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  • Seed Starting Basics

    You may think starting seeds involves putting them in the ground amongst a seed starting mix. Mixes usually involve compost, topsoil and sometimes leaf litter. However you may not be lucky to have access to all these ingredients let alone a sufficient area. Fortunately there are a variety of ways you can start your seeds without any soil, compost or leaf litter and it doesn't even involve leaving the comfort of your own room.
  • ample info: Issue 7

    A few months ago we had the pleasure of meeting Duncan and Dominic at The Plant Runner. They were very kind to let us chew their ears off about e...
  • Our grandparents all had veggie patches

    My grandparents tending to their garden circa 1980s. Recently I came across an image of my grandparents tending to their garden and was amazed at ...
  • Looking at red light - a time telling tale

    Detecting the change of season is key to a plant's survival - seasonal changes control everything from germination to vegetative growth and floweri...
  • ample info: Issue 4

    Welcome back! This week we had the amazing opportunity to meet with environmental activist and zero-waste innovator Joost Bakker at his newly buil...
  • ample info: Issue 3

    Welcome back and Happy New Year! Back in 2019 when we could all still attend events I was fortunate enough to see Junglefy and fellow Industrial D...
  • Aplantments - A new paradigm for high density living

    Every person deserves the same beneficial lifestyle as the next. As higher density living becomes a reality we need more mechanisms, not less, that afford apartment dwellers with the advantages of a closer connection to nature. Aplantments; a new paradigm for high density living.
  • ample info: Issue 2

    Welcome back! It was great to hear food literacy advocate Alice Zaslavsky talk about our work on the One Bite podcast. During it Alice shares her...
  • ample info: Issue 1

    Once a month we will share something interesting as well as give a brief update about what's happening at ample.