City Agriculture - October 2, 2023

 Babylon Micro-Farms - for corporate dining, student dining, senior living communities, and event and hospitality venues now in 31 states

https://babylonmicrofarms.com/

Local ecosystem restoration and food forestry - the transformation of one yard in San Antonio, TX
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/25/2159617/-Local-ecosystem-restoration-and-food-forestry

Green Shades - vegetal awnings
https://www.singulargreen.com/en/green-shades/
hat tip Alexandra Sokol

Festival of Debate 2023: Cities, farming, construction and greenspaces - series of 4 recorded webinars
https://grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/webinars/

City Farmer News - from Vancouver, BC, Canada with news of urban farming from everywhere
https://cityfarmer.info/

Montreal street in transition from parking to community garden
https://mastodon.social/@arndell/110922058146104641

NYTimes on Miyawaki Forests
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/climate/tiny-forests-climate-miyawaki.html?unlocked_article_code=v8kupwL3yFzi2-IC0KNf0BfACVFIpjsbxhk-7AhXQAjnPcgfL1u0jgLszg6uQztWlpZc6_V1QOwLy6Gv10Xwtcw4Ht8XwkuGji4rDhmQ9qYforZU9MX8B7Q19uUpL1k9IKEMDgPfj6FekloEFoqn1Y2VdY6nwLtGMfO64JI_zm6W9HOOXuzcd3NCbBmj1eTS-5WwgnUq0Tm-ywZl4thMTz41iiE6RiRI11a0b8w_kTUQ855mbxbQVNWMm6Snn-J99xG67V4n4GNA2UfGJGq0DHfoU4lbAHtzu2ALpW-XHk-wGjHpUCFZ1zvw6xBW2LkxalBrw803-EJSR0-3v-fbax0XyIIi7FY&smid=url-share
Editorial Comment:  My sources at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (https://bio4climate.org/) report that this article brought many new members and attention to their great work.

Urban oases combine roof gardens and solar panels
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66054688

Green corridors instead of heat islands in Medellin, Colombia
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230922-how-medellin-is-beating-the-heat-with-green-corridors

Improving photosynthesis in plants through genetics
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66798680

Botanarchy - guerrilla gardening on public property
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/i-call-it-botanarchy-the-hackney-guerrilla-gardener-bringing-power-to-the-people
Editorial Comment:  I’ve been known to do something similar myself from time to time and enjoy the idea that the concept of “seed bombing,” preparing balls of mud full of wildflower seeds to throw into vacant lots, seems to have gone from a kitchen table conversation in late 1970s to an underground reality today.  Back in the day, I was also involved in the MA State “Fruition Program” which allowed food-producing trees and bushes to be planted on public access lands.  There was even money to provide plants and minimal support.

Learning from India
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66717353

Editorial Comment:  

USAmerican WWII Victory Gardens began in Spring 1942 and by Autumn harvest 1944 were producing a third to a half of fruits & vegetables on the Home Front

Now, imagine Climate Gardens using known regenerative  techniques of carbon drawdown and what could be done in more than only two growing seasons

Geotherapy not geoengineering, please
http://solarray.blogspot.com/2021/04/geotherapy-not-geoengineering-please.html