Description: As urban development continues, more businesses are being expected to make efforts to impact the environment, the community, and the world in positive ways. More conscious business is being made surrounding civic farming and its role in improving urban life. Brands that focus on their social responsibility to improving the world actually do ten
What is the Fourth Sector? Most economies follow the same outline, organizing themselves into three sectors: the public, that of the government; private, which are private businesses; and, non-profits, such as charities. Until recently, no one had considered a fourth sector. A sector that, like all revolutions, has been emerging on its own out of
In our monthly ‘Food in the city’ meetups, we learned about sustainable concepts through real-life projects and the tangible work of our speakers & participants. This month was Biophilic design in focus. We are glad to host fellow Biophilic design enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds. Their projects covered arts, architecture, engineering, and entertainment and
For centuries we’ve attempted to incorporate nature into our buildings and architecture. Both aesthetically and for fundamental survival, being around nature has always been included in the development of civilization, however, it wasn’t until the last century that designers and architects began to really focus on the use of plants in their developments. Biophilia, the
The traditional method of growing plants includes essential nutrients from soil, sun and water, whereas hydroponic is a process in which plants grow without soil. During this procedure, the plants do not require to absorb nutrients from the soil, instead, nutrients are directly fed to plants. Thus, hydroponic completely eliminates the use of soil for
