Brown Fields To Green Community, Economic Development And Good Food
Mission
Right around the time a barrel of oil was around $150 USD I stumbled upon an article from an "expert" saying that the solution to resolve hunger was to give more money to poor countries in order to buy more tractors and more agrochemicals! So wrong! Then a thought popped into mind: " Do something! No matter what! Anything is better than nothing! ". Mission: increasing awareness of hydroponics and aquaponics as key tools in fighting hunger around the world.
Roger Pilon, Editor
Hello everyone! How I got into hydroponics is a long story...let's just say that it involves a lot of tedious farm work as a child, unsuccessful 'dirt' gardens of my own and a near electrocution from a semi-submersible hydroponic pump. I've learned that hydroponic gardening is the only way to garden for me and I've been working at it for several years now. I've built ebb/flow, nft, Mittleider, wick and passive systems and I'm always on the lookout for the easiest and most efficient means of hydroponic gardening...If you have questions, I would be more than happy to answer them...
Urban Agriculture has been missing the opportunity. And we are being presented with an opportunity.
The next Brownfield's Conference is May 5th to 7th in Detroit. Registration is free.
Urban Agriculture has been missing the opportunity. And we are being presented with an opportunity.
There are 100,000 vacant-idle lots in our cities and suburbs. There is a lot of government and non-profit money available to convert them to a productive urban landscape.
Here is the conference objective: "-cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized and potentially contaminated [urban] properties -"
Why attend?
A. Funding, 8 sessions B. B'fields & Climate Change C. Small lot cases D. APA's "Creating Community-Based Brownfield's Redevelopment" + E. Ecological remediation technologies F. European Cases [London, Glasgow, Berlin, + G. Renewable Energy
There are many successful cases of urban agriculture applications nationwide; Asheville, Austin, Boston, Mexico City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, +++]. I do not see them in the agenda.
Too often I hear concerns about remediation. The Conference offers a lot of answers. My own favorites are; bamboo, cactus and poplar.
My 'quick start' brown-to-green model is: Raised beds and hoop houses with a renewable three-year lease and up-front credit.
This Conference has 100 endorsers including: BP, GM, CH2MHill, ESRI, APA, ICMA, US Conference of Mayors, USDA. USEPA, USHUD, USDOE and NOAA.
Do attend and spread our message: www.brownfields2008.org
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