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...
Ancient Technology: ¢ Hittite and Tiano Trellis ¢ Beni Bolivia & Mexico Raised Bed and Aquaculture ¢ Chinese waste-based Biointensive
Industrial Revolution (19th Century) ¢ Paris Marais with Greenhouse ¢ Munich Aquaculture ¢ Germany 'Lazy Man'
Post WW II Technolog ¢ Hydroponics ¢ Aeroponics ¢ Vertical ¢ Plastic [ground cover & 'Hoop'] ¢ Drip irrigation
Post WW II Policy: ¢ China 1967 ¢ Russia 1978 ¢ Tanzania 1986 ¢ Cuba 1991 ¢ Brazil 2002
Post Vietnam War Marketing: ¢ Chile; community kitchen & garden combo ¢ Japan; Face of the Farmer ¢ Switzerland; Food From the Canton ¢ UK; Market Basket ¢ USA; CSA ¢ Italy; Slow Food ¢ ??; Food Sovereignty ¢ USA; Farm to Cafeteria
20th Century Trends: ¢ CPULs ¢ Community Food Security ¢ Locally-Based food system ¢ Food Miles ¢ Eggloo ¢ Mobile Goats ¢ Mobile Slaughter House ¢ Vertical ¢ Food From the Roof, Wall & Fence ¢ School & Campus Gardens ¢ Waste is Food [industry] ¢ Master's & PhDs degrees
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