Urban Foraging
Urban Foraging What if food lined the streets in your neighborhood or town and as you strolled through you could pick and eat to your heart’s content? That’s what urban…
All About Time
All About Time By Greg Peterson Chinese Proverb: The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time…now!!! I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s new…
What is Biogas?
What is Biogas? Did you know that feces can be made into a gas that provides electricity? Yes, you read that correctly. Biogas is what’s created when you take manure…
Geos: A Sustainably-Designed Neighborhood in Colorado
Geos: A Sustainably-Designed Neighborhood in Colorado Have you ever wondered what a sustainably-designed neighborhood looks or feels like? Geos Neighborhood in Arvada, Colorado is a promising net-zero energy development in…
Refreshing My Tower Garden
Refreshing My Tower Garden By Greg Peterson I have said it before…I LOVE my Tower Garden. Just what is a Tower Garden? It is an uber cool hydroponic growing system…
Milan’s Vertical Forest
Milan’s Vertical Forest One of Europe’s most polluted cities is about to become the home of an impressive vertical forest. The project (called Bosco Verticale) is already underway and consists…
Cottonwood: Winter Wild-Harvesting
Cottonwood: Winter Wild-Harvesting By Sarah Jaroskye If you have an innate sense of curiosity about the natural world, as I do, you may have noticed the white cottony fluff blowing through the…
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 21
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 21 Sustainable Farming Internships Interested in a sustainable farming internship or apprenticeship? Check out this database of farmers seeking potential interns. Read More Phoenix Fruit Tree Program…
Why We Need to STOP Recycling
Why We Need to STOP Recycling By Greg Peterson Often I start my lectures with statements like “we need to stop recycling” and “sustainability is done,” both of which are…
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 7
Urban Farming Tidbits: January 7 Documentary Screening: Unacceptable Levels If you live in the Phoenix area, you will not want to miss the screening of this documentary about the chemical…
