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Designed by Shanghai-based firm YANG Design, the Green Concept House is a futuristic concept that envisions a residence where sustainable technologies are embedded into the living spaces to create a zero-waste, 100% self-sustaining...

Did you create and tend a food garden last spring/summer? Are you planning to do so again in the coming year? These long winter evenings are perfect for making notes about what worked (or didn't) last year so you can plan...

With the ubiquity of smartphone technology and tablets, there's really a little bit of gadget geek in every person on your holiday gift shopping list...

Even the greenest of thumbs are sometimes puzzled by their plants’ yellow leaves. The yellow pattern on leaves can tell you a lot about what kind of nutrients your plant is missing. That’s why Safer Brand created this...

We all heard our mothers say it when we were young, "Don't waste your food," or perhaps, "Take all you want but eat all you take." Whether you were threatened with having your dinner sent to poor children in China or you...

Starting a garden comes with its fair share of joys and pains. Along with the fun of gardening comes the toils of dealing with hungry bugs that are looking to devour your garden one plant at a time. Fortunately, by understanding...

Years ago, Hello Kitty notebooks and stickers and little doll houses were coveted by little girls, and not often found in American stores. Now, Hello Kitty is everywhere you looked and as much beloved as she was then. So,...

With the ubiquity of smartphone technology and tablets, there's really a little bit of gadget geek in every person on your holiday gift shopping list...

With all of the pies, muffins, and preserves that are being created this season (not to mention the pumpkins that'll be carved a few months from now), there will be an extraordinary windfall of seeds to be scooped out of...

Another great aspect of harvest season is that it’s the time of year when most plants go to seed, thus ensuring a strong new crop for the following spring...

Inhabitat recently took a trip down to visit Ecoparque Uruguay; a sustainable conservation project located within around 100 acres of stunning unspoiled wilderness...

The Marshall strawberry, once regarded as "the finest eating strawberry in America," is facing extinction. Like so many other heirloom fruit and vegetables, it fell out of commercial favor in the 1960s as traits such as yield,...

The Aqualibrium is a closed-loop aquaponics system that offers city dwellers and renters an exciting new way to join the urban farming movement. The system incorporates plants, fish, and LED lights to produce a steady source...

Read the rest of HOW TO: Extend Your Garden’s Growing Season With Cloches and Cold Frames Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cloches, cold frames, DIY Cloche, Extension gardening, greenhouses, organic...

Read the rest of Seed-Saving 101: Storing Beans, Squash, and Other Large Seeds Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: beans, Gardening, melons, organic gardening, preserving seeds, pumpkin, Pumpkin Seeds,...