Canada Votes 2021: Where The Political Parties Stand On The Environment
You might have noticed that heat waves, hurricanes, and other intense weather-related phenomena have become much more common over the past couple of decades. And according to a new report from the U.N., that isn’t going to change any time soon. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report said that these extreme weather occurrences will […]
Could Regenerative Agriculture Be the Answer to Climate Change?
The world’s farming industry and food system are no longer fit for purpose. Farming is directly responsible for nearly 30% of all greenhouse emissions, and industrial agriculture is eroding soil at a rate of 24 billion tonnes a year. Modern agricultural practices are also contributing to wildlife and insect extinction. Around 40% of global insect […]
Urban Gardening Essential To Mitigating The Effects of Climate Change
Imagine if every one of our cities was bursting with urban farms? Fruit, vegetable, and flower crops growing in community gardens or raised beds and containers on every rooftop and balcony; that’s the dream. Experts say urban gardening might be a big piece of the puzzle in mitigating climate change. How Urban Gardening Helps Greening up […]
Cultivating Positivity As The World Faces Climate, Health Challenges
Millions Take Part In Global Climate Strikes
What are you doing on Friday? Millions of young people around the world are begging for their futures, and they’re asking us all to help them. It’s a historic call for action as the terrifying realities of global warming set it. Disrupt Business As Usual We are all being urged to disrupt business as usual […]
Waiting For Warmth: Gardening In A Cold Summer
After long, cold winters and wet springs, gardeners look forward to capitalizing on the warm summer months by enjoying beautiful blooms and abundant yields from the fruit and veggie patch. But what happens when the warmth never arrives? Unfortunately, this is shaping up to be one of those summers where people wish for better. Environment […]
Healthy Soil & Microbes Make It Rain?
The importance of building healthy soil is greater than organic growing. Even conventional growers are discovering this too. But the idea that organic soil matter will make it rain? Not just the soil, but the microbes it contains, and the ones that live on plants too. Scientific evidence that this is very possible is building, beginning […]
Indoor Garden Air – Anything But Thin
When all of the beverage from a drinking cup has been imbibed, it is considered to be “empty”, and admittedly that definition tends to work as far as drinking needs go in gardening. It is sometimes helpful to remember that it is not empty at all, but rather full to the brim with air. In […]