The world’s first biocellar could be the start of the urban renewal Cleveland needs

BY: CAROLINE ROLF When race riots broke out across America in the 1960s, they resulted in disturbing violence and devastating loss of life and property. In Cleveland, Ohio, these riots aggravated the job losses and hardships due to the shrinking…

Every part of this house is reusable and completely edible

BY: CAROLINE ROLF The amateur gardener is advised to start small, beginning with a patch in their backyard that is easy to maintain. Dutch architects ignored this recommendation when they created a space that is all garden. A thick sprawl…

This family lives in a sustainable and edible green-house home of the future

BY: ALEX BROWN A professor the University of Rotterdam’s Sustainable Building Technology program recently offered an opportunity to Netherland families to participate in a groundbreaking project that would span three years and completely uproot the participating family by relocating them…

Couple builds beautiful glass greenhouse around entire home for all-year growing

BY: JESSICA BEUKER Cold winter months in Sweden, which sit at an average of minus two degrees Celsius (27 degrees Fahrenheit), come with a few issues. So, realizing that the cold weather cost them money to heat their home, and…

A $300 underground greenhouse offers a year-round DIY growing sanctuary

BY: EDITORS For growers unlucky enough to be living at high elevations or further than arms length from the equator, frost and cold relentless winds are constant enemies. Twenty years ago in the mountainous regions of South America, frustrated growers…

IKEA’s mini-greenhouse lets you grow your favourite plants all year round

BY: ROB HOFFMAN Living in a northern climate can be a pain in the ass for those who appreciate homegrown food, herbs or spices. Autumn and the approaching cold means growing season is, for the most part, put on pause…

These underwater greenhouse domes grow crops 20 feet below the ocean’s surface at breakneck speeds

BY: ROB HOFFMAN Sergio Gamberini was somewhere on the sandy beaches of Italy when he was struck with the unusual idea of trying to operate a greenhouse 20 feet under the ocean’s surface. Granted the idea originally comes across as…

The DIY greenhouse of the future offers a year-round private oasis

BY: ROB HOFFMAN Francis Gendron recently launched a DIY sustainable greenhouse guide that makes it possible for anyone to construct their own indoor garden-house, built entirely out of recycled and natural materials, and powered entirely by renewable sources. Gendron’s guide…

A deserted lot in Wyoming will become one of America’s first vertical farms

BY: JESSICA BEUKER Long and bitter winters can mean many things: depression, fatigue and grumpiness to name a few. But months of heavy snow are also a downer for agriculture– often forcing winter-heavy cities to import their fruits and veggies…

Repurpose This: A beginner’s guide to recycling on steroids

BY: KATY WILLIS Recycling only goes so far. Actually, it can cause environmental harm in its own right as chemical-heavy matter is melted and processed during recycling to form new items. That’s not to say you shouldn’t recycle; recycling is…