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…
How to save bookstores from the pandemic? While “non-essential” businesses are shutting down one after the other to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus pandemic, some more than others risk permanent closure, such as independent bookstores. To save them from the crisis, several bibliophile Internet users and other literary platforms then had innovative ideas.…
Nettle-based jeans “The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry on Earth, after the oil industry” – The True Cost Documentary The hidden side of textiles! The textile industry is one of the most polluting in the world. Cotton cultivation does indeed appear to be a devastating crop for our ecosystem, for farmers, but…
Students pay their school fees, with plastic waste! In the eastern Indian state of Assam, in the village of Pamohi, a highly innovative school is teaching students, aged between 4 and 15, to recycle while paying for their study. At Akshar School, to pay for their schooling, students don’t need to take on a debt,…
Canada officially bans industrial trans fats The ban, which came into effect in September 2018, applies to all products manufactured or imported in Canada, as well as meals prepared in restaurants. It is now forbidden and illegal to manufacture partially hydrogenated oils (HPH) or to use it in food. Most pastries, breads, donuts, fries, solid…
The quality of the air in India has been making headlines for years. Delhi, the capital, was once named as one of the most polluted cities in the world by the World Health Organization. What if subways could help greening cities? This is what the city of Pune, in India, is trying to do by introducing its…
By incorporating plastic sea waste into its products, Gant joins brands like G-Star Raw, Adidas and Stella McCartney. Some may incorporate recycled textiles with synthetic-feeling performance gear. However, Gant’s cottony-soft shirts are proof that recycled materials don’t have to equal compromising on quality and comfort. The new shirts, part of its technical line of wickable and breathable shirts called Tech Prep, will…
4 ways to help nature in your garden this autumn Welcome to Keats’s, “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”: early autumn chills on hazy mornings, the smell of nature’s seasonal perfume of mulching vegetation and the first crunchy leaves underfoot. But, before succumbing to the hibernation urge, there are a few of things you can…
Knitting is a solution against anxiety and improved health. The non-profit organization Knit For Peace in the UK has published findings on the benefits of knitting on the basis of extensive previous research, as well as theirs. Their results suggest that the activity is more than beneficial. The activity would be as soothing as yoga. The health benefits would be both physical…
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