My colleague Paulo sent me pictures of the herbs that he grows at home. He has some pots where he plants sage, parsley, pepper and chives. Cool case: in Germany a gardening community takes over an old airport to grow their food.The community received a three-year grant to use the land with the option of a three-year extension, as the city develops a long-term plan for the former airport.Above everything it is a cool initiative!Read more on: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110829-37247.html We introduced our Urbanrooted comcept on the UN's World Urban Forum.follow the link and contribute:http://www.worldurbanforum.org/sustainable-cities/food-production-in-urban-environment Very Interesting! Sent by Tess Drewitt from Lund university.source: http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-turn-a-pallet-into-a-garden/ source:http://beta.primal-palate.com/store/ingredients/fruits-and-vegetables/http://www.greenbrierfarms.com/csa/infoI posted something similar on the blog in portuguese.I found this which should refer to what grows in the northern hemisphere according to the sason.Remember that not only ecologically correct, Season's harvest is always tastier! The Urban Farming Guyshttp://theurbanfarmingguys.com/Cool proposition Souce: http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-an-Apple-Tree-from-a-SeedSave some seeds whenever you eat an apple or just buy some from the store.Take your seeds and lay them out to dry until there is no moisture on the outside shell.Cover your seeds with a damp paper towel and place them in the fridge.Check every so often to make sure the towel stays damp. Once the seedshave been in the fridge for about a month, the seeds should havesprouted.Put the seeds in a small cup of potting soil and remember to water them every day (or else the soil gets dried out and crumbly). Now just wait for some growth!Transplant the newly sprouted seedling to a larger pot and keep watering daily. If you want 'all-natural apples' do not add store bought fertilizer (you can use leaf mulch or compost).Pick a location for your tree.Choose a planting site that gets full sun, is convenient and has a bigenough space to grow (in other words, no rotten apples in theneighbor's yard). With pruning, expect the tree to eventually reach aheight of 20 ft or so).Transplant your seedling to the outdoors.Once your little sapling has gotten big enough that no one will step onit or think it is a weed, carefully transplant it without cutting offany roots. Best time of year to plant depends on location - in Zone 8or so and warmer fall planting can work well, otherwise plant inspring, once the threat of hard frost has passed. Dig the planting holemuch wider than the roots to allow them to grow easily. Water the treein well to eliminate air pockets, then spread a mulch of hardwood chipsor hay a few inches thick, in a 3 ft circle around the tree. This willhelp retain moisture and keep grass from growing and out-competing youryoung tree's roots for water and nutrients. Speaking of which, do notadd any nitrogen sources (fertilizer, un-aged compost) when planting.Wait a month or two before considering adding a slow-release nitrogensource.Let nature take care of the rest.After the first year, you can stop watering it, unless you live in anextremely dry area, in which case you should continue to water, atleast during the dry season. The equivalent of an inch or two of watera week is ideal for