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UrduA bush foods garden cultivated in the heart of Barngala Country is hoping to grow cultural connectedness among young Aboriginal people in a move to positively affect their health and life trajectories.
Tag: Garden
Just add water – garden ponds and bird baths help wildlife thrive, study finds
Providing water sources in residential gardens helps wildlife thrive, according to new University of Bristol-led research. The study, published in Urban Ecosystems, compared the quantity and variety of wildlife visiting urban lake water sources and residential gardens in England and found no difference in the number of small-bodied wildlife that visited.
Where does pyrethrum come from?
Scientists are looking at ways to make more of this natural pesticide
Campus gardens growing to help out during pandemic
Because the campus is closed, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has turned its garden plots — normally rented out to students, faculty and staff — into a resource for fresh produce for the university food pantry during the coronavirus pandemic.
A return to the wild for better immune health
A research team led by the University of Adelaide has found that revegetation of green spaces within cities can improve soil microbiota diversity towards a more natural, biodiverse state, which has been linked to human health benefits.
In the study, published in the journal Restoration Ecology, researchers compared the composition of a variety of urban green space vegetation types of varying levels of vegetation diversity, including lawns, vacant lots, parklands, revegetated woodlands and remnant woodlands within the City of Playford Council area in South Australia.
Start your garden right
An ounce of preparation in the spring for a summer of garden bounty.
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Gardening During COVID-19 Crisis
New Brunswick, N.J. (April 7, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Michelle Infante-Casella and other Rutgers faculty and staff are available for interviews on home gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic. In each county in New Jersey, the Agriculture and Natural…
Campus Kitchen keeps food on the table
Employees and volunteers harvest food and deliver prepared meals and bags of groceries to 53 food-insecure families in the area. Food comes for local gardens and grocery stores.
Vegetable Gardening to Grow Health
The Southwest Harvest for Health pilot study pairs cancer survivors with local master gardeners who have been trained in gardening techniques that address New Mexico’s growing challenges. The pair will create a vegetable garden at the survivor’s home .
Connecting agriculture, public gardens and science
Groups collaborate on future ventures