Comments on: redesign the city: a look at urban permaculture http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture sustainable, development Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-266 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:07:30 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-266 Thanks for the info! Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-267 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:07:07 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-267 Great! There are so many resources on composting. If you're interested in worm composting, here's a great book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Composting/dp/0977804518/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257613289&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Comp...</a><br><br>But for people who aren't ready to give up the space for compost in their homes (like apartment dwellers), there's the option of freezing food scraps and bringing them to community gardens.<br><br>I'd like to see vacant lots in cities given over to medium- to large-scale composting operations. There's a cool cooperative business called Pedal People in Northampton, Mass. who are carting away people's recycling, trash, and compost by bicycle:<br><a href="http://www.pedalpeople.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pedalpeople.com/</a><br><br>I never thought I'd be so excited about waste management - there are so many opportunities for entrepreneurial endeavors with regards to cycling trash! Great! There are so many resources on composting. If you're interested in worm composting, here's a great book: http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Comp…

But for people who aren't ready to give up the space for compost in their homes (like apartment dwellers), there's the option of freezing food scraps and bringing them to community gardens.

I'd like to see vacant lots in cities given over to medium- to large-scale composting operations. There's a cool cooperative business called Pedal People in Northampton, Mass. who are carting away people's recycling, trash, and compost by bicycle:
http://www.pedalpeople.com/

I never thought I'd be so excited about waste management – there are so many opportunities for entrepreneurial endeavors with regards to cycling trash!

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-265 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:59:38 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-265 When someone mentions greenspaces and parks, I think the immediate vision is as you say, park benches and such. While that has its own value, there's so much room to expand on what's possible with natural landscapes. I'm glad you enjoyed this little sneak preview into the world as seen through permaculture goggles! When someone mentions greenspaces and parks, I think the immediate vision is as you say, park benches and such. While that has its own value, there's so much room to expand on what's possible with natural landscapes. I'm glad you enjoyed this little sneak preview into the world as seen through permaculture goggles!

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-264 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:56:34 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-264 Thanks, Duane. You're absolutely right. Grey water and black water need to be treated on site instead of at the end of the pipe at waste water treatment facilities. More valuable resources literally being flushed down the toilet.<br><br>I love Paul Stamets' work. I'd love to do some mycoremediation in the city. Our soils really need some help - and mushrooms are great for cleaning up the petrochemical mess left behind by polluting industries of recent past.<br><br>Thanks for your input! Thanks, Duane. You're absolutely right. Grey water and black water need to be treated on site instead of at the end of the pipe at waste water treatment facilities. More valuable resources literally being flushed down the toilet.

I love Paul Stamets' work. I'd love to do some mycoremediation in the city. Our soils really need some help – and mushrooms are great for cleaning up the petrochemical mess left behind by polluting industries of recent past.

Thanks for your input!

]]> By: duanemarcus http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-263 duanemarcus Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:06:39 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-263 Excellent post. In addition to rainwater harvesting we need to be utilizing greywater as well. Perfect for watering street trees and the riparian buffers you envision. Adding more trees also helps to clean the air reducing pollution and cooling the city and its people. Mycologist Paul Stamets <a href="http://www.fungi.com" rel="nofollow">www.fungi.com</a> has shown that mushrooms are very effective in cleaning up contaminated soils. Wood chips can be spread on them and innoculated with mycelium. Using this method on non-contaminated spaces, edible mushrooms can be produced as well. Excellent post. In addition to rainwater harvesting we need to be utilizing greywater as well. Perfect for watering street trees and the riparian buffers you envision. Adding more trees also helps to clean the air reducing pollution and cooling the city and its people. Mycologist Paul Stamets http://www.fungi.com has shown that mushrooms are very effective in cleaning up contaminated soils. Wood chips can be spread on them and innoculated with mycelium. Using this method on non-contaminated spaces, edible mushrooms can be produced as well.

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-104 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:07:30 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-104 Thanks for the info! Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-109 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:07:30 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-109 Thanks for the info! Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-103 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:07:07 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-103 Great! There are so many resources on composting. If you're interested in worm composting, here's a great book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Composting/dp/0977804518/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257613289&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Comp...</a><br><br>But for people who aren't ready to give up the space for compost in their homes (like apartment dwellers), there's the option of freezing food scraps and bringing them to community gardens.<br><br>I'd like to see vacant lots in cities given over to medium- to large-scale composting operations. There's a cool cooperative business called Pedal People in Northampton, Mass. who are carting away people's recycling, trash, and compost by bicycle:<br><a href="http://www.pedalpeople.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pedalpeople.com/</a><br><br>I never thought I'd be so excited about waste management - there are so many opportunities for entrepreneurial endeavors with regards to cycling trash! Great! There are so many resources on composting. If you're interested in worm composting, here's a great book: http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Comp…

But for people who aren't ready to give up the space for compost in their homes (like apartment dwellers), there's the option of freezing food scraps and bringing them to community gardens.

I'd like to see vacant lots in cities given over to medium- to large-scale composting operations. There's a cool cooperative business called Pedal People in Northampton, Mass. who are carting away people's recycling, trash, and compost by bicycle:
http://www.pedalpeople.com/

I never thought I'd be so excited about waste management – there are so many opportunities for entrepreneurial endeavors with regards to cycling trash!

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-107 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:07:07 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-107 Great! There are so many resources on composting. If you're interested in worm composting, here's a great book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Composting/dp/0977804518/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257613289&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Comp...</a><br><br>But for people who aren't ready to give up the space for compost in their homes (like apartment dwellers), there's the option of freezing food scraps and bringing them to community gardens.<br><br>I'd like to see vacant lots in cities given over to medium- to large-scale composting operations. There's a cool cooperative business called Pedal People in Northampton, Mass. who are carting away people's recycling, trash, and compost by bicycle:<br><a href="http://www.pedalpeople.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pedalpeople.com/</a><br><br>I never thought I'd be so excited about waste management - there are so many opportunities for entrepreneurial endeavors with regards to cycling trash! Great! There are so many resources on composting. If you're interested in worm composting, here's a great book: http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Comp…

But for people who aren't ready to give up the space for compost in their homes (like apartment dwellers), there's the option of freezing food scraps and bringing them to community gardens.

I'd like to see vacant lots in cities given over to medium- to large-scale composting operations. There's a cool cooperative business called Pedal People in Northampton, Mass. who are carting away people's recycling, trash, and compost by bicycle:
http://www.pedalpeople.com/

I never thought I'd be so excited about waste management – there are so many opportunities for entrepreneurial endeavors with regards to cycling trash!

]]> By: Liz Neves http://aribra.com/redesign-the-city-a-look-at-urban-permaculture/comment-page-1#comment-105 Liz Neves Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:59:38 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=895#comment-105 When someone mentions greenspaces and parks, I think the immediate vision is as you say, park benches and such. While that has its own value, there's so much room to expand on what's possible with natural landscapes. I'm glad you enjoyed this little sneak preview into the world as seen through permaculture goggles! When someone mentions greenspaces and parks, I think the immediate vision is as you say, park benches and such. While that has its own value, there's so much room to expand on what's possible with natural landscapes. I'm glad you enjoyed this little sneak preview into the world as seen through permaculture goggles!

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