This is a follow-up to my report from 2013 when I last visited Copenhagen. This time I came to join the celebrations for the opening of the Cityringen, or metro line M3, which happened on 29 September 2019, luckily without any last-minute delay as had occured in Aarhus two years ago. Osterport station – trains…
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes One of the most common limiting factors of preparedness is space. In the early days of preparedness, it can feel like money is all that stands in your way, but before long you come to realize that space might be an even bigger problem. You can save up for that…
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The North American City Flags Tournament started two days ago, on November 16, 2022. After participating in the NAVA City Flag Survey and its 312 new city flags AND the start of the World Cup of Flags 2022 by the Flag Institute, I thought that combining the greatness of North America’s best flags AND a…
823: Getting Your Gardens Watered A Rosie on the House Radio Show Replay. In This Show: In this episode of Rosie on the House, hosts Romey Romero and Farmer Greg and guests Derek Zellers and Anthony Dominguez from HyKreations discuss extreme weather tree care. They introduce their all-natural Wisdom product line, which enhances tree care…
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Guest blogger: Cortney Kirk, Somerville Urban Ag Ambassador During the spring and summer of 2018 I spent my volunteer time, as a Somerville Urban Agriculture Ambassador, at the Somerville Growing Center. It has been a great experience and fulfilled one of my goals of participating in the Ag program, getting more involved with a community…
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Cities across Europe are looking for solutions to develop fairer housing models. In 2020, URBACT and Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) developed a common ‘Right2Housing’ platform to exchange ‘housing as a right’ practices among cities. Although the debate on affordable housing in Europe has recently sent out important messages for policy-makers, the housing context of the…
Integrating artificial intelligence into today’s environmental control systems could reduce energy consumption for indoor agriculture by 25% – potentially helping to feed the world as its population rises, Cornell engineers have found. “If we incorporate AI into agricultural plant factories – large-scale indoor farms with complete lighting and climate control – all around the world,…
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Gustav Eiffel’s Pont de le Peixateries Velles over Onyar river. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton. Updated June 6, 2024 The history of Girona, Spain, is as colorful as the ochre and coral-toned buildings lining the banks of the Onyar river that flows through this ancient city. Bursting with historical sites, Girona makes a great day trip from…
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Gosh, that was heartwarming! Harvest Potluck in the Garden As always, our annual celebration of community, food, music was delightful. It was a beautiful autumn day on the farm and we enjoyed it with many friends. The Great Pumpkin Smash Saturday, November 27This family-friendly event is free.Drop in between 9…
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The pandemic years have been fruitful times for public spaces in cities across Finland. People have spent more time enjoying their local parks, cities have allowed large new terraces on city squares, and more on-street parking has been allocated for people-friendly use than ever before. Another enjoyable development was to see a small beer garden…
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