Greenhouse Project

The Manhattan School for Children wanted to give their students a solid foundation in the environmental concerns about living in a big city. So they built a greenhouse science lab on their roof! The idea was that students “grow food, while learning hands-on about nutrition, water resource management, efficient land use, climate change, biodiversity, conservation, contamination, pollution, waste management, and sustainable development.” The project was so successful that there are now 25 labs at schools throughout New York City and their goal is 100 labs by 2020. NYSunWorks

Lime Shortage

Due to a couple major tropical storms along lime growing regions of Central America, lime supplies have been reduced drastically. With them coming over the border at an extreme $110 per case, up from the usual $20-25 per case, it's likely that we won't be able to include them in your bins for a little while. Sorry! On the plus side, I've heard that strawberry season is starting off beautifully and that more and more BC farmers are planting organic in green houses, so we'll be seeing local organic greens even earlier than usual this season.

Greenhouse Recycling

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A greenhouse in Ladner, BC has successfully implemented the most advanced greenhouse technology ever. A fuel-cell system that will process the gasses that come off of landfills into renewable heat and food grade carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as producing electricity and hydrogen to sell to commercial markets. Since there is no combustion involved in the process, there are also virtually no pollutants – making this greenhouse truly “Green.”
 
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