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Diana Robinson, Flickr, Licensed by Creative Commons. Contemplating tulips conjures images of Dutch windmills, wooden shoes, and blue Delft pottery, which makes sense because the Netherlands produces 90 percent of the world’s tulips–4.3 billion tulip bulbs annually on about 27,182 acres of tulip farms. You don’t need to go to Holland to tiptoe through the…
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Micro-greens are simply vegetable plants that you intentionally grow and harvest while still very young seedlings. Usually, it only takes about 7 days to harvest the microgreens. Compare this to the normal cycle of leafy or salad greens, which take at least 21 days. If you have limited space and time, but you would like to eat…
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img { border: 10px solid #FFFFFF; } Glad to share our new (open access) paper: Ryan, J., Pereira, R. H., & Andersson, M. (2023). Accessibility and space-time differences in when and how different groups (choose to) travel. Journal of Transport Geography, 111, 103665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103665 In this study, we examine how: space-time differences in accessibility are…
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The garden at OUSD’s The Center Common Vision “I found a purple flower!” “I see 5 pumpkins!” “Hm I think there’s more than that. Did you really look in there?” Wanda calmly guided an energetic crowd of first graders through the garden space. They were on several missions: find an insect that could fly, count…
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LAS VEGAS — Indoor Ag-Con, the premier trade show and conference for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), is pleased to announce that the International Sprout Growers Association (ISGA) will hold its 33rd Annual Convention alongside Indoor Ag-Con’s upcoming March 11-12, 2025 edition at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. This news follows the recent announcement…
What did we learn from the responses of urban areas to the Covid-19 pandemic? At the end of 2020, I wanted to take stock… Immediate ‘tactical interventions’ in the use of public space The pandemic turned the world upside down. Local municipalities suddenly found themselves in a peculiar and difficult situation: facing unprecedented levels and…
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Pure Evil’s latest show is titled “The Temple of Broken Hearts” and is a departure from his usual style, featuring imagery that has been previously unused including Chinese dragons and Buddhist Temples. The new series of 8 paintings are inspired by a very personal tragedy, which in turn led him to Asia for a spiritual…
A heavy use footpath and a main road in Dublin 6. Source: William Murphy, CC License. Public space and COVID-19 In Ireland, public space has been seen as being an important platform for people to be able to recuperate and engage in socially and physically restorative activities in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions. As with…
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Are you looking for some easy and delicious holiday baking recipes to make this holiday season? Scroll down to find The 20 Best Christmas Baking Recipes – ranging from delicious eggnog loaves and pies, to adorable snowman cupcakes, and even some easy no-bake treats! The holidays are a time of year to be spent with…
To be stuck in (car) traffic is stressful and annoying: running late to a meeting, to family, a concert or a conference. Argh! Yes, one could leave earlier; but why plan your life around a traffic report?! Driving does not offer independence or the joys of the open road in such circumstances. On the contrary, it…
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