Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central L.A. Filmed Feb. 2013 • Posted March 2013 • TED2013 Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central L.A. — in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where “the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys.” Ron Finley grows a nourishing food culture in South Central L.A.’s food desert by planting the seeds and tools for healthy eating.
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by spectrummag All over the upper Midwest region of the United States, indoor aquaponics farming is catching on. Fish and plants are living and growing together in old warehouses and abandoned factories. In Chicago, The Plant is growing up in an old meat packing facility and testing LED grow lights and new control schemes. In Milwaukee, Sweet Water Organics is trying to resurrect itself outdoors after its indoor system failed last spring. And in St. Paul, the team at Urban Organics is building the world’s largest indoor aquaponics operation in an old Hamm’s brewery. Urban Organics plans to open in…
A community garden can draw people together around two common focal points: beauty and good food. Positive garden activity creates safer communities.The criminal element can be driven out of a neighborhood by turning a trash-strewn vacant lot that is home base for illegal activity, into a place of beauty filled with positive activities. When neighbors walk by a community garden and see their neighbors gardening, they have common interests to talk to each other about. This can lead to the formation of relationships, connectedness, safer and more positive feelings about where they live and to the development of a community…
When it comes to using supplemental lighting on their crops, growers have options whether they’re trying to achieve a photoperiodic or a growth response. By David Kuack An increasing number of growers are using supplemental lighting for photoperiodic control and for accelerating plant growth. Growers have a variety of options when it comes to the type of lights available and how to use them most effectively. Growers who decide to use supplemental light to accelerate crop growth should expect to have to modify production schedules and possibly change some of their cultural practices. HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LIGHTS James Grouzos, U.S.…
Roman Gaus, founder and CEO of UrbanFarmers, explains how urban agriculture offers the solution to grow potentially enough food in a city to feed its entire population. What’s more, it also creates healthier, wealthier and happier inhabitants, offering consumers fresh, quality food choices and access to a better quality of life. Web: urbanfarmers.ch — Twitter: @UrbanFarmersCH
by 60 Minutes Australia Columbia University Environmental Health Sciences Professor Dickson Despommier discusses the future of farming with 60 Minutes reporter Michael Usher. >>> More from Issue 3
Green City Growers Green City Growers Cooperative, Inc. is a 3.25-acre leafy greens, hydroponic greenhouse in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The greenhouse, which officially opened on Feb. 25, 2013, has 15,000 square feet of packinghouse and office space, and is currently producing bibb lettuce, green leaf lettuce, gourmet lettuces and basil. >>> More from Issue 3
Rios Libres: Environmental Dispatches – Episode 2, The History from Patagonia Episode 2 of the short online series “Rios Libres: Environmental Dispatches”. In this episode we explore America’s love affair with the dam, its outdated technology, and what damming the river would mean logistically for Patagonia and its inhabitants. At what cost does this industrialization come at for the people and the environment? For more information, please go to rioslibres.com.
By David Kuack Tim Blank has grown many food crops from around the world in many types of hydroponic growing systems. Now his mission is to educate urban and commercial growers on how to be successful producing more food in less space using vertical aeroponics. Tim Blank knows a thing or two about hydroponic food production. Prior to starting his own company Future Growing in 2005, Blank had a 12-year career working at Walt Disney World’s Land Pavilion at Epcot in Florida. “I initially worked as a research scientist with NASA, the Department of Energy and USDA on various research…
Gotham Greens is the first commercial-scale rooftop hydroponic greenhouse in the world. By going vertical in the city, Gotham Greens is using less water, eliminating pesticides, putting an end to fertilizer runoff and leading the way to a sustainable agriculture future in the sky. Gotham Greens from Dark Rye on Vimeo. Learn more at www.gothamgreens.com >>> More from Issue 2
Title: “Seeds of Tomorrow” Project Director: Fernando Apodaca Producer: Todd Hannigan Executive Producers: Houweling’s Tomatoes, Impact Ministries, Kubo Sustainable Greenhouse Products To donate or get involved, please visit www.houwelings.com. Thank you.
An Efficient and Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Farming By David Kuack With the increasing impact that climate change is having on traditional farming, David Proenza and his company Global Foods determined vertical farming could be an efficient and economical alternative to traditional food production methods. Like other farmers, David Proenza, president of Global Foods in Panama City, Panama, is an optimist, but he’s also a realist. His company has over 300 hectares (741.3 acres) of field production in Panama and it also buys from producers who farm about 150 hectares (370.7 acres) in Panama. His company also purchases and…
Greenhouse growers know the importance of light, but few know how light really effects their crop and how that effect can dictate yield and plant production. This video dives into understanding the basics about light and how plants grow, including daily light integral (DLI). >>> For more from Issue 2
Create Glowing Plants using synthetic biology and Genome Compiler’s software – the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting. For more information, visit glowingplant.com >>> More from Issue 2