Episode 453 · June 11, 2019
453: Edmund Williams on Aquaponics with Soil.
Merging multiple gardening systems into one.
In this episode
What do you get when a civil engineer loves to garden but doesn’t want to spend two hours a day in the backyard? You get a LEHR garden! Meet Ed Williams, the creator of this regenerative, functioning ecosystem that utilizes aquaponics and mushroom spawn. His garden beds are low maintenance, create soil, self-water, and fertilize using earthworms, fish, and chicken droppings. Listen in to learn about the amazing backyard garden that Ed is creating at his LEHR Urban Homestead.
- Creating a complete functioning ecosystem that creates soil, self-waters, and utilizes earthworms, fish, and chicken droppings.
- How the question “who can do this better than me?” inspired the LEHR garden
- What LEHR stands for
- How his system is different from aquaponics
- How to fully automate a garden so it is incredibly low maintenance
- Utilizing soil biology to store nutrients and balance spikes in nitrogen and high PH in water
- The components and set up for his LEHR garden
LEHR Garden April 2019 - What Ed puts in his garden bed when he’s starting a LEHR bed
- Moving from sustainable to regenerative agriculture practices
- Using mushroom spawn to rapidly create soil
- Successfully fitting a lot of plants into a small space
As well as
His failure – Experimenting with the garden bed set up indoors.
His success – The LEHR system and the regenerative, low water technology.
His drive – Making the world a better place.
His advice – Keep thinking your ideas through and improving on them!
Ed’s Book recommendations
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets
How to reach ED
Website: Madbioneer.blogspot.com
Facebook: LEHRurbanhomestead
Instagram: LEHRurbanhomestead
YouTube: LEHRurbanhomestead
Email: edwilliamspe@gmail.com
UrbanFarm.org/lehr
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