SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento State graduate is spreading a message of sustainability that should hit home from drought-stricken California to third-world countries. Nelson Mmbando proudly shows ...
The AquaFarm is a miniature aquaponics factory for your kitchen. It’s just the latest in the company’s plan to help you produce more things to eat in your own home. This piece is part of Change ...
I grew up in Iowa, so I've spent a fair amount of time around farms. I'm well acquainted with tractors, silos, red barns and fields as far as the eye can see. So when I walked into a greenhouse ...
In an aquaponics system, fish and vegetables are grown in a sustainable closed-loop system. Fish fertilize the water for the plants, and the plants purify the water for the fish. In a recirculating ...
From harvesting to cooking, produce is transferred from one place to another, leaving consumers on campus unsure about where their food is coming from. Environmental advocates such as Justin Vozzo, ...
I have designed my own hydroponic system. I have builtself-sustaining mini-aquariums. But though I've thought about it, I've yet to get up the nerve to combine the two. Now, with the Home Aquaponics ...
Figure 1: Schematic illustration of a hydroponic growing system that employs the nutrient film technique method. Credit: Technology Networks. In addition to the presence of fish stocks and microbial ...
No dirt. No tractors. And no weeds! In a warehouse on the east side of Colorado Springs, Gavin Vitt and his wife, Marshea, have started a business focused on what they see as the future of farming: ...
Where did the ingredients in your dinner come from? A farm in Iowa, perhaps, or the Atlantic Ocean? What if it came from a lab, a computer or an insect farm? Such novel farming systems are ...
Adam Harwood looks out over his farm in San Marcos, gesturing to the long rows of greenhouses dotting his property. “When I was looking for a place to start this operation, I approached my ...
CHEVIOT, Ohio (WKRC) - An unconventional farm is helping it's westside community in a unique way. o2 Urban Farms uses aquaponics to grow fresh lettuce. It’s produce with a purpose. The farm employs ...