Patio-Ponics

researchers have found in landfills legible 30-year old newspapers,
5-year old lettuce, and 10-year old hot dogs

MoreMarin Buzz Home: Bright Green Marin: The myth of the compostable fork, part 1 Bright Green Marin by Jan Alff Wiegel It all started with a question about compostable forks. MoreMarin columnist Dorette Sommer-Franks and I were talking about the impact of plastics and take-out containers on the environment and the pervasiveness of "green-washing....

Rain Barrels are in!

Did you know 2 inches of rain on an average size rooftop will yield over 200 GALLONS of FREE water.

High-rise to get 250-foot-tall 'garden' - Environment- msnbc.com Architects and federal officials plan one of the world's most extensive vertical gardens:250-foot-tall trellises designed to shade the side of an 18-story office building in Portland, Ore.