Blog Highlights 8.20.12 to 8.24.12

Take a look at the highlights from Nourish The Planet and around the web this week: Chart: A Valuable View of Trends in New U.S. Electric Power Sources – A telling look into America’s energy use trends and power sources. 26 Things We Can All Agree On – David DeFranza of TreeHugger creates a terrific graphic list of things everyone can agree on! Tomato Plant Types – This blog from Katie Schemering, our...

The Entrepreneur, the Ecopreneur

Entrepreneur-a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise. Ecopreneur- an entrepreneur that builds the three pillars of sustainability (people, planet, and profit) directly into their business aspirations. So what does it take to be an entrepreneur/ecopreneur?  Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to match passion and possibilities.  Without passion, a good idea remains just that;...

Ideas for Old Pallets

Most people think that old wooden pallets are trash; however, with a little imagination they can be used to make furniture, decoration, and even buildings. Members of the NTP Membership Community will have seen that we have been using buildings made of pallets as animal shelters at our alpaca ranch. The plans for our pallet buildings can be found on the membership site, and if you are not already a member click here to...

Invasive Species and our Ecolonomic Balance

Since the time that man first started to travel, humans have brought invasive species to foreign lands. Bacteria, viruses, plants, domesticated animals, and wild animals have all been introduced to areas that have never had to deal with them before, and sometimes this resulted in substantial economic and ecological damage. Here at Nourish the Planet we call the combination of economics and ecology: ecolonomics. Each year...

Aquaponics could flourish domestically with increa...

Congress is currently poised to vote on increasing regulations of imported seafood, which could essentially allow for growth in the domestic fish industry specifically aquaponics, according to an article from the Times Herald-Record in Middleton, New York. The article discussed competition of domestic fish farming production versus imports from China, which are increasingly being turned away due to food safety reasons,...