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Redbricks Great Estates Innovation Fund winning voxpox

Sun, 21/02/2010 - 13:55 — Rob

This is a short Voxpox made by residents and other interested individuals, as part of our successful bid to Groundwork Northwest's Great Estates Innovation fund. This unique one-off grant for £40K has been match pound for pound by our new landlord, City South, making a total grant of £80K. The idea of the grant is to develop Redbicks as a 'Green Zone', and we will be building on much of the innovation that has taken place within this wonderful place over the last 10 years.

A Magickal Imbolk Forest Gardening Weekend at the Middlewood Permaculture Trust

Mon, 11/01/2010 - 23:17 — Rob

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th February 2010

 

Main activities to include:
 

  • Forest gardening

  • West African drumming (tbc)

  • Celebration of the Imbolk festival

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Naked Mole Rats May Hold Clues to Surviving Stroke

Mon, 11/01/2010 - 10:46 — Guest

ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2009) — Blind, nearly hairless, and looking something like toothy, plump, pink fingers, naked mole rats may rank among nature's most maligned creatures, but their unusual physiology endears them to scientists.

Two University of Illinois at Chicago researchers report in the Dec. 9 issue of NeuroReport (now online) that adult naked mole rat brain tissue can withstand extreme hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, for periods exceeding a half-hour -- much longer than brain tissue from other mammals.

Any Christmas Trees

Sun, 10/01/2010 - 19:07 — urbanbios

 Hi

if anyone is looking to get rid of their Chirstmas Tree, who live in or near hulme we would be happy to take it of your hands for free

Many Thanks

urbanbios@googlemail.com

Any One Interested in keeping bees on Leaf Street?

Mon, 04/01/2010 - 20:29 — urbanbios

 Hi

I would be very interested to hear from any experienced Bee Keepers which would be interested in keeping Bees on leaf street or in the Urban Bios Project. 

Many Thanks

The Urban Bios 

urbanbios@googlemail.com

High Quality Local Compost/Manure/Mulch/Hay & Wood chip

Fri, 01/01/2010 - 15:25 — urbanbios

The Urban Bios Project

We can now offer High Quality Local Compost/Manure/Mulch & Wood chip for local Growers, big and small.

Are products are all produce locally in collaboration with fine Manchester farmers. Due to are Products being produced locally, we can offer amazing fresh quality products for cheaper then you find anywhere in Manchester.

We can supplier all are products in small bags from 2kg upto bulk bags, 1 cubic yd in volume, and  anything in between. 

Anyone interested please contact

The Urban Bios Project. 

urbanbios@googlemail.com

 

Wormery & Shredder at Leaf Street

Thu, 31/12/2009 - 12:26 — urbanbios

Welcome to the Urban Bios Project.

HOW THE URBAN BIOS PROJECT WAS BORN

Introduction to Aquaponics

Wed, 09/12/2009 - 17:11 — AndrewL

Our Aquaponic Polytunnel

A workshop all about Aquaponics - the art of growing fish and vegetables together in perfect synergy.

What to expect:

We'll start with an intro to Aquaponics, why you use it, some of the advantages and disadvantages and the different types and sizes of systems you can build.

Manchester Permaculture Event - Rocket Stove Workshop

Mon, 07/12/2009 - 20:39 — Rob

Rocket Stove Workshop - DATE CHANGE!!

This workshop is actually happening on Dec 7th!

It will be at Madlab, 6:30 - 9pm, 36 - 40 Edge Street, M4 8HN in the Northern Quarter. It's opposite the Common...

For more info about the event take a look at the Madlab website:

http://madlab.org.uk/content/rocket-stove-workshop/

Madlab: 33 - 40 Edge Street, M4 8HN. It's opposite the Common in the Northern Quarter.

Thanks, Agnes