Eco-friendly urban today: chickens, urban gardens and eco-friendly picnic kits

Eco-friendly urban articles and features in the news

Getting the chicken before the eggs (NZ Herald): "Chickens are the new black in green urban living...they are the most eco-friendly pet you can possibly have, and we think everyone should have them."

Design for sustainability students  harvest materials for eco-camp (SCAD District): "The detailed plans for the eco-camp remain under development, but the new campground will be located on the 300-acre island of Rose Dhu, south of the city where Girl Scout Camp Low currently sits. Its primary function would be to teach Girl Scouts about living green."

Filling the surreal gap (Freedonia Garden Works): "Successful gardens rely on  a bit of tension between the wild and the civilized (or as the famous anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss put it as the the title of a book, between the 'raw and the cooked'). Too much order and the garden seems too artificial, too little and it seems like the abandoned yard next door."

Rad urban farming: from grass to garden (LexingtonPatch): "The benefits for families involved come in the fresh vegetables they get weekly, and in the benefits of having a garden, but one planted, weeded, cultivated, pest controlled and maintained by Radoslovich. Families say they love converting their lawns into gardens, and the teaching points it provides their children."

Eco-friendly picnic kits (Lexington Herald-Leader): "It's called a Boxsal, and it's a groovy, briefcase-size recycled cardboard box filled with compostable meal gear for two, like dishes, cutlery, cups and a trash bag."
 

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