The Urban Farmer, Issue #026 *
“We can complain because rose
bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
~Abraham Lincoln
WE LOVE OUR AEROGARDEN!
Aero Garden featured on City TV!
The aero garden is the easiest all-in-one kit
to get started with hydroponics. This is a mini-garden, more for fun and a
simple look at hydro than a serious learning project.
But we love ours and always keep it bubbling in our kitchen for a lively, earthy
touch to the decor. The garden is started with “seed pods” or little pre-planted
cups, which help to ensure success. You can order kits to grow: tomatoes,
peppers, green beans, lettuce, and various collections of gourmet herbs. Even
ornamentals (flowers).
This ready-to-use garden and light will look perfect on any counter top so that
you can have fresh vegetables or herbs year round in your kitchen. It also makes
a great gift for the “hard to buy for”. Read more about the Aero Garden or order
one here:
Aerogarden.
KIDS GET IN THE ACT
Students win Best Global Impact Award for Hydroponics vertical farm project.
Recently, a team of 4 students (Scott Mills, Amelia Slick, Elise LaRussa, and
Mareya Welsh) from Ballard High school in Washington submitted their project
“Imagine Tomorrow” to the science fair. The team ultimately took their project
all the way to Washington State University to compete, and won the award for
Best Global Impact.
For their project, they built a model vertical
farm, with the thinking in mind of growing up rather than out, saving space
which will help the world because of the growing population and finite amount of
space on our planet. The model used filtered rainwater to feed the plants. Mills
said that with this type of vertical skyscraper farm built “we wouldn’t need or
focus on imported food, thereby saving money and cutting down CO2 emissions from
transportation.”
We congratulate the team and all of their hard
work on the project and hope this sparks future interest in hydroponics careers
(or home hydro gardens).
Hydro Tip of the Month
Can’t decide which vegetables to grow in your new hydro garden? Start with
vegetables you and your family love. It might be fun to grow 40 radishes, but if
y’all don’t like them, why waste the space? (Note: give radishes a try before
you rule them out. Fresh from the garden to your salad tastes delightfully
different).
We hope you have enjoyed this issue of The Urban Farmer Ezine. Each month, we will bring you another inspiring photo, gardening quote or idea, plus fresh new hydroponics news, techniques & products.
Insiders tips to get you growing…
~Stella and Simon from
Hydroponics-Simplified.
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