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MaliArts designs city-chic beehives to save solitary bees

We’re big fans of beautifully designed urban beehives on Inhabitat, and Mexico-based design studio MaliArts’...

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Why American ranchers are feeding Skittles to their cattle

The next time you bite into a burger, do not be surprised if you taste the rainbow. American farmers have been...

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Fleet Farming transforms suburban lawns into sustainable gardens

Front lawns are all too common across the United States, yet they produce a huge amount of pollution through absorbing...

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Solar-powered ‘Cultivator’ lets you print your own meat at home

If meat is printed in your kitchen rather than butchered in a slaughterhouse, is it vegan? This is one of many...

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OMA unveils plans to transform former tobacco plant into local food hub in Louisville

In an ambitious effort to bring food producers and consumers closer together, OMA has developed a masterplan that...

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NYC’s Design Trust for Public Space Launches Urban Agriculture Data Collection Portal

Some people still criticize the urban agriculture movement as a cute idea with little potential to feed urban populations,...

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New Study Suggests Massive Bee Die-Off and Colony Collapse Caused by Combination of Factors: Fungicides Lead to Parasite Infections

Although it's obvious that something is killing bees in mass quantities, for years scientists have struggled to...

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City Farm: South Providence’s Urban Agriculture Transformation

City Farm finds its home in the heart of South Providence. It is an area with a turbulent history of conflict and...

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The Urb Garden Helps Urban Gardeners Grow Food at Home

Lately it seems that everyone is fixated on food -- its production, its enhancement, its delivery and consumption,...

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