The latest buzz: Urban beekeeping is swelling [ The News & Observer ] Sep 09, 2008  Elka Harabin of Raleigh is among a growing number of people in North Carolina taking up beekeeping as a hobby, many in urban settings. Read More ...

Urban growth, increased farming take toll on Iowa's waterways [ Quad-City Times ] Sep 13, 2008  DES MOINES — The power of Iowa's rivers was on display during record flooding that devastated parts of the state this spring and summer. Read More ...

Increasing rates in human settlement disturbing [ Ghana Dot ] Sep 12, 2008  He said a good land administration and tenure regime held the key to poverty reduction and economic growth for the country. 'The dynamics of land tenure and ... Read More ...

Hard work pays off as garden opens [ Norwich Evening News ] Sep 14, 2008  Funding for the garden has come from Gladale Anglia, who provided £17000 of work, as well as financial donations from Norwich City Council ... Read More ...

Mark Braund A fair deal on South African land reform? [ Guardian Unlimited ] Sep 10, 2008  Mark Braund: South Africa needs more equitable distribution of land, but it should be done fairly and without seizure Read More ...

China to address urban-rural income gap [ The Hindu ] Sep 12, 2008  The foundation for the farmer's income growth remains weak Read More ...

Collaborative turns a scene green [ Greensboro News & Record ] Sep 13, 2008  It didn't look like much this summer. Just a narrow strip of dirt -- and not much of it -- behind a building in downtown Greensboro. But like the artists' installations inside 606 and 608 South Elm Street, this plot of land is a work in progress. That's what Elsewhere Artist Collaborative is all about. Art and collaboration. Thinking outside the box. Seeing extraordinary ... Read More ...

Gardens green borough year-round [ Queens Chronicle ] Sep 13, 2008  Volunteers work in the ARROW community garden in Astoria. Oddly enough, the city's largest, most diverse and greenest borough has the fewest community gardens. However, that's all about to change. Read More ...

Is it time to kill the lawn? [ The Oregonian ] Sep 14, 2008  An American icon is losing ground to edible gardens. No crop captures the American soul more than lawns. Forget amber waves of grain. Envision, instead, emerald waves of turfgrass ... Read More ...

Farmers contributed to success of conservation program [ Sioux Falls Argus Leader ] Sep 13, 2008  While biotechnology will continue to allow producers to grow more grain on each acre, millions of acres are lost each year to urban encroachment. ... Read More ...

Club picks up national award for library garden [ The Bay City Times ] Sep 10, 2008  Stella S. Lee: Times PhotoFlower arrangements like this at the Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library helped the Bay City Garden Club earn a national award for ... Read More ...

Customary Land Tenure System an Obstacle to Development [ Solomon Times Online ] Aug 25, 2008  80% of the Solomon Island's Forestry Land are customary owned, making it hard for the Government to make decisions on development. The Customary Land Tenure ... Read More ...

How to start landscaping with edible plants [ Akron Beacon Journal ] Aug 24, 2008  DO YOUR HOMEWORK: Browse through seed catalogs for ideas on what to plant. Several books written about edible landscaping also are helpful. Read More ...

VW Beetle taxis on way out in Mexico City [ San Francisco Chronicle ] Sep 14, 2008  ... levels with such plans as growing rooftop gardens and limiting the number of cars on the road. In the first phase of phasing out VW Beetles, the city is ... Read More ...

China Uses Manure to Generate Power [ Pravda ] Aug 8, 2008  In the race to implement new energy sources, farms have an advantage: lots of manure. A large chicken farm north of Beijing is taking advantage of this fact by using its chicken manure ... Read More ...

Path to Freedom [ California Heartland ] Sep 5, 2008  Jules Dervaes and his three adult children all live and work together on their family farm in Pasadena, CA. They call themselves, eco-pioneers. ... Read More ...

Of Sludge and Salad Waste Water Greens the World's Gardens [ Newsweek ] Aug 19, 2008  An intriguing new study is out on the use of wastewater in world agriculture. If you've ever wondered where all that cruddy old water goes when you pull the ... Read More ...

Homeowners mix vegetables, flowers to save money [ The Associated Press ] Aug 27, 2008  They're fielding more questions about edible landscaping and seeing waiting lists for classes this summer. 'It's a way of reinventing the landscape,' said ... Read More ...

How to start landscaping with edible plants [ Akron Beacon Journal ] Aug 24, 2008  DO YOUR HOMEWORK: Browse through seed catalogs for ideas on what to plant. Several books written about edible landscaping also are helpful. Read More ...

Bring back the victory garden [ San Jose Mercury News ] Sep 6, 2008  ... Is Your Land,' sung by Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen, it chronicles his own 'white house' front lawn being transformed into an edible landscape. ... Read More ...

Working at agricultural sustainability [ Delta County Independent ] Sep 4, 2008  Urban agriculture is no less important than farming corn or beans on a thousand acres as it also provides food to sustain people. ... Read More ...

Edible Garden Tour Features Gardens in Good Taste [ Kitsap Sun ] Sep 12, 2008  Over 20 years, Chuck and his wife Judy transformed a weed-filled quarter acre of sandy gravel into a productive edible landscape. ... Read More ...