By admin on Sep 20, 2009 in News Clippings, Urban Farming | 0 Comments
EcoSunday shares this news bit from BusinessWorld about a new law enacted by the city council of Quezon City, Phlippines “requiring private and government-owned buildings to reserve part of their rooftops for “greening.”
New commercial/residential buildings, under the Green Roof Ordinance (Ordinance 1940) signed into law by Mayor Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr. last September 10, should [...]
By admin on Sep 18, 2009 in Farm Technology, Sustainable Agriculture, Urban Farming | 0 Comments
Well, hens actually. Roosters are not welcome because of their crowing and they don’t lay eggs and don’t have good meat hehe. Farmfriday brings this interesting article from MSNBC about raising chickens in the city. While this may seem novel in modern western cities, this may not be so in most asian cities. Still its an [...]
By admin on Sep 11, 2009 in Farm Technology, Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, Urban Farming | 0 Comments
Here’s an interesting bit we stumbled upon on MSNBC about urban farming in New York City, USA. As the worldwide trend towards urbanization continues to roll on, the prospects of urban farming becomes more and more evident, if not, a practical necessity. I like this quote from the rooftop farmer “Food comes from not only [...]
