With the cost of food and healthcare rising, more and more people are opting to take responsibility for growing their own food and are starting urban farms. Lisa Taylor’s Your Farm in the City, An Urban Dweller’s Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals is a great book to help people grow their own food without going overboard! It is a great way to get kids involved too!
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Sylvia Bernstein: Feeding The World With Aquaponics
With the growing demand for organic food production, more and more people are looking at sustainable models that will produce a high yield without necessarily having to farm a large acreage. One of the most popular methods is called aquaponics. Aquaponics is the cultivation of fish and plants together in a constructed, re-circulating ecosystem utilizing natural bacterial cycles to convert fish wastes to plant nutrients. So, what is involved aquaponics gardening and how does it work?