Bottle Tower Gardens Provide Exceptionally Efficient Small Space Growing Dr. Willem Van Cotthem experimented with this vertical gardening system using recycled plastic bottles stacked and attached to a fence. He began with the 2011 growing season and continued through 2012 with great success. In Van Cotthem’s system, the height of the different towers vary, and can be 4, 5, or 6 bottles. Using this method, many towers can be installed in a small space. This garden remained productive through the 2011 growing season. For 2012, the same set of bottles and substrate was used and a huge variety of vegetable and herb species were planted. A simple and cheap, but very efficient and sustainable gardening method to grow vegetables and herbs in small spaces at home year after year.
How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden Good news and bad news. I had planned to film a short video showing you how to make a pallet garden, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I was stapling the landscape fabric onto the pallet when it started drizzling and got really windy. That’s the bad news. But I know I promised a tutorial today, so I took photos and have kept my word to share how to make the pallet garden. So keep reading my pallet loving friends, instructions on how to make your own pallet garden are just a few lines away… Find a Pallet The first thing you need to do is–obviously–find a pallet. Don’t just take the first pallet you find. Collect Your Supplies For this project, you’ll need the pallet you found, 2 large bags of potting soil, 16 six packs of annual flowers (one six pack per opening on the face of the pallet, and two six packs per opening on the top of the completed pallet garden), a small roll of landscape fabric, a staple gun, staples, and sand paper. Get Your Pallet into Shape Let the Stapling Begin!
YouTube - Basket Weaving Video #4 Twining--Twining a Keeper Row What Is Vertical Farming? Experts estimate that by the year 2050 our world will be populated by 9 billion people. That’s 9 billion hungry mouths to feed. How will we do it? The agricultural system as it stands isn’t capable of supporting that many people. Something needs to change, and Dr. Photos via FarmedHere, one of the largest vertical farms in the U.S. What is vertical farming anyway? Despommier is an award-winning professor of microbiology at Columbia University and is the touted father and inventor of vertical farming. How it works Vertical farming is more than producing food indoors in an urban landscape. In theory, these farms would be entirely self-sufficient, taking energy from the sun and wind, as well as composting spent plants to produce energy. Another huge factor: The vertical farms would take up considerably less space than traditional farms, as one acre of vertical farm can grow the equivalent of 4-6 acres on a traditional farm. Advantages of vertical farming Disadvantages of vertical farming
recycled pallet vertical garden Summer is waning, and since I am a diehard autumnal girl, I’d usually be very excited by now. But I have to be honest — this lush and vibrant pallet vertical garden is making me want to stay in summer for another month or two. There have been many pallet projects and many vertical garden projects, but none combine the two elements as well as this tutorial developed by Fern Richardson of Life on the Balcony and recreated by Steph of the local spoon. Have a DIY project you’d like to share? There is nothing more adorable than little baby succulents. Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Note: Remember when you water to start at the top and water each subsequent section a little less, as your water will naturally seep through to the bottom-most plants. Enjoy!
YouTube - Vertical Garden Future Growing - Of Highest Quality Food Our mission at Future Growing® is to inspire healthy and sustainable living around the world, by empowering people with the technology and training to do so. We have been on this journey for almost a decade, with over 100 successful projects across North America. Katherine Grandey, owner and operator of The GreenHouse. (Click photo to enlarge) The local, grass roots urban food movement has given us the opportunity to meet some truly extraordinary people along the way, and the urban farmer we’ve featured this week is no exception. She is not only a first-class producer of premium produce, but has been instrumental in transforming the quality and standards for the locally grown food market in Central Florida. I met Katherine Grandey, co-founder and owner of “The GreenHouse”, in Orlando, Fla., three years ago. With that vision in mind, Katherine developed three main goals for her business: To meet these goals, Katherine created a business plan with three main objectives: Micro greens. Chives.
Build a Food Storage Shelf Preparation Instructions: Fill all holes with wood filler and let dry. Apply additional coats of wood filler as needed. When wood filler is completely dry, sand the project in the direction of the wood grain with 120 grit sandpaper. Vacuum sanded project to remove sanding residue. our.windowfarms.org/instructions_dev/ 1) Translated by: Windowfarms Core Team. Welcome to the Instructions for MAMA! The Windowfarms Version 3.0 Modular Airlift Multicolumn Array (MAMA). Please make sure you have registered on our.windowfarms.org, including having accepted the terms of service for participating in this open design community project. Registering will pass on to you a royalty-free license for you to use this community developed patent pending design for non-commercial purposes. 2) Getting Started: Download and print the Windowfarms v3.0 parts list. 3) Section 1: Bottle Covering Each Windowfarm v3.0 column is made of 5 bottles: 4 plant bottles and 1 bottom reservoir bottle. 4) Part of each bottle must be covered to prevent the plants' roots from being exposed to light. 5) Fill an empty bottle with about 2"(5 cm) of water to weigh it down. 6) Using painter's masking tape, mask 4 of the bottles from the "waist" to the base. 8) Paint bottles with spray paint, providing even coverage.
5 Story Farm In The Middle of The City Vertical Farm Project Growing Power wants to build a 5 story Vertical Farm in the middle of Milwaukee! If you’re not familiar with Growing Power, then you need to check this article out. 1 Million Pounds of Food on 3 Acres This is an ambitious project to be sure, but if anyone can do it, Will Allen can. He’s proven his system works, and can produce more food per acre than anyone ever thought possible. The old adage and rural legend of needing 2 acres of land to provide enough food for a single family is completely and utterly smashed into oblivion. 333k pounds of food per acre is a phenomenal achievement, not just for the single family, but for agriculture as a whole. Vertical farming is nothing new, but what is innovative is the combination of farming techniques into one single system that can grow more than enough healthy organic food than anyone ever thought possible. The Vertical Farm “…Imagine a five-story farm in the middle of a city! via .
'Vertical Earth Gardens' relies on hydroponics to add green to your space Carlsbad-based Vertical Earth Gardens aims to bring some green to balconies, side yards, backyards, roofs, decks, frame patios and facades of your abodes. Founded in the spring of 2009, the company wishes to help the San Diego residents grow healthy food while fighting perennial drought problems and conserving environmental resource as well. Their vertical gardens not only save space, but also grow lettuce, herbs, and vegetables healthier and more efficiently than a traditional garden bed. Founders Mark DeMitchell and Mike Tarzian – as they conceived their project – utilized hydroponics to deliver water to plants that uses 80% less water than traditional gardens. The self-supporting framework is mostly handmade. Here are some images from a wonderful anthology of green vertical gardens… [Thanks, Mark DeMitchell]
GARDEN TOWER: Composting + 50 Plants = Fresh Food Anywhere. by Garden Tower Project The Garden Tower grows a surprising number of vegetable and flower varieties. Here is a partial list of suggestions: VEGETABLES Amaranth (vegetable type), Arugula, Beans (Lima, bush, pole, shell, fava), Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Chicory, Collards, Cucumbers, Dandelion, Eggplant, Endive, Escarole, Gourds, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Melons, Mesclun, Mustard Greens, Dwarf Okra, Peas, Peppers, Radicchio, Sorrel, Spinach, Squash,Strawberries, Tomatoes (note: vines such as squash and melons grow nicely from the bottom holes, trailing onto the ground). FLOWERS Edible Flowers: Calendula, Carthamus, Dianthus, , Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Salvia, and Violas. Ornamental Flowers: Ageratum, Amaranth, Ammi, Aster, Bells of Ireland, Bupleurum, Morning Glory, Nigella, Petunia, Phlox, Polygonum, Poppy, Ptilotus, Rudbeckia, Safflower, Salpiglossis, Sanvitalia, Scabiosa, Snapdragon, Stock, Strawflower, Sweet Peas, Verbena, Yarrow, and Zinnia.
Magnetic Generator Videos – Step By Step Building The Magnetic Energy Generator | Top Magnetic Generator The following videos show a step by step how to build the project, the videos were embedded from Mr. Reinhard Wirth Youtube Channel. Video # 1 – Preparing the Magnet Rotor Plate The Magnetic Energy Generator is based on 2 metal Magnet Rotor Disks made of steel. On this disk there are already drilled four holes + 1 in the center. Video # 2 – Preparing the Faceplate Paper Take a piece of paper and place the disk on it. Video # 3 – Constructing the Magnet Rotor Disk Take the disk and place a paper on it. Video # 4 – Assembling it All to be Magnet Motor Place the two magnet rotor disks side by side. So that’s it!