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Depave: Returning Parking Lots To Paradise
BY ANDREW PRICE, fastcoexist.com
You might not know what you’ve got till it’s gone, but plenty of people are starting to realize that acres and acres of pavement may not be the best use of our urban space. Depave is working to tear up that asphalt and make green spaces bloom…

Depave, breaks down the asphalt.

Depave: Returning Parking Lots To Paradise
BY ANDREW PRICE, fastcoexist.com

You might not know what you’ve got till it’s gone, but plenty of people are starting to realize that acres and acres of pavement may not be the best use of our urban space. Depave is working to tear up that asphalt and make green spaces bloom…

Depave, breaks down the asphalt.

Reset. Think again. Back to the start. Please.

Seeds to feed. Rooftop farm (blog)

Seeds to feed. Rooftop farm (blog)

Have you ever wondered what the tree population and density of the United States looks like? This amazing map shows just that.

Have you ever wondered what the tree population and density of the United States looks like? This amazing map shows just that.

FarmingtheCity.net maps and showcases an initial 19 key city farming projects on an interactive online site. Case study information includes location, type of project (commercial, community, innovation), status (start-up, on-going, completed) and position within the developing local food system (sourcing, preparation, distribution, consumption). (via Jana van Linden)

Will Urban Gardens Wilt Post-Recession?
Sarah Parsons, good.is
For­get white pick­et fences and tree-lined streets. Bull­doz­ers are the new neigh­bor­hood sta­ple in Cleve­land, Ohio.Thanks to the mort­gage cri­sis and the reces­sion, Cuya­hoga Coun­ty over­flows with aban­doned homes. Not only do these…

Will Urban Gardens Wilt Post-Recession?
Sarah Parsons, good.is

For­get white pick­et fences and tree-lined streets. Bull­doz­ers are the new neigh­bor­hood sta­ple in Cleve­land, Ohio.

Thanks to the mort­gage cri­sis and the reces­sion, Cuya­hoga Coun­ty over­flows with aban­doned homes. Not only do these…

Urban Beehive. The beehive is designed to allow us a glimpse into the fascinating world of these industrious creatures and to harvest the honey that they produce.

Urban Beehive. The beehive is designed to allow us a glimpse into the fascinating world of these industrious creatures and to harvest the honey that they produce.