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...grown vegetables and fruit, especially those that come from our own soil. For those of you who would like to grow food at home but have limited space, don't despair. Your dream of home-grown food is still within reach. You may be wondering how to grow vegetables if you have little to no space with full sun exposure, bu...

...growing food in places with less than ideal conditions. Here are some suggestions for maximizing your harvest in those spots. You can grow food in small spaces, and can also find out which are the best vegetables to grow in the shade - it simply takes choosing the right varieties and using the best techniques for succe...

...grow them, many vegetables will actually appreciate a little respite from the sun during the hottest months of the growing season. If you live in an apartment or want to grow food & vegetables inside, also find out how here. As a general guideline, plants that are grown for their leaves or stems will do better in p...

Design basics for flexible housing: Depending on the stage you are at in your life, you might have kids, they might be gone or you might want to have some in the future. Design floor plans that work for you right now but can be easily adapted to accommodate different family dynamics in the future. Flexible housing star...

...grown in pots inside make beautiful, interesting and useful houseplants  Now you know more about growing sprouts and microgreens at home to suppliment our diet, here are some more pages about growing food at home indoors or in backyards.  Vegetables that grow well in the shade Growing food at home in small spa...

...growth over the next three years, with surveyed Canadian firms expecting to grow their green practices from one third in 2014, to one half by 2017. These findings are part of a new report prepared by McGraw Hill Construction and commissioned by the Canada Green Building Council. The report, titled Canada Green Building...

...growing international demand for LEED green buildings. The announcement comes at a time of increased international focus on climate change mitigation in the lead up to the United Nation's COP21 climate negotiations this December. "We are extremely proud to be named as the top country for LEED projects internationally a...