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Parking Strip Becomes Garden with Free Produce for Neighbors (Video)

Image credit: Peak Moment TV From backyard permaculture to urban homesteads , we see plenty of people ripping up lawns and trying to grow more food for themselves and their families. But sometimes, it’s more about what you can do for others than what you can do for yourself. We’ve already seen what happens when neighbors r… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Robert Byrd, a Man of Transformations Whose Last Was Cut Short

Photo via MLive After the passing of the nation’s longest-serving senator, the obituaries have been generally focusing on a similar narrative: That Robert Byrd (D-WV) was a man of transformations. From Ku Klux Klansmen to a supporter of Barack Obama. But most of these obits are omitting another important transformation the late senator underwent; from a longtime supporter of all things coal to a man who recognized the importance of beginning a transition to a clean energy economy. Indeed, one of the

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How to Grow an Edible School Garden

Image credit: Good Planting, tending, and harvesting a garden teaches young students the value of the soil, the delicacy of plants, and the joy a few hours of dirty work can bring. It can also help supplement those woefully unbalanced school lunches everyone has been talking about . In this vein, Good offers a quick guide to starting an edible school garden…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Cyclist and Architect Designs His Own House

Before and after the Becel Ride For the Heart , I was invited to the new home of an avid cyclist/architect and a baker in what might be called a transitional part of Toronto. From the outside one sees little more than a brick box inside a high fence; from the inside it is a very different story…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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