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Flora & Fauna

Grandad becomes friends with the mice in his garden and builds them houses

Gez Robinson (61) from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, found out there are mice families living in his garden and… he became friends…

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Inspiring People

Abandoned Hollywood hotel transformed into solar-powered homeless shelter including rooftop farm

The rooftop Tower Farm at Step Up on Vine provides tenants with vocational training, horticultural therapy, and up to half a…

5 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Europe’s first rooftop farm in Rotterdam shows the sky’s the limit

The largest roof farm in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe includes a smart-roof test site for water…

6 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Tap into the clouds: ingenious rain barrel with built-in faucet helps save and use rain water

Modern twist on an old design saves money and makes the most of a free and under-utilised resource by collecting rainwater,…

6 mins
35

Inspiring People

South African garbage dump transformed into sustainable community food garden in just 3 weeks

One man’s mission to transform a rubbish dump into a vegetable garden to ensure sustainability for a soup kitchen in constant…

4 mins
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Inspiring People

Husband spends years planting thousands of fragrant flowers for his blind wife

When Toshiyuki Kuroki’s wife Yasuko went blind and lost her sparkle, he spent years transforming their garden into a floral paradise…

2 mins
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Better Society

The citizens of Paris are planting gardens in the street

Paris licences its ‘citizen gardeners to vegetate all you want’ as one of several initiatives to increase the amount of green…

4 mins
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Inspiring People

Boston Hospital’s Rooftop Garden Provides Over 3000kg of Organic Veggies a Year for Patients

The Boston Medical Center’s cultivated rooftop garden feeds patients with fresh organic homegrown produce.

5 mins
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Sustainable Planet

How to help bees: 8 practical action steps YOU can take to befriend bees and make a real difference

The good news is there are plenty of ways you can get involved and you don’t need to become a beekeeper…

4 mins
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Good Stuff

Can you dig it? This urban “Gangsta Gardener” is a real game-changer

Ron Finley envisions a world where gardening is gangsta, children know their nutrition, and communities embrace the act of growing.

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Grandad becomes friends with the mice in his garden and builds them houses

Abandoned Hollywood hotel transformed into solar-powered homeless shelter including rooftop farm

Europe’s first rooftop farm in Rotterdam shows the sky’s the limit

Tap into the clouds: ingenious rain barrel with built-in faucet helps save and use rain water

South African garbage dump transformed into sustainable community food garden in just 3 weeks

Husband spends years planting thousands of fragrant flowers for his blind wife

The citizens of Paris are planting gardens in the street

Boston Hospital’s Rooftop Garden Provides Over 3000kg of Organic Veggies a Year for Patients

How to help bees: 8 practical action steps YOU can take to befriend bees and make a real difference

Can you dig it? This urban “Gangsta Gardener” is a real game-changer

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Grandad becomes friends with the mice in his garden and builds them houses

Abandoned Hollywood hotel transformed into solar-powered homeless shelter including rooftop farm

Europe’s first rooftop farm in Rotterdam shows the sky’s the limit

Tap into the clouds: ingenious rain barrel with built-in faucet helps save and use rain water

South African garbage dump transformed into sustainable community food garden in just 3 weeks

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Husband spends years planting thousands of fragrant flowers for his blind wife

The citizens of Paris are planting gardens in the street

Boston Hospital’s Rooftop Garden Provides Over 3000kg of Organic Veggies a Year for Patients

How to help bees: 8 practical action steps YOU can take to befriend bees and make a real difference

Can you dig it? This urban “Gangsta Gardener” is a real game-changer