comment email this

This research center’s mission is “to define and address constraints to economic growth, to promote environmental stewardship, and to enhance the development and the delivery of science-based information” about urban agriculture. The site contains gardening tips and answers to commonly asked questions, links to related sites, and more. From the University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
http://apps.caes.uga.edu/urbanag/
Topics: Agriculture, Gardening
Last updated Apr 15, 2008

Urban Agriculture Notes by City Farmer view detail comment email this

Reports on worm composting, waterwise gardening, sprouting, community gardens, and more. Topics include regions around the world, community gardens, gardening with children, hydroponics, insects, livestock, and water. This site is lengthy and disorganized, but searchable. Some information is specific to the Vancouver and larger British Columbia regions of Canada. City Farmer, “Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture,” is a nonprofit organization.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/
Topics: Agriculture, Gardening
Last updated Apr 2, 2004

The Vertical Farm view detail comment email this

Discussion about the need for “vertical farms,” a new approach to indoor farming. It is envisioned that such farms will be “efficient (cheap to construct and safe to operate) ... many stories high, [and] will be situated in the heart of the world’s urban centers.” The site features an essay, plans, and designs. From a professor and students at Columbia University.
http://www.verticalfarm.com
Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Science, Science, Technology
Last updated Aug 24, 2005