Is Urban food and farming a part of a sustainable future for cities ?For decades, urbanisation has been a mega trend, and now more than half of the world’s population lives in towns and cities. Feeding this increasing urban population with fresh, healthy and sustainable produced food will require a ...
Learn to grow food on your kitchen counter!Have limited garden space or experience growing food? Microgreens are a fantastic edition to your kitchen counter! These small but mighty plants are loaded with nutrition, and are easy to grow once you have a basic understanding of their needs. Learn the foundations ...
Join us for Herb Gardening Fleet Farming (Webinar) on Tuesday, April 20 at 7 PM.Perfect for adding flavor to foods and beverages, herbs are easy to grow with a little sunshine and a little knowledge. In this program, Caroline Chomanics, a passionate local horticulturalist, will dive into the basics of ...
From the DE&S graduate scheme, two graduate engineers will share insights from experience in entry-level positions in engineering.What’s an entry-level job in engineering really like?DE&S Graduate Engineers Alexa and Seren will share insights from their first two years working in engineering, having completed multiple placements spanning from disruptive innovation within ...
This is a virtual event hosted online.
Worm farming and composting workshopLearn how to set up your organic recycling system to turn food scraps and garden 'waste' into a fantastic fertiliser and soil conditioner for your garden. You will learn the basics on how you can get started and the different options available including composting, worm farming ...
Cosa hanno in comune le api e l’olio? Come l’agricoltura può aiutare gli habitat instaurando un sistema circolare in armonia con l'ambiente.EVENTO IN LIVE STREAMINGDai sistemi di agricoltura biologica integrata all’impiego del vertical farming, passando attraverso la salvaguardia della biodiversità delle api, indaghiamo quali tecniche di coltivazione permettono di preservare ...
Can measuring sustainability on farms offer a solution to climate change?We stand at a critical moment in history for food and farming:On the one hand, a global economic recession, triggered by the current pandemic, could lead to a race to the bottom of cheap, unhealthy and unsafe food and drive ...
Join our panel of 5 professional herbalists as they share their love of the medicinal herb gardens. Whether you have land or not, a green thumb or not, growing herbs can enhance your life! From container gardening all the way up to larger scale herb farming, each herb gardener has ...
A conference for people interested in designing Vertical Farms for Klang Valley.The conference will be an online only event. It will be held using Zoom.It is open to anyone with specific interest in vertical farming in Klang Valley. We especially encourage participation from mechanical and civil engineers or individuals with ...
The 'Rodfather' discusses developments in the past few years towards sustainable local food systems and how we can all contribute The Grow (Garden-Based Renewal Of Wellness) Project is a Horticultural Therapy program hosted by Unitarians Calgary, with a mandate to sustain and improve the health and wellness of participants through ...
If you don't eat it, your garden will. Learn how easy it is to create nourishing 'worm juice' to improve your soil in either the garden or pots and help grow healthy plants, while reducing food waste sent to landfill. Good for you and your garden, good for the environment!
