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Check out this amazing use of a Pool, and in our neighborhood!
"We created GardenPool.org to document our journey of converting an old backyard swimming pool in to a way to feed our family and live more self-sufficiently. When we purchased our first home in Mesa, AZ on October of 2009, it came with a large, empty, and run-down pool. Rather than spending thousands of dollars in fixing the pool or having it filled with fill dirt we decided to design an inexpensive & self-sufficient urban greenhouse. Initially, we had anticipated self-sufficiency by 2012 but we achieved our goal by mid-2010. Our family gets about 8 fresh eggs a day, unlimited tilapia fish, organic fruit, veggies, and herbs 365 days a year. To our knowledge, the GP (short for Garden Pool) is a one of a kind creation. It is truly a miniature self-sufficient ecosystem."
ASU student organization builds foundation for hydroponic farm on campus.
“Simply put, it is a way of growing plants in a nutrient-solution using water but no soil,” Sustainability senior Gabriel Sanchez said. Sanchez is one of three team members that make up Roo@ASU.
“We are harnessing emerging agricultural technologies,” Sanchez said. “We are establishing a new model which we call New American Agriculture that will create work, wealth, and health for ASU and our community. Coming from ASU, a(n) (Ashoka) Changemaker Campus, a leader in innovation, we really take that as motivation to keep doing innovative things with our project.”
We Have the Right To Know
Most Americans, including moms, haven’t been told about some of the ingredients that are in the food they eat. So it's no wonder that 92% of Americans want the FDA to label genetically engineered foods. If more of us speak out about why we care about the food we put in our own bodies and in our children's bodies, then we can convince the FDA to change its policy. Watch this video from Food, Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner to hear why we have the right to know what’s in our food and then ask the FDA to require labeling.
Need a Greenhouse? Take a look at a Dome!
http://www.smartdomes.org
Check out this company that sells Geodesic Domes here in Arizona. They are a great company with wonderful goal!
"Create jobs & job internships, & training programs for Veterans, Disabled, Single family parents, the unemployed & unemployable in Arizona."
Bring jobs back to USA. Promote: “MADE IN THE USA”!
Our Passion is to give back to the needy, Food Banks, Children's Hospital, etc.
Look what we found on Kickstarter!
"Food Patriots" focuses on an issue that directly touches all of us — food. The film tells personal stories that show ordinary people taking control of food and creating healthier lives, a less polluted environment, a new sense of community and new jobs. Touched by his son's struggle with food-borne illness, filmmaker Jeff Spitz weaves his family's humorous story into a tapestry of stories about people who are changing the way Americans eat, buy and educate the next generation about food.
We are Proud Members of "The Aquaponics Association"!
http://aquaponicsassociation.org/
Our mission is to promote the benefits of aquaponics through education and outreach. Join us! Get involved with the growing community of aquapons. Whether you are a commercial grower or DIY enthusaist, the Aquaponics Association has a place for you to collaborate and connect with other people who want to promote this incredible, earth-changing growing technique.
