A Bright Idea for Urban Farming: Solar Cooking
By Greg Peterson. Sunlight—we all get some or a lot, but besides turning it into a nice tan, heating water or making a few hundred watts of electricity, what else can you do with the brilliant sunshine?
US News on Tower Gardening w/ Greg
US News on Tower Gardening w/ Greg We’re featured on US News & World Report! This article “8 Ways to Start an Urban Garden” provides great tips for beginner gardeners and city…
Innovative Fog Fences
Innovative Fog Fences In Africa and South America, people are implementing a new, simple technology to capture water from fog—and it’s surprisingly effective. People in dry places may have already…
Aquaponic Gardening: Growing Fish and Vegetables Together
Aquaponic Gardening: Growing Fish and Vegetables Together By Sylvia Bernstein What if I told you that you could catch fish for dinner right in your own backyard? And if you…
Chicago’s Botanic Rooftop Garden
Chicago’s Botanic Rooftop Garden The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center in Chicago has a rooftop garden a combining food, beauty, education, research, and conservation in…
Aquaponics? I Just Want To Raise Some Fish
Aquaponics? I Just Want To Raise Some Fish By Greg Peterson For whatever reason when I came into this world I was very fascinated with fish. I liked pretty much…
What is Biogas?
What is Biogas? Did you know that feces can be made into a gas that provides electricity? Yes, you read that correctly. Biogas is what’s created when you take manure…
The Plant: Revolutionizing Food Production
The Plant: Revolutionizing Food Production “The Plant” in Chicago is a vertical farm intent on revolutionizing food production and sustainable economic development by utilizing a closed-loop aquaponic growing system and…
