links for 2009-06-30

"Why buy when you can borrow? Chances are, whether it's a power drill, snowboard or margarita machine, someone you know has exactly what you need, collecting dust in their closet. Save (and earn) money by sharing stuff with your friends and neighbors."

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"Increasing the contribution of UA in more sustainable urban development requires its inclusion into policy and planning and the involvement of different stakeholders related to UA (urban producers and their organisations, NGOs and researchers, private organisations and different levels and departments of governments) in these processes."

"Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities. Growing Power implements this mission by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner."

"To start off with a bang, see this augmented reality demo where 3D Pachube visualisation data is overlayed in realtime 'on top' of Arduino sensor boxes that we have around the office"

Love the anime-inspired hand-drawn chalk tag.

"We provide you with an organic vegetable farm right outside your door, customized to your family's size and dining choices."