To grow. It's not much yet. This big shrub is elderberry but in Newark, the biggest city in New Jersey, *** small forest is just starting to grow. The food forest is like *** garden, but it's designed ...
Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Below the red-tile roofs of the Catalina Foothills, an affluent area on the ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the United States, there are over 6,500 rural and urban areas ...
More than half of all people on Earth live in cities and that share could reach 70% by 2050. But except for public parks, there aren’t many models for nature conservation that focus on caring for ...
In a couple of years, local residents will be able to regularly collect free fruits and vegetables from a 5.02-acre parcel of land in Newport News. It’s known as a “food forest” — and will be the ...
Cities across the country are dotted with vacant lots — often overgrown with weeds, full of trash or surrounded by dilapidated buildings. The unused spaces are at best an eyesore. But some community ...
The good news is there’s a simple way to cool things down: Plant trees. “You’re easily 10 degrees cooler stepping under the shade of a tree,” said Brad Lancaster, an urban forester in Tucson. “It’s ...