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Rabbit Holes no 3: Stories from the edges of regenerative agriculture

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5 days ago
3 min

Rabbit Holes no 3: Stories from the edges of regenerative agriculture

Our weekly link dump from the edges of urban agriculture.

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6 days ago
3 min

Why leaf blowers are a triple negative

They're ubiquitous, cheap, and noisy, but are leaf blowers any good for the environment? No, not at all.

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Solving housing and food insecurity at the same time

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Jan 20
2 min

Solving housing and food insecurity at the same time

Can we solve the housing and food crises with a single solution? We believe we can.

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Rabbit Holes Volume 2: Stories from the edges of regenerative agriculture

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Jan 15
2 min

Rabbit Holes Volume 2: Stories from the edges of regenerative agriculture

Our weekly link dump from the edges of urban agriculture.

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Jan 14
2 min

What is Urban Agriculture?

What is urban agriculture, and what are some of the differences between agriculture and urban agriculture?

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Jan 12
3 min

Does agriculture belong in cities?

Cities are the seat of our collective power, and urban environments desperately need a deeper connection to the natural world.

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Dec 23, 2020
3 min

What is a Grower?

No matter what you're most interested in, you can be a Grower in the Roots Down Grower Network.

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Dec 22, 2020
1 min

What is natural urbanism?

Natural urbanism prioritizes the relationship between people and the natural world in urban environments.

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Dec 1, 2020
3 min

What is a Productive Urban Landscape?

PULs are simply landscapes that promote 3 simple elements: Food, Ecology, and Community.

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Dec 1, 2020
3 min

What is permaculture?

A simple way to think of permaculture is like an ecological toolbox that has many different uses and applications.

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