Urban Farming in Mattapan
It’s no secret that we love to recycle: milk cartons, construction materials, even entire buildings and swaths of land! And we’re also huge supporters of urban agriculture – so the opportunity to […]
Tag Archives: urban agriculture
France goes green
Exciting news – oui oui! France recently passed a law mandating all new buildings constructed in commercial zones must contain green roof elements, including vegetation and/or photovoltaic panels. The benefits of these sustainable green roofs […]
New Life for Fowler Clark Farm
Studio G has teamed with Historic Boston Incorporated to re-imagine and revive Fowler Clark Farms in Mattapan. The historically important property is one of the “earliest, intact, vernacular examples of […]
Urban Ag: Visions for the future
A few months ago, the Boston Zoning Commission approved a new ordinance allowing commercial farming within city limits. The zoning rule, known as Article 89, was approved by Mayor Menino […]
Shifting Food Systems: Multi-Scale Urban Agriculture
The American Society of Landscape Architects 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo lands in Boston next week! Join the world’s largest gathering of landscape architecture professionals and students November 15-18, 2013. Studio G’s […]
Pocket Parks make their mark
As we’ve previously reported (https://blogstudiog.com/tag/micro-units/) the dialogue and development of microhousing (a catch-all term for sustainable, ultra-compact dwellings with shared amenities) is growing. The creation of flexible, highly efficient and […]
Urban Agriculture in Boston
Urban Agriculture: The cultivation, processing and distribution of food within a city. As a critical element in the creation of sustainable cities, urban agriculture helps create a network of city […]
