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Sabtu, 04 Juni 2016

Mid Week Again So What Does That Mean

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Wednesday the middle of the week, the middle of the muddle or is it the center of some project that will or at least may be of great significance in your life. No matter what you feel about it right now, It can mean whatever you focus on it to mean. Why not make it the center of your attention for the next ten minutes. Some project or plan or even some idea youve had that maybe could be worthy of some power thinking. Give it what it deserves. Your Time. That means a degree of effort but mostly time. Seriously important time.but time we all can always make available, somehow. If its worth making the effort, its worthy of you.

That dam soapbox is going to get me in a lot of trouble one of these days, Now its work time:

Backyard Aquaponics
By Ashley Walsh

Growing vegetables by aquaponics not only produces tasty home grown veggies but also your own fish to eat. Growing vegetables can be a bit of a challenge if you only have a limited amount of space.

However, an aquaponics system can be set up in a relatively small area, yet still produce an abundance of backyard vegetables.

Darren and Belinda Vance have a large backyard dedicated to fruit and vegetables but also grow vegetables using aquaponics.
                                              

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Rooftop farming a possibility: Mah Bow Tan
by Esther Ng
Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan said he would consider rooftop farming - an idea mooted a decade ago by Dr Ngiam Tong Tau, then head of the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) - but he pointed out that there were other competing uses such as recreation and solar panels.

He added that rooftop farming might not be suitable for a commercial building because of the air-conditioning plants on the roof.

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NYU ITP Students Develop Bioremediating Aquaponics, Hydroponic Furniture and Other Living Systems
NYU ITP,
sustainable design, green design, tisch school, Interactive Telecommunications Graduate Program, green design, sustainable design, living systems, gardening, urban food systems, botany

This past semester the Interactive Telecommunications Graduate Program at NYU’s Tisch school conducted its first ever course in living systems, which encouraged students to take on projects related to ecology, environmental data management, and, obviously, living systems.


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Aquaponics System – Rearing and Cultivating Aquatic Plants and Animals

A combination of hydroponics and aquaculture, aquaponics is the culture of rearing aquatic plants and animals for the optimum results. In addition to producing organic food, the system eliminates the environmental issues associated with the traditional farming methods. 

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Welcome to our new website!
Sweet Water Sustainability Institute™ (SWSI) offers diverse opportunities to awaken innovative approaches to personal and social change.  SWSI welcomes all  people of all ages. We offer workshops, conferences, retreats and extended stays which compass all aspects of the mind, body, and spirit.

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Ready! Set! Go!... ok not so fast. Update on the green house Today had another meeting at the school with several people. Facilities Maintenance, Biology Teacher, Principal and consultant. It was in the high 20s today so we walked out to the poor snow covered greenhouse to discuss what we needed to do to get it up and running.   Well the Maintenance guy named everything it needed (a lot) but I think we can get it up and running in a week or so.

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aquaponics systems

Why start an Aquaponic System – In a world where almost everything is done on the run and so many people complain about their absence of time, beginning a new hobby seems as a way of social suicide, as you will have less time to see your family and friends . This is why a lot of people today are quite reluctant in giving their precious time away on new pursuits,

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Well it is called aquaponics

Posted by stevenlocke on January 29, 2011

Have you at any time imagined which you can alter your storage in a green house with a minimal funding and work? If you enjoy freshly harvested veggies and adore fish, after that is high time that you did a thing for you and your household and the very best issue you can do is present them clean chemicals for delicious and nourishing foods. As soon as you learn how, you will never ever be reliant on the market again! No far more genetically modified greens, no far more preservatives injected to grow them fresh for a lengthier time, simply natural, healthy and balanced super food developed in your storage or within your house.

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Aquaponics on the Round Rock Funny Farm
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Here is the hydroponic and biofiltration side of our aquaponics system. This basic build is in the garage for testing and design ease. We are using a High Pressure Sodium lamp for our light source and a 75gph aquarium pump to move water. Once the micro-eco-system is moved outside, the pump will be replaced with 2 smaller, solar powered pumps (on solar-charged batteries, of course). Eliminating the need for electricity.

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A Greenhouse or a Growhouse???
The best way to grow food indoors is with an Aquaponics system. Aquaponics is a cross between Hydroponics (growing vegetables in water) and Aquaculture (farming fish). You get the best of both worlds and you don’t have to deal with dirt. An Aquaponics system needs to be placed in a protected environment where you, the gardener, can control the atmosphere both in the the environment and in the water tanks where you are raising your food fish.

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A few sources of info on Aquaponics
I havent gotten into aquaponics myself, so I dont have any first hand experience with it. Although I have saved some good information on the subject over time that I can post for anyone interested.

Backyard aquaponics (online magazine)
Backyard aquaponics (first issue 2007 in pdf.)
Backyard Aquaponics Magazine

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In The News
    Nelson and Pade, Inc. Announces New Staff, Promotions


    Montello, WI – Nelson and Pade, Inc., a company specializing in aquaponics and controlled environment agriculture, is proud to announce that their team of professionals is growing.  With a 20+ year history in aquaponics and a steady growth curve, Nelson and Pade, Inc. is gearing up to service their expanding customer base

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Plants You Can Grow In An Aquaponics System   by Ethan Mills
Plants You Can Grow In An Aquaponics System

The aquaponic plants are where its at! Thats the great benefit of aquaponics, enjoying the vegetables and fruits when they are ready to be eaten. While the crops are growing, the nitrogen cycle occurs because of the bacteria in the root systems. This is where the water is filtered and cleaned before it returns back to the fish. Without plants the system cannot function properly. Research has shown that plants were proven to be an effective means of water purification for aquaculture. Lettuce, chives and other leafy crops were first considered for aquaponics but, more recently,

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And that should do it for now... and keep you ocupied I Hope.....


OK, See you real soon

OZZIE

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Selasa, 17 Mei 2016

this week

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sssss aaahhhh

I really like this pic =]

So this week was full of drama...which is why this blog is called fuel. Its about things that fueled me to do something that I was planning on doing or debating...

So first is about mom...who stole my money for school...yup all $100 of it. So now Im fairly irritated. She owes me $120 as of tonight.

So what has she fueled me to do? Move out. I was debating it because she was on gov assistance so the financial aid check is bigger. Well its not worth it if shes going to steal from me. I was hoping sis would move out so I could at least keep clothes but not point in that if mom is just gonna steal my cash.

...and my job hunt continues...

Went to grandmas last weekend and played with my dogs. I remembered how much I just miss them all the time. Ugh. I miss them...I hate not having Spyro warm my feet and freeway guarding my stuff.

fml

In greater news Felicia let me start her car...which is a push start O.o

very cool
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Selasa, 26 April 2016

ANOTHER WEEK ANOTHER MONDAY

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And a pretty busy one I think, so no idle chatter to-day. We are straight into it full speed ahead:

First up is a bit of a run-around. We have Murray Hallam Working with ECO-FILMS but its on Strain Guides site. So I have to give my usual warning for a young lady who works in an office (reading every issue of this blog) WARNING WARNING

Now thats out of my system, Lets go to 120 things in 20 years where you can see how fish like to be able to get into a current and have a bit of a workout. No wonder they are slim, smooth and sort-of sexy. You dont believe me - Ask another fish.

 So, is there an Aquaponics page on Face/book, you had better believe it.

Now, as this next guy says Its not much yet, but.... Well lets hope you keep driving forward - We all started from the same place.... Good luck Killian

Lets see how this school in the Sun Valley area is fairing after last years chicken hick-up

Next a trip to Louisville to see how the Urban Farming Organization is going(With a Correction)


Aquaponics e-books available here


Now we are off to the Whitney Young High School Eco Club

Aquaponics on display at show

 This time we are off to Malaysia So fasten your seatbelts.


Now the "Bath Tub Aquaponics Brigade" or something like that...

And finally Philippe Cousteau, grandson of Jacques Cousteau, visits Sickles High School

Thats it guys have fun with them and Ill see you real soon

All the best

OZZIE

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Sabtu, 23 April 2016

nerd rot cute puppies

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Ok...been off the wall lately

nerd wise

So I can go on and rant about working for Google some more but...eh

8 things you will find in my room that you could expect but will make you go "WTF"

2 ubuntu Karmic Koala CDs (thats the newest one)
1 ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope CD (the one I have)
1 Fedora 12 CD with Gnome desktop
1 Fedora 12 CD with KDE desktop
1 Dream Linux CD
1 Windows Vista CD
2 computers...assuming Adam isnt there

XDDD

and maybe soon
1 Puppy CD
2 Mac Leopard CDs (cause im taking that computer whether grandma likes it or not)
and a wolvix CD



By the way that puppy is a Newfoundland.

One day I hope to get one.

This is what they look like fully grown




They are really big...like...big enough to be used like a small pony XD

cutest puppies turn into giants

st. bernard (something else I want)




to

BAM



Bernese mountain dog


To


all of these weigh 100lbs + when grown

Rottweiler




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Great Pyrenees


To

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Kamis, 21 April 2016

ANOTHER NEW WEEK OR A WEEK CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS

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MONDAY

In my search for todays material, I stumbled upon Yahoo through a Google search and found a question and answer section. I have listed it below. Unfortunately the question/answer bit with a request for information about A/P had closed. I say Unfortunately, because they have some sort of vote on what is the best answer and this is the one that is printed. Well as you will see the answer is Ummm... garbage IMHO. But what do I know..... Anyhow Im trying to make contact with the person who asked the question so that I can offer her a real answer(or Guess What - A Blog with real answers). Please wish me luck... Oh yes its listed below....

Work Time......

WARNING WARNING
We are hoping to gain lottery funding for a large aquaponics unit (fish farm combined with hydroponic plant growing/water purification).
Incredible Edible Todmorden www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk is a local food project in a tiny town in the pennine hills of northern England. In the meantime we are setting up a small scale pilot project to get our hands in. Here it is under construction.

New pool now in place, still a lot to do over the next few weeks as we start to preare for the winter (did we have a summer) we had some medium / gravel which turned out not to be suitable a simple test show you how not to make the same mistake, even if the man at the shop said it is ok does not mean it is.

You get 100% organic veggies, cannabis and organic seafood from this system! The fish provide all the nutrients that the plants need so no extra fertilization is required...
 
The easiest way to make one is to make it out of PVC. PVC is turning out to be my favourite material to use for all kinds of things during my time spent so far learning 120 things in 20 years.

Aquaponics Update #13 – Combined Filters, More Plants in Tank, Trying to Increase Bacterial Growth
 
Getting a group to agree on just about anything can be challenging. Getting them to agree on the definition of something they are passionate about could be way passed challenging. Getting a group of 565 passionate people with various experience levels who are scattered around the world that can randomly come and go from the conversation to agree on that definition is, well, a superhuman task.

16th, 2010 – Today, HobbyGardner.com editors released the free DIY Aquaponics Build Guide. In this resourceful new guide, gardening enthusiasts will learn about the aquaponics style of growing plants, whether their interest is in vegetables, flowers or medicinal.

Can i use mollies in aquaponics?
i have a 10 gallon tank with 9 adult mollies and 3 babys and im looking to start a aquaponics system using the mollies im going to have a grow bed above the tank with a drip system i plan on growing peppers and tomatoes any info would be great
We look at efforts to save tigers from extinction in the wild, as Russia prepares to hold a key conservation summit ++ Genetically modified corn takes root in Mexico ++ A super efficient farming operation, right in the middle of London ++ And a controversy over German plans to export nuclear waste to Russia.

There’s a national movement afoot to grow more food in cities. And the Milwaukee area stands out as an urban agricultural hotbed, as raised gardens multiply in backyards, empty lots and community spaces. Another promising piece of urban food production is called “aquaponics”.

  • We built our first AP system in April-May 2009. I forgot to mention it in the video, but the credit for the design for this system goes to our friend Paul Range. My husband tweaked it slightly to fit our backyard. Much thanks to Tim Mann of Friendly Aquaponics for his advice in improving the system. Our goals in the next few weeks
  • It is often pointed out that it would be a good idea to have some basic rules-of-thumb for Aquaponics gardening. Why? Because they will help in getting started without needing to spend weeks researching. The finer points can be studied and implemented as the project goes along.
  • This summer was my first time growing with aquaponics. In this video I am using a 50 gallon fish tank filled with goldfish and an algae eater. The water is pumped to the top grow bed, which drains to the second grow bed, which returns to the fish tank.
Enough already, Im getting cut-and-paste cramps....
There really is a lot to get through among that lot, so please try to enjoy yourselves...
Ill be back in a couplea days. Be good to yourselves - and each other....
OZZIE
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Senin, 28 Maret 2016

Mid Week Blank

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This is great, my mind has jacked up on me. So we wing it Again. Or just say nothing and go straight to work. Which of course is the easy option and probably the best one from your point of view. I probably will have the opportunity down the page to sound off about something, so I might as well go that way.....

Farming inside the box: Urban agriculture of aquaponics
by Emily Gadekand Michelle M. Schaefer
Snow falls outside a nondescript one-story warehouse on Chicago’s South Side. But inside, its the growing season. Hundreds of fish swarm and fight for food in tanks surrounded by beds of basil, rainbow chard, and mint.

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Green power to grow greens
by Emily Gadekand Michelle M. Schaefer
Vertical farming indoors presents a promising solution for some of the challenges of agriculture in Chicago’s cold climate. However, these solutions also come with their own set of concerns. 

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Aquaponics Makes My Basil HUGE!

Ever since our trip to the Big Island last August, we have been working on our garden.  We have been applying great tips from experts at UH and local farmers to our backyard garden at the Lahaina Bungalow.  
 Check out the size of that leaf! One of the most impressive plants Ive seen with Aquaponics is Basil.[MORE]
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Welcome to the factory of the future: Fish farming
by Emily Gadekand Michelle M. Schaefer
While many recent college grads are searching for their first jobs or taking time off the see the world, Andrew Fernitz, Brian Watkins, Mario Spatafora and Arash Amini founded 312 Aquaponics, a for-profit company creating aquaponics systems.
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Micro-Aquaponic Sculpture
When I was in high school I read about research at the University of Hawaii in small scale self contained ecosystems. The idea fascinated me so I started doing research on how I could build one. In Des Moines, Iowa, where I lived, there is a small rain forest contained in a geodesic dome called the Des Moines Botanical Center. A scientist at the center helped me with a design for a miniature version of the center with the addition of a cave environment below the terrestrial and lake environments. My design, which I built with help from my dad, was a Plexiglas dome mounted atop a box with a cylinder in the middle that served as a lake environment.
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Ahead of the Class
To have your class, workshop or presentation listed, e-mail information 10 days prior to publication to kehau@mauinews.com. You may also submit it to The Maui News Virtual Newsroom at [MORE]

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OUR PLANET EARTH
Dont give up on Japans kids
By STEPHEN HESSE
Last March, the president of Harvard University, Drew Gilpin Faust, visited Japan to find out for herself what has become of Japans once-vibrant contribution to American academia. The numbers of Japanese students enrolling in Harvard have declined steadily over the past decade, and in September 2009 that renowned universitys first-year intake included just one student from Japan.
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Discussion Forum - Aquaponic Gardening
A community site with forums, blogs, photos, videos and more for both new and experienced aquaponic gardeners. Lets learn together!
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Evan M. Schwartz
Thanks for adding me to the group. We are in the process of finishing our four tiered raft system. Thanks Grow it right for the help. Anyone have experience with a mixed bed that use a combo of deep water culture and media? Id like to introduce worms and snails to my system. Any info?

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NOW, ONCE AGAIN WE GO LOOKING "OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE"
Make Your Own Lavender Laundry Detergent--for Pennies
laundry detergent
Lavender-scented laundry detergent is a breeze to make. Photo by Povy Kendal Atchison
According to our grandmothers’ wisdom (and verified on thenewhomemaker.com), Monday is Wash Day. After Sunday’s day of rest, homemakers traditionally took on one of the week’s most difficult tasks: the laundry.


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Homemade Lip Balm Ingredients Soothing Homemade Lip Balm

From our friends at Natural Home magazine: Leave your lips feeling luscious and quenched — naturally! — with this simple recipe for homemade lip balm.

Lips, au natural!

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Garlic Garlic Recipes: Garlic Dip, Soup, Ice Cream and More

Celebrate this healthful, scrumptious herb with these recipes for everything from simple garlic dips to more elaborate garlic soup to out-of-this-world garlic ice cream!

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Cloth Grocery Bag Could Plastic Really Be the Greenest Bag Option?

An unpublished British study reports plastic bags are a greener option than paper or cloth.

Tell me more.

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OK Guys Thats a wrap...
Happy splashing N planting
Take Care
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Jumat, 25 Maret 2016

THE WEEK OF THE DEMISE

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So i hooked this thing up sitting above a 300gallon rubbermaid.  1 3/4" outlet pointed staight into the water about 1" above the surface.  When I turned it on the entire 300 gallons looked like the ocean frothy overflowing on all sides lost about 50 gallons of water on the floor of my garage.ns of water on the floor of my garage.....(MORE)

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Learning and growing
JESSICA MCKENZIE
THE first stage of plans to develop a community garden in Mackenzie Street was unveiled yesterday, with the opening of the Aquaponics centre.

The community garden is a joint project between Lambing Flat Enterprises (LFE), Local Employment and Training Solutions (LETS) and TAFE, and aims to provide employment training for LFE Post School Options participants and other LFE service users.

LFE provided the land and the shed that houses the Aquaponics system, LETS is providing work experience and TAFE will offer a certificate II in Horticulture, utilising the community garden....[MORE]

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We have a lot to learn about fishing

MANY NATURAL fisheries (a location to catch or rear fish) around the world have shown a decline in stock, hence the simultaneous rise in aquaculture (the cultivation of aquatic animals or plants for food).

Tilapia, a fish most people in Trinidad and Tobago are familiar with, is now the third most popular fish being reared on fish farms...[MORE]
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UTA celebrates Earth Day early by planting trees on campus

The festivities began at 8 a.m. Wednesday for 22 volunteers who helped plant 50 trees across campus, including around Lot 30 and Clay Gould Ballpark.

Grounds maintenance supervisor Jan Hergert said not all of the 50 volunteers who had signed up came to the planting.

“We have 89 trees given by city of Arlington. Our goal is to plant as many as we can in four hours,” he said.

He showed the participants how to correctly dig a hole to ensure the trees can grow properly.

Biochemistry seniors Chris Parikh and Chris Wilson said environmental sustainability was important in their field of study...[MORE]
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Danceworks finds growth, inspiration in Sweet Water Organics

Creative inspiration is a curious thing - theres no telling what might inspire it.

For Dani Kuepper, artistic director of Danceworks, inspiration struck when she discovered the local aquaponics project known as Sweet Water Organics, which raises fish and vegetables in a sustainable system in a repurposed industrial building in Bay View."I heard about Sweet Water Organics last fall," Kuepper said in a recent interview...[MORE]


BYU-Hawaii, Vermicomposting, Aquaponics, Soap project

BYU-Hawaii has been using the worm farming for some time and is now educating others on how to use the same system in their own gardens to promote a more eco-friendly method of gardening.

Vermicomposting, also known as worm farming, reduces waste and provides free fertilizer/enriched soil without using destructive chemicals. Worm farms are simple to create and maintain. Simply take organic materials such as garden clippings or leftover vegetables to feed the worms...[MORE]

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Students urged to study effect of soil

By Jessica Phan
Mark Kauzlarich/The Daily Cardinal

Farmer Will Allen said Thursday UW-Madison students should take a greater interest in the effects of soil on nutritional content in food.

Will Allen, founder and CEO of Growing Power and one of Time Magazines 100 most influential people of 2010 urged UW-Madison students to become more involved in research on the environment and sustainable farming Monday.

Growing Power, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based on sustainably farming foods for diverse communities and providing education and hands-on training to children and adults...[MORE]
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Hands On at Woodbine Ecology Center
Hands-on Aquaponics Workshop
Date: July 24th
Time: 10:00 - 4:30pm

Location: Woodbine Ecology Center,
2584 N. State Hwy 67 | Sedalia, CO 80135
Registration: RSVP to tawnya@coloradoaquaponics.com
Price: $125

Join us for a hands-on aquaponics intensive workshop providing valuable information and skills. The cost of the course will help cover the system materials required to build an IBC aquaponics system. ..[MORE]
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Vertical farming finds success abroad; is the U.S. Next?

In the future, the farm may come to the city.

“Vertical farming” is the umbrella term describing indoor growing methods like hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics and other systems.

Indoor farming isn’t new, of course. Greenhouse production of flowers and vegetables is already a billion-dollar business in Canada, a country that lacks a long growing season...[MORE]
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Moffat CAN launches its Scotland-first aquaponics system

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Moffat CAN launched Scotland’s first aquaponics food growing system.

And 500 people flooded to the Old Church Depot at Annanside on Saturday to celebrate the environmental project’s opening and see how it works...[MORE]
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Aquaponics is it simple or complex

This Blog Post Goes out to Robert in Texas who contacted me through my www.TCLynx.com web site but didn’t leave an e-mail address for me to respond.

He asks for some pointers and notes how I often recommend starting small. Well yes small is subjective and you are in Texas where I guess everything is bigger (well at least till you start comparing to OZ.)...[MORE]
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New Aquaponics Project in Old Building Gears Up to Transform Community

Aquaponics is thriving at the SPIN Center in Lynn, Massachusetts. After the successful introduction of plant crops like beans, watercress, and other vegetables, the aquaponics system now houses a healthy population of tilapia. Standing prominently by the SPIN (Serving People in Need, Inc.) Center’s street-side window, it has attracted the attention of curious passer-by as well as local media...[MORE]
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Miles Davis Magnet Academy explores Aquaponics

On March 30th, students in grades 5th - 8th, participated in a field trip to the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.
On March 30th, MDMA students explored the world of aquaponics at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. Our students received helpful tips that will assist them with the development of aquaponic centers in their classrooms.

As an added bonus, our students had an opportunity to visit with a few of their four-legged friends!..[MORE]


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DIY: Make Herbal, Eco-Friendly Soap Bars
by Anne-Marie Faiola

A.FaiolaAnne-Marie Faiola owns Bramble Berry , a company specializing in raw materials to manufacture soap and toiletries, and has been making soaps, lotions and all manner of bath and body products since she was 16 years old. She lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband and son, and when shes not blogging here or for Soap Queen or filming free soapmaking videos for Soap Queen TV, she loves to read, scuba dive and hike...[MORE]
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A Need to Be Among the Cranes
By Linnea Johnson

It’s spring or promises to be, and so, again, I need to be among the Cranes. There’s an actual ache in my breastbone which pulls me to get my feet wet in the meadows, to watch the Sandhill Cranes eat and dance in the farm fields...[MORE]
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 OK GUYS AND GALS, THATS ANOTHER ONE DONE, ENJOY...

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