sustainability
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Suburban Vegetable Gardening: Dealing with Soil Contamination Risks
With suburban areas expanding, a trend known as suburbanization has been ongoing for several decades. After World War II, there was a significant migration from urban centers to suburban areas, which continues today. Within this suburban expansion, suburban vegetable gardening is on the rise too, as more people turn to gardening as a hobby and…
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Sustainable Watering: Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle
At the Veggie-Bed, we are committed to being more sustainable, and a big part of that is how we manage our watering process. By understanding the hydrologic cycle, or the water cycle, we can use water more wisely. The hydrologic cycle explains how water moves through different parts of the environment. Here’s how it works:…
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Reduce Your Garden’s Energy Footprint
Here at the Veggie-Bed, we take small yet significant steps towards more sustainable and eco-friendly gardening by reducing our vegetable garden’s energy footprint. You ask, “Energy footprint?” An energy footprint refers to the total amount of energy consumed by an activity, process, or system. It encompasses all the energy used, from production to end-use. This…
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Sustainable Gardening: The Role of Plant Science
The advancements and challenges in plant science directly impact vegetable gardening. Here at the Veggie-Bed we understand the benefits of this. Thanks to plant science, we now have access to disease-resistant and climate-tolerant plant varieties. For instance, there are tomatoes that can withstand certain diseases and drought-resistant varieties of corn. These varieties can greatly benefit…
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Gaia Hypothesis and Human Impact: Understanding Earth’s Interconnectedness
Sometimes, while gardening here at the Veggie-Bed, I am overwhelmed by the realization of how small my existence is compared to the cosmos. I think of Earth as a living organism often associated with the Gaia hypothesis, and we humans are parasites hosting on the Earth, which is a metaphorical comparison. The Gaia hypothesis suggests…
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Weather and Climate Effects on Vegetable Gardening
How do weather cycles and climate cycles affect vegetable gardening? Weather cycles can indirectly influence climate cycles. For example, short-term weather events impact ocean circulation patterns and atmospheric conditions, which, over time, contribute to climate variations. Conversely, natural climate cycles set the backdrop against deviations caused by recent greenhouse gas emissions. So, what are weather…
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