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Bamboo Forest, Japan

This shot taken from the path while entering the incredible bamboo forest outside of Kyoto, Japan.

How Goes the Garden

Progress update on plants growing in our little greenhouse: Around Feb 5th we started planting seedlings that sprouted in the house, then I more

The constant gardeners

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa.

ECO News: Cardboard Architecture

Cardboard Cafe makes a mark at the London Design Festival:
Paper Tea House by Shigeru Ban: more

Hives for hire

California's almond crop — the state's most valuable farm export — owes its vitality to 48 billion buzzing helpers: rented honeybees more

My Saturday

was spent with our Wisconsin National Guard soldier at a Yellow Ribbon Event, which is basically a briefing for the families of the soldiers more

BARNS

I've spent so much of my working life in a barn. I am always looking for barn photos.

ECO friendly Lightbulb

The Plumen 001 lightbulb, designed by Samuel Wilkinson for Hulger of London, appears at first glance to be nothing more than "another" more

Blue Dynamics wind-propelled vehicle is a yacht for the road

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept vehicle designed to be powered by wind.
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A new definition of the Modern Farmer

I retired from the dairy business, twice, so I know from farming. Passion, desire is all you need.

In The Middle of Tea Plantation

Ending the year with another clean energy investment

We’ve made a new $94 million investment in a portfolio of four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects being built by Recurrent Energy near more

Jatiluwih Rice Terrace in Bali

Honeybee Deaths Linked to Corn Insecticides - Yahoo! News

My daughter just did a "current events" presentation on honey bee die-offs. Three months ago, it was supposed to a parasitic aphid that was more

Cows on Waterbeds?!!?

It's true! That glass of milk you're drinking may have been sleeping on a waterbed the night before.

Tegalalang Rice Terrace in Bali

Nations need food security goals

The biggest environmental summit for a decade must make meaningful progress on global food security and sustainable agriculture, say more

How to be Green!Most Innovative Green Designs

1. laser-cuts their cardboard into the parts for fanciful globesAvailable from. graypants.com.
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Plantagon Greenhouse, Sweden, Linköping

The first in the world cultivation in the skyscraper.
It will be ready in 2013 more

""My Christmas gift to all ECO Members.

Merry Christmas ECO World.
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