http://urban-arcadia.com culture and permaculture Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:49:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://urban-arcadia.com/after-riots http://urban-arcadia.com/after-riots#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:49:30 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=503 http://urban-arcadia.com/after-riots/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/soil-not-oil http://urban-arcadia.com/soil-not-oil#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:51:16 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=486 Soil Not Oil by Vandana Shiva The following is an excerpt from the book: The industrialized, globalized food system is based on oil. It is under threat because of the inevitability of “peak oil.” It is also under threat because it is more vulnerable than traditional agriculture to climate change, to which it has contributed. [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/soil-not-oil/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/urban-garden-solutions-blog-growing-your-own-food-%e2%80%93-edible-gardening-in-small-spaces http://urban-arcadia.com/urban-garden-solutions-blog-growing-your-own-food-%e2%80%93-edible-gardening-in-small-spaces#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:34:15 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=478 Companion Planting is another Intensive Gardening Method used by the small space gardener to add to their array of tools in obtaining the best possible yield. By planting varieties that share properties that protect and nourish each other, you can plant a variety of vegetables tightly in a small space. Urban Garden Solutions Blog | [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/urban-garden-solutions-blog-growing-your-own-food-%e2%80%93-edible-gardening-in-small-spaces/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/wind-versus-coal http://urban-arcadia.com/wind-versus-coal#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:58:43 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=467 The cost of onshore wind power has decreased dramatically, and in some regions is competitive with coal, according to a survey by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In some areas of the U.S., Brazil, Mexico and Sweden, the cost of wind power (£42 per megawatt hour) generated electricity is competitive with coal-fired power (£41.50 per megawatt [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/wind-versus-coal/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/goose-steps-and-mass-graves-were-only-trying-to-save-the-world-telegraph http://urban-arcadia.com/goose-steps-and-mass-graves-were-only-trying-to-save-the-world-telegraph#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:16:20 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=465 Climate Change Goose steps and mass graves? We’re only trying to save the world I enjoy a visit to ClarksonWorld along with the next man, but I can’t live there , writes Robert Webb. Caroline Lucas: ‘Westminster is like Hogwarts on steroids,a Byzantine place, like a very beautiful museum’ By Robert Webb 5:44PM GMT 04 [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/goose-steps-and-mass-graves-were-only-trying-to-save-the-world-telegraph/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/human-body-heat-used-to-power-buildings-in-sweden http://urban-arcadia.com/human-body-heat-used-to-power-buildings-in-sweden#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:02:12 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=463 [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/human-body-heat-used-to-power-buildings-in-sweden/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/rosehips-winter-fire http://urban-arcadia.com/rosehips-winter-fire#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:10:00 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=436 There are still a few rosehips about, juicy and full of almost 20 times the amount of vitamin C found in oranges – good for fighting infection, colds & flu, sore throat, fatigue and stress – vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, K, a wide variety of flavonoids, polyphenols and essential fatty acids. Studies by Dr [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/rosehips-winter-fire/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/natural-perspectives-exhibition http://urban-arcadia.com/natural-perspectives-exhibition#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:54:52 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=428 NATURAL PERSPECTIVES, by Rachael Magowan Time: 13 November · 18:00 – 21:00 Location: Astanga Yoga Space (above the NWS Sports (martial arts/boxing supplies) shop, 1st Floor, 583 Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton M21 8AE. It’s just before Four Banks crossroads, on Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton). The entrance is to the rear and side of the car [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/natural-perspectives-exhibition/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/vodafone-benefit-cuts http://urban-arcadia.com/vodafone-benefit-cuts#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:18:30 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=404 [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/vodafone-benefit-cuts/feed 0 http://urban-arcadia.com/ministers-plan-huge-sell-off-of-britains-forests http://urban-arcadia.com/ministers-plan-huge-sell-off-of-britains-forests#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:45:08 +0000 admin http://urban-arcadia.com/?p=386 [...]]]> http://urban-arcadia.com/ministers-plan-huge-sell-off-of-britains-forests/feed 1