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Food production

Grow food at home: 8 great tips for growing food in small spaces

...in small spaces. Garden upkeep was never easier. Growing food in raised beds makes small garden maintenance easy Here are just a few of the advantages of growing food in a raised bed in a small garden: An extended growing season. A raised bed will warm up faster than the ground in the spring and in the fall your be...

Interior design and furnishing

Storage ideas for small spaces

...ing in small spaces les of a sacrifice, and more of an enjoyable life choice instead. Finding the balance between having sufficient personal items but not living in constant clutter is the key to living happily in smaller homes. 'Storage' should always be kept in mind during home design, many solutions are easiest to i...

Food production

Growing food indoors

...ination of fuel used to transport our consumables. Growing food hydroponically, given the absence of soil, allows us to grow more food in smaller spaces. For example, without soil a healthy cherry tomato plant can be grown in something as small as a reclaimed wine bottle. This system also allows users to save water as ...

Food production

Growing vegetables in the shade

...grow best in the shade, learn more about how to start a garden and growing food at home in the following pages: Step by step guide on how to create a lasgna garden Growing food at home in small spaces - our best tips A guide to growing edible perennials in your backyard How to build a backyard greenhouse in c...

Food production

Lasagna gardening: the pros & cons of a lasagna garden

...growing food at home in the following pages and here in the Ecohome Green Building Guide. How to create a lasagna garden - step by step guide Vegetables that grow well in the shade Growing food at home in small spaces - 7 top tips Urban farming - a guide to growing edible perennials in your yard How to build...

Food production

Lasagna gardening - the easiest vegetable garden at home?

...ing a backyard lawn into a food producing lasagna garden, learn more about growing food at home in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Growing food at home in small spaces - 7 top tips Vegetables that grow well in the shade Keyhole gardens - growing drought-resistant vegetables at home Growing food indoors,...

Food production

Food & greens can be grown easily indoors - here's how!

...grown in pots inside make beautiful, interesting and useful houseplants Now you know more about growing sprouts and microgreens at home to suppliment our diet, here are some more pages about growing food at home indoors or in backyards. Vegetables that grow well in the shade Growing food at home in small spa...

Lifestyle and environment

Fridge organization - how to optimize fridges to reduce food waste (and why it matters)

...food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses" by 2030. What baseline estimates of food loss and waste will be used to measure progress in reaching this 50 percent reduction goal? The United States does not currently have a single baseline estimate of food loss and waste. Instead, two v...

Greenhouses and Sunrooms / Solariums

7 key principles for an abundant greenhouse

...in the winter, and get enough light for year-round growth, you want to maximize light and heat during the winter months. You can do this by choosing a glazing material with a high light-transmittance, like clear glass, on vertical South faces. For maximum performance, you can also angle South-facing glazing to increase...

Food production

Growing food in urban cores with the Urban Farm Unit

...in an urban setting. There are some more ingenious solutions to growing food in urban areas, and for those unfamiliar with aquaponics, the term refers to a sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture (raising fish or aquatic animals in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water wi...

Food production

Flow frames: How to make your own honey

...into the jar. Mesmerizing.” - John Gates - Canada 26 years with the BC Ministry of Agriculture. Lectured throughout Canada, USA and New Zealand. Beekeeping since 1974 “Mind Blowing...It's not very often something is so revolutionary as to blow my mind...Saving 20% of harvest labor is not trivial, 40% is amazing, 6...