Lufa Farms is a Montreal-based company which opened the world’s first commercial-scale urban rooftop greenhouse in 2011. The 31,000 sq. ft. greenhouse sits atop a non-descript building at 1400 Antonio-Barbeau, just off l’Acadie Boulevard near the Marché Central. Against the setting of brown-bricked industrial buildings, the illustrious and translucent greenhouse strikes you like a beacon….
Take a venture with me, to my first balcony garden in celebration of Earth Day! Earth Day balcony gardens Many years ago, I built an entire vegetable garden all by myself. Three tiered. Stones for stepping. The whole shebang. And did I mention it was my first gardening experience? Go big or go home, right? I…
Collecte verte Montreal – As part of annual Earth Day celebrations, the Collecte verte will take place once again in Montreal and Quebec City on Sunday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This semi-annual collection is an eco-friendly initiative that aims to recover unused or unwanted electric, electronic and computer equipment in order to…
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