Adam Monroy

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Marin Community Garden Summit Sept. 8. Learn about edible gardens, hens, beekeeping, and composting in Marin! 

Nice drawing! I would like to know if your sketch was made over a 3D SketchUp model. 

Urban farming video posted by Anamaria Castillo Charpentier here at Land8-enjoy!

Seattle’s Food Forest – first in USA

Sweetwater Organics: an aquaponic urban gardening initiative in Wisconsin. This is an ingenious closed-loop system: reject produce from city supermarkets feeds worm compost, which is used to grow food indoors in a converted warehouse in an economically disadvantaged part of the city which lacks easy access to healthy food (“food desert”). Water…[Read more]

Brooklyn Grange – the world’s largest rooftop farm.

Article on a study that will quantify the benefits of urban agriculture – beyond food production and community-building, their study focuses on urban ag as a key component of green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff.

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is gaining momentum with an announcement they have certified the nation’s first three projects.  As a landscape architect professional, would you become a SITES AP?

Hi Oona, I was involved in the Redwood Empire Chapter when I lived in Sonoma County. It did help me with networking and learning about specific sustainability topics. Suzan

Are you involved in your local USGBC chapter?  How has it benefited your career, if at all?

LEED GA – is it worth it?

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