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Category Archives: Aquaponics
Very cool swimming pool converted to aquaponic farm in Arizone
Check out how this young family found food abundance by turning the empty pool in their Arizona suburban home into a solar-powered “interplay of chicken droppings, algae sludge, tilapia fish, miniature goats, greens and clay pellets… a damned fine feast—with … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaponics, Backyard animals, Food security, Investing in food, Urban farmers
Tagged aquaponics, desert, goats, solar power, swimming pool
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Is urban food production ever economically sustainable?
Find out at my new talk on the economic sustainability of local at the Stone Soup Festival 3 pm May 11 at Britannia Community Centre on Commercial Drive. I’ll be looking at rooftop growing, new market niches for entrepreneurs, vertical … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaponics, Commercial growing, Food economics, Rooftop growing
Tagged economics, local food, rooftop growing, sustainability
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