hydroponics

Urban farming and sewing soft circuits at Bug Labs!

Urban farming and sewing soft circuits at Bug Labs!

Our pals over at Bug Labs sent us info about two classes coming up this Saturday: First off is an Urban Farming Workshop by Lee Mandell from Boswyck Farms (www.boswyckfarms.org). This class will include a quick history of hydroponics along with an overview of some of the many hydroponic methods, and their appropriateness for different […]

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Flashback: Hydroponic Veggie Garden

Back in CRAFT Volume 09, the multi-talented Brookelynn Morris opened our eyes to the wonders of growing a garden hydroponically. Brookeylnn shares instructions for a simple and compact system, perfect for the urban gardener. The introduction to this DIY explains the benefits of a hydro system: “Why hydro instead of soil? Growing hydroponically has tons […]

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Solar thermal hydroponic system

Solar thermal hydroponic system

Here’s a brilliantly simple Instructable on using the sun as your pump for a hydroponics system. According to the Instructable, clouds passing in front of the sun creates enough change in light to make the pump run. Has anyone seen scaled-up versions of this? Seems like it could be a great way to create some […]

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Vertical Farming

Vertical Farming

Time has a cool slideshow and interesting article about vertical farming. See the article for a focus on the now, like this experiment in El Paso: And more futurism in the slideshow. My favorite: Even if they’re not always the most efficient, you’ve gotta love those Savonius turbines on top… Please share in the comments […]

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Hydroponics system from junk

Hydroponics system from junk

Here’s a simple “flood and drain” hydroponics system made from junk. Expandable Hydroponics System from Junk – Flood and Drain

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