Des jardins sur les toits est un projet d' Alternatives, un réseau d'action et de communication pour le développement international.
Edible petals are finding their way onto the plates of home cooks who see them as part of an organic, local way to eat
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Submitted by rotem on Thu, 31/08/2006 - 12:34pm.
Check son bloggue ici 
Chers jardiniers, J'ai découvert votre projet dans une émission de TV en France (sur La 5, "Les citadins du futur"). Aussitôt, je me suis empressé de
chercher sur le web, plus d'informations à votre sujet.
Je vous félicite pour ce projet et tout ce qui s'imbrique autour.
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Submitted by alexjhill on Thu, 17/08/2006 - 4:45pm.
I (along with Mark and Erin) have had the privilege this season to help Mr. Bouchard set up his own balcony garden. Little did we know how much we'd be learning from him!
He has been gardening since he was seven years old, making it 80 years of gardening experience! This is the first year, though, that he hasn't been able to make the long trek to the garden behind his apartment building and work the earth as he's been doing for so many years. Having a Ready-to-Grow kit on his own balcony has given him a way to continue gardening, but not have to worry about falling on his way there or deal with the difficulties of bending over, which gardening in the soil requires.
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Submitted by rotem on Tue, 08/08/2006 - 2:42pm.
Unfortunately, our friends in LA have lost another round in the fight to save their fourteen acre farm. They will continue with an appeal, but as time goes on the farm becomes more and more likely to be lost to developers forever.
Just last week here in Montreal, City officials released a report that stated that the Baldwin Park community garden was contaminated with Lead, Zinc, Arsenic and Cadmium. While no specifics were given, the city is claiming that the garden may have to be closed down due to these heavy metals.
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Submitted by alexjhill on Mon, 07/08/2006 - 8:11am.
After the World Urban Forum in June, I spent a few days on Vancouver island visiting my mother, an avid lifetime gardener who recently moved into a new apartment and for the first time does not have her own backyard.
She has always been an inspiration for my urban gardening projects. It was her who started me tending to a few carnations as a small boy, and I still remember the wonder I felt watching the tiny seeds sprout, then blossom into colourful flowers. Later, as a teenager, she put me to work tilling a significant portion of our yard to grow all kinds of vegetables (which I was even starting to enjoy eating!)
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Submitted by alexjhill on Mon, 07/08/2006 - 7:54am.
Nous croyons fermement aux vertus du jardinage pour tous mais surtout pour les citoyens du troisième âge qui se retrouvent en institution ou dans des édifices spécialisés. Cette année nous avons exploré le potentiel des jardins sur les toits pour les personnes âgées à trois endroits: dans les habitations abordables Les Boulevards à Montréal Nord, dans un HLM à Outremont et chez un client du Santropol Roulant.
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Submitted by ismael on Tue, 01/08/2006 - 4:53pm.
Download this comprehensive worm composting guide produced by Eco-quartier Peter McGill to learn how to build and maintain a worm bin at home!
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Submitted by benji on Sat, 29/07/2006 - 3:34pm.
Where does the land stop and the house begin? My parents spent the weekend on Denman Island, off the coast of Vancouver Island, and sent me a picture of a green roof with a difference! It's just one more testament to the endless possibilities of rooftop greening.
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Submitted by mthom on Fri, 28/07/2006 - 10:06pm.
During WWI and WWII, individual citizens in North America were included in the war effort by growing food at their own homes. Gardening today, especially at this time of wars in the Middle East, is a way for us North Americans to do our part. Although we haven't yet been called on by the government to garden on a large scale, individuals and communities are choosing to garden as a way to be peaceful. We can prepare for a future world with no more oil (and hopefully no more oil wars) by gardening at our own homes and community centers.
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Submitted by rotem on Fri, 28/07/2006 - 1:06pm.
Read the story (in french) of our quebec partner... Enjoy!
Ismael
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Submitted by ismael on Thu, 27/07/2006 - 4:15pm.
