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Written on December 3, 2011 This question comes back every year. What should we do—buy a natural Christmas tree or an artificial one? Which is best?...Read more
Jean-Philippe Vézina and Jardins Lakou, Dunham Eating healthfully without depleting the Earth’s resources: this is the great challenge facing...Read more
Jean-Philippe Vézina and Jardins Lakou, Dunham Eating healthfully without depleting the Earth’s resources: this is the great challenge facing...Read more
Contrary to what we may think, urban agriculture is neither a new concept nor a new trend. Take, for example, the Youth Gardens , those little...Read more
Being a city friendly to bees means making a commitment with Bee City Canada , an organization whose mission is to encourage towns, schools,...Read more
More than a fashion, green and sustainable consumption is part of a profound citizens’ movement. How can we live without leaving too many traces...Read more
And looking ahead to 2040, what roads should be taken for society to be on a good footing? It’s this type of reflection that’s at the basis of the...Read more
This theory – often misinterpreted – proposed by American scientist Edward Norton Lorenz asks the following question: Does the flap of a butterfly’s...Read more
Extend the gardening season with a cold frame In our latitudes, autumn means the end of the vegetable garden. However, certain techniques, easy to...Read more
Written on November 20, 2018 Urban agriculture is a rapidly expanding movement; a lot of people are wondering how to get started and above all how to...Read more