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GROW INSPIRED: ADDING NATURE BACK TO CITIES ONE ROOF AT A TIME

GROW INSPIRED: ADDING NATURE BACK TO CITIES ONE ROOF AT A TIME

Mark Winterer is the co-founder and owner of Recover Green Roofs, a design firm based in Boston that specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of green roofs. They have created green roofs on some pretty famous buildings in the Boston area, including Fenway Park, the Prudential Center, Amherst College, and many more. 

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GROW INSPIRED: ERIC FROM SMART POTS TALKS CANNABIS JOURNEY, ADVICE

GROW INSPIRED: ERIC FROM SMART POTS TALKS CANNABIS JOURNEY, ADVICE

Eric Olsen — aka @eric.smarpots —  is the SW Territory Manager for Smart Pots and runs their popular social media accounts. When he’s not busy in the world of Smart Pots, he grows cannabis and veggies at his home in California. He chatted with us about his cannabis growing journey, using C-BITEs in his garden, his advice for newbie cannabis growers and much, much more. 

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GROW INSPIRED: GARDEN EXPERT NICK FEDEROFF TALKS DIRT AND GIVES ADVICE

GROW INSPIRED: GARDEN EXPERT NICK FEDEROFF TALKS DIRT AND GIVES ADVICE

Garden expert and media personality Nick Federoff was gracious enough to chat with us about his favorite things to grow, how a fresh tomato sandwich can be an orgasmic experience, the one gardening question he gets asked the most, and much more. We know you’ll love this interview as much as we do! 

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GROW INSPIRED: ANNE OF @REALHENSOFOC TALKS CHICKENS, GARDENING FOR HEALTH

GROW INSPIRED: ANNE OF @REALHENSOFOC TALKS CHICKENS, GARDENING FOR HEALTH

Anne Kuo, known for her hilarious — and informative — Instagram account @realhensofoc, and her popular book The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens: How to Raise a Happy Backyard Flock, is a homesteader in Southern California. Anne  also known as “lady human” was gracious enough to chat with us and we know you’ll enjoy her story of gardening for her health, her favorite chicken (spoiler: it’s a roo), and some tips on starting your own backyard flock.

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THRIVING DESIGN PHOTO CONTEST

THRIVING DESIGN PHOTO CONTEST

We want to see your inventive uses of C-BITEs! With all the awesome photos flooding in from gardeners around the country, we wanted to give you a challenge and opportunity to win some free SWAG! From now until July 1, you can enter as many photos as you’d like into our photo contest! We are choosing one winner for each category and one grand prize winner that really WOWS us. Each winner will receive a special package from Thriving Design with C-BITEs (duh) and some other SWAG that we love (stickers, garden gloves, etc).

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