North’s largest flower market welcomes spring
Like every year for the past 4 decades, Groningen welcomed the largest market of flowers and plants in the North: ...
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Free compost in Groningen this weekend
The Municipality of Groningen will be handing out free compost between today and Saturday. ‘Magical’ is likely not the first ...
Groningen annual flower market this week
The annual flower market is back in Groningen this Friday. Despite grey skies and rainy weather predictions, the event promises ...
Plant thief in Helpman ruins public micro-garden
Why can't we just have nice things? By Thomas Ansell A few months ago, the Gemeente Groningen launched a new ...
Frisian local seed bank idea takes root across the Netherlands
The ‘seed library Friesland’ has officially become a national initative Translated by Thomas Ansell A locally-sprouted idea from Friesland has ...
It’s official, Groningen is the greenest city in the Netherlands
Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeen By Thomas Ansell Humankind, the research centre that looks into livable cities, has just released its most recent survey ...
Northern Water Agencies sound alarm
The Water Agencies in both Groningen and Friesland are asking people to minimise their water user The Groniner Waterbedrijf is starting ...
After 25 days of dry weather, farmers in Groningen and Drenthe welcome rain
The warm and sunny weather of the last few weeks is set to be replaced by showers and cloud As ...
GrunnGrass: Green sidewalk tiles in Groningen attracting butterflies and bees
GrunnGras, a municipal experiment using so-called green tiles in the Oranjebuurt in Groningen, is yielding promising results. By Hans de ...
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