Posts Tagged ‘aquaponics’
Urban Farming Guys Transforming Crime-Ridden Missouri City into Sustainable Paradise
In one of the most dangerous places in the US, Lykins neighborhood, Kansas City, where people can’t sell their homes because people are too afraid to live there, the Urban Farming Guys have been hard at work building a sustainable, thriving community from the inside out. After researching and writing articles on Urban Agriculture, we…
Read MoreAquaponics 101: How to Grow Fish, Vegetables, Eggs, and Prawns
Aquaponics is a method of food production which utilizes two sustainable technologies simultaneously to create an abundance of food. Aquaculture – Growing aquatic creatures in water Hydroponics – Growing plants without using soil Whereas conventional food production uses chemical pesticides to fertilize and nourish plant growth, aquaponics uses the wastes from one system to fertilize…
Read MoreThere Is A Huge Underground Farm Hiding 100 Feet Beneath London’s Streets
It’s hard to find enough space for urban farms to grow enough local produce to feed a big city. Unless you put the whole farm below in an abandoned tunnel. The newest branch line of the London Underground doesn’t go anywhere. But it does produce a lot of nice food to eat. It’s a hydroponic…
Read MoreHydroponics: 90% Less Water Than Conventional Farming
Plants need water. They do not need soil. That simple fact has led to a very different way of growing food. It is called hydroponics. In a hydroponic system, plant roots get water and nutrients directly. Many systems collect the water the plants do not use and send it around again. This can save an…
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