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spotlight: singapore’s sustainable city in a garden

Gardens by the Bay is Singapore’s national garden; it’s a showpiece of horticulture and garden artistry, but also grounded in principles of environmental sustainability. Let’s take a look at this stunning example of green architecture! energy-efficient...

live a zero-waste life

lifestyle, sustainability

Interested in trying a zero-waste lifestyle but not sure how to start? Living zero waste means doing whatever you can to avoid sending things to the landfill. It is an adjustment, but one way to make it a little easier is to start small and swap out things that won’t...

hydroponic growing in a time of devastating droughts

hydroponics

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in nutrient-enriched water instead of soil. It’s certainly not a a new agricultural technology (in fact, it’s been observed since ancient times in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon!). But you may be reading more about this...

sugarcane pulp & bamboo take on single-use plastic

sustainability

Have you ever imagined getting takeout food from containers made of food? Well, it could be reality! Ok, perhaps we’re stretching the truth there… But, it is true that there is a new type of tableware made from bamboo and sugarcane byproduct. This innovative idea was...

what is a walk score?

lifestyle, sustainability

Have you ever heard of a Walk Score? It’s a measure of how walkable a city, neighborhood, or street address is. But what does that mean, and why does it matter? what is walkability? Walkability is typically defined as living within walking distance of the...