A micro-garden for urban agriculture

A micro-garden for urban agriculture Eating organic and local is emerging today as a new phenomenon. It is ensuring a diet full of freshness, flavor, and nutrients, free of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Engineering students from the École de Technologie supérieure in Montreal have found that people are looking for…

Paris: Safe haven for exiled artists

Paris: Safe haven for exiled artists “You never knew what could happen. You could get arrested, get killed,” says Lina Aljijakli Syrian artist Lina Aljijakli poses with her paintings REUTERS/Clotaire Achi A large studio in Paris’ 18th arrondissement has become a dedicated workspace for some 150 exiled artists from countries such as Afghanistan, Democratic Republic…