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Planting and Gardening Practices

Hands are shown planting seedlings and working with soil, highlighting the nurturing aspect of gardening and sustainable practices.

England, North Yorkshire. Planting seeds in plastic trays.

Plantation in an urban garden in a parisian suburbia France

germ in the hands

Tomatoes plantation and protection tiles in a kitchen garden

Spinach sowing in august

Mangrove Rescue/Restoration Project. A mangrove seedling grows amidst the rocks on the shoreline of Kennedy Athletic, Recreation, and Social (KARS) Park at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 12, 2023. Employees from Kennedys Environmental Management Branch removed over 100 mangrove seedlings from the shoreline and repotted them for protection during the final stages of a shoreline restoration project inside KARS Park. The mangrove seedlings will be replanted upon completion of the project to create a living shoreline better able to counter the effects of erosion caused by storm waves and rising sea levels.

Organic farming of tomato in green house. Plant seedlings, Bulgaria

Culture sous protection de Chou de St Saëns

Plantation of a box in pot

A Sustainable business or green business background with connection icon concept related to environmentally environmental icon

Olive young new trees plantation protected by tree shelter tubes. Closeup

Japan, Chiba, Tako, Close Up Of An Elderly Womans Hands Planting Rice

Using compost in the garden, spring, Pas de Calais, France

Industrial composting France

Man cupping dirt with his hands

Volunteer helps inventory a nest of hatched turtles in order to determine productivity. These hatchlings were left in the nest and did not get out. They were taken to the water due to the heat of the day and to protect them from being spotted and eaten. Subjects: Reptiles; Threatened species; Wildlife refuges; Coastal environments. Location: South Carolina. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CAPE ROMAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

tansy and plantain shoots sprout through the broken glass on the ground. Concept new life. plant seedling tansy and plantain shoots sprout through the broken glass on the ground. Concept new life. plant seedling on broken glass. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OvchinnikovaxOlgax 9614865

Mulching the soil on geotextile biodegradable slope France

Soybean crop protection, conceptual image

Woman Holds Onto a Dead Leaves Wearing Gloves in winter

Conservationist relocatss an ant colony

Green wast garbage can for the communal composting

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-08-31. Report about share gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here from Stadsgroenteboeren who grow more than 60 different vegetables and more than 15 herbs for the local community. They manage to produce a considerable amount of food using bio-intensive techniques. They use compost, green manure and other methods inspired by nature. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-08-31. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici, de Stadsgroenteboeren qui cultive plus de 60 légumes différents et plus de 15 herbes pour la communauté locale. Ils parviennent à produire une quantité considérable de nourriture en utilisant des techniques bio-intensives. Ils utilisent du compost, des engrais verts et d'autres méthodes inspirées par la nature. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

tourist taking photo of burned trees in hardened lava travel concept - tourist taking photo of burned trees in hardened lava flow on green slope of Etna, Sicily on mobile gadget, Italy ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 6948686 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Mature man picking up empty plastic bottles with waste picker from park

Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, flat roof with green roof. Gardener planting sedum plants.

Insect shelter. Hampton Court, 2009. Winchester Growers, The Growing Tastes allotment garden. Shelter for solitary bees made from hollow canes amongst sedum on living roof. 4590. Insect shelter for solitary bees amongst sedum featured in Hampton Court 2009. Winchester Growers, The Growing Tastes allotment garden, by Winchester Growers at Hampton Court 2009.

France, Maine-et-Loire, summer 2022. Aerial view of the drought and heat wave in Anjou, Maine et Loire, caused by global warming and climate change. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Maine-et-Loire, ete 2022. Vue aerienne de la secheresse et de la canicule en Anjou dans le Maine et Loire entrainees par le rechauffement et le dereglement climatique. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Cress grows out of the computer keyboard, Green IT

Labeled Seedlings in Soil Trays

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-07-03. Reportage about shared gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here the collective utility garden Nutstuinen Bongerd. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-07-03. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici le jardin utilitaire collectif Nutstuinen Bongerd. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Short-haired bumblebee queen (Bombus subterraneus) collected in Sweden being released onto Birdsfoot trefoil flowers (Lotus corniculatus) during a UK reintroduction project run by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust / RSPB / Hymettus, RSPB Dungeness Nature Reserve, Kent, UK, May. Model released.

Growing crops as part of biofuels production in Brazil

Young plant sprouting through the hole of protective plastic. Sprout Santa Claus melon or Piel de Sapo melon cultivation

Open hand with green substance against dark background

Farmer rice planting on water

Girl Child Holding Oak Sapling With Full Grown Oak Tree Behind

hand holding new grass seed with grass and wood in background

Nettle manure residues between celery seedlings

boy and girl pour on seedling of tree

Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, flat roof with green roof. Gardener planting sedum plants.

Hand full of tar sand, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Cultivated Flax seed in the hand of a child

Hand holding soil

Restoring a lawn, spring, Pas de Calais, France

Hands, astronaut and outdoor with plant in city for scientific research, mission and experiment for environment. Spacesuit, closeup and person for growth, ecology and eco or green friendly project

Small plats growing in carton chicken egg box in black soil. Break off the biodegradable paper cup and plant in soil outdoors. Reuse concept.

Curled Parsley sowing on a layer of sand

Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, flat roof with green roof. Gardener planting sedum plants.

Children's hands grasp at glass foam granulate, modern insulating material from waste glass for floor insulation

Garden pruning in early spring with a green container

Ecuador, Amazon, Auca, Curare Process For Making Poison Darts Used By The Auca.

Ecuador, Amazon, Auca, Auca Curare Process For Making Poison Darts.

Girl watering seedlings with jug

Alconbury Middle High School students plant saplings at RAF Alconbury, England, Jan. 18, 2024. The students, with direction and assistance from the 423d Civil Engineer Squadron natural resources team, planted 400 saplings on RAF Alconbury. The event was driven by the Woodland Trust which is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage.

Farmer man hands dirty on substratum of urban garden orchard in raised bed

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A view of the large green leaves of the aquatic invasive plant known as Water Hyacinth next to a human hand. Subjects: Aquatic plants; Invasive species. Location: Florida. . 1998 - 2011.

Agriculture

Ecological Funeral, Making a bouquet for an interment, France

Pose as a substrate for production of a green roof

Blumenerde wird in Terrakotta-Töpfe gefüllt, um die Aussaat vorzubereiten, wobei auch kleine Pflanzenwurzeln sichtbar sind *** Potting soil will in Terracotta Pots filled, at the Sowing to prepare, where also small Plant roots visible are 1127158879

Hands Holding Egg and Nest

Young Argentinean woman cupping coca leaves (Erythroxylum coca) in her hands, Tren a las Nubes or Cloud Train station near Laguna de los Pozuelos, Jujuy Province, Argentina, South America

watering of cabbage seedling in garden planting vegetables in garden - watering of cabbage seedlings in spring Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9006787

Komposterde, compost soil Komposterde, compost soil Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 22359873

Taking temperature of industrial compost

A Bee keeper checks on the health of his hives and the Bee colony in Niwot, CO.

Soil moisture meter placed in garden, surrounded by plants

Soil moisture meter placed in garden, surrounded by plants

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-07-03. Reportage about shared gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here the collective utility garden Nutstuinen Bongerd. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-07-03. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici le jardin utilitaire collectif Nutstuinen Bongerd. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-12-09. Report about shared gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte which is a permaculture project of more than one hectare in the science park of Amsterdam. They are experimenting with sustainable food production in the food forest and vegetable garden. The aim is to increase biodiversity, education, research and social engagement. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-12-09. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte qui est un projet de permaculture de plus d'un hectare dans le parc scientifique d'Amsterdam. Ils experimentent la production alimentaire durable dansla foret alimentaire et le potager. L'objectif est d'accroitre la biodiversite, l'éducation, la recherche et l'engagement social. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

In telling testament to the many threats facing the Galapagos, a discarded wrapper appears to strangle a fledgling mangrove.

Golden stars sparkling on child s hands and palms. Golden stars sparkling on child s hands and palms Copyright: xZoonar.com/MikhailxDavidovichx 16693260

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Seedlings in plant box

Sand, sustainable and closeup of hands on a farm for planting vegetables, leaves or plants, Soil, agriculture and zoom of man feeling dirt for produce or greenery on outdoor agro land or environment.

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Tree plants female hands, a small tree planting copyright: xzoonar.com/heikexbrauerx 868015

Nahaufnahme eines Bodenfeuchtigkeits- und pH-Messgeräts in einem Garten zur Überwachung der Pflanzenpflegebedingungen Green soil moisture meter stands on garden soil, displaying moisture levels. Surrounded by autumn leaves, it highlights gardening and plant care essentials Copyright: xZoonar.com/NerijusxLiobex 22426106

Hands of farmer full of freshly ploughed soil

Grass seed in one hand

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-07-03. Reportage about shared gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here the collective utility garden Nutstuinen Bongerd. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-07-03. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici le jardin utilitaire collectif Nutstuinen Bongerd. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Garden plague in orchard eating lettuce leave

Picking Wood-sorrel. Foraging for wild edibles in Los Angeles neighborhood Echo Park. Nance Klehm leads her Urbanforage guided walk showing and educating attendees about various greens, herbs and other edibles readily found along streets, lots and front yards. Los Angeles, California, USA

Belgium, Brussels, 2020-11-04. Located in the basement of Tour et Taxis, an old and vast industrial site in Brussels, the company PermaFungi transforms coffee grounds into oyster mushrooms. This report is part of a large project on urban agriculture in Brussels. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Belgique, Bruxelles, le 2020-11-04. Situee dans les sous-sol de Tour et Taxis,un ancien et vaste site industriel bruxellois, l entreprise PermaFungi transforme le marc de cafe en champignons pleurotes. Ce reportage s inscrit dans un grand projet sur l agriculture urbaine a Bruxelles. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Cleaning of green houseplant leaves

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Self-sufficient community in Central Brittany. Plelauff, July 2020.Communaute autosuffisante en Centre Bretagne. Plelauff, Juillet 2020.

Earthworm in palms of cupped hands

Man holding a plant plug

Office of Research and Development - 2009 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 2020-12-09. Report about shared gardens and urban agriculture in Amsterdam. Here, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte which is a permaculture project of more than one hectare in the science park of Amsterdam. They are experimenting with sustainable food production in the food forest and vegetable garden. The aim is to increase biodiversity, education, research and social engagement. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 2020-12-09. Reportage sur les jardins partages et l'agriculture urbaine a Amsterdam. Ici, Anna's Tuin & Ruigte qui est un projet de permaculture de plus d'un hectare dans le parc scientifique d'Amsterdam. Ils experimentent la production alimentaire durable dansla foret alimentaire et le potager. L'objectif est d'accroitre la biodiversite, l'éducation, la recherche et l'engagement social. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Belgium, Brussels, 2020-10-24. The citizen s nursery of Uccle is a participative project about the links between the inhabitants of Brussels and the fruit tree: it is about putting the fruit tree back on the public square and creating training spaces for the management of fruit trees and shrubs. This report is part of a large project on urban agriculture in Brussels. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Belgique, Bruxelles, le 2020-10-24. La pepiniere citoyenne d Uccle qui est un projet participatif portant sur les liens quentretiennent les bruxellois avec larbre fruitier : il s agit de remettre le fruitier sur la place publique et de creer des espaces de formation a la gestion d arbres et arbustes fruitiers. Ce reportage s inscrit dans un grand projet sur l agriculture urbaine a Bruxelles. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

FRA - OASIS KERLANICUn hiver au coeur d'une communauté en Centre Bretagne qui vie en autosuffisance alimentaire et énergétique.

Seedlings in recycled plastic bottles on the black wooden floor, tree planting concepts and global warming.

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