by NTP Staff | Nov 4, 2013 | Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Intern Blog, Publication
The need for food to feed the planet is growing every day, and there is no simple solution for addressing this problem. To add insult to injury, the world is also going through climatic changes, environmental disturbances and also shortages of resources. On top of...
by NTP Staff | Oct 8, 2013 | Publication, Staff Blog, Sustainability
Fall is in full swing and winter is right around the corner. Even though you might live in a part of the country where the winters are not too harsh, you will still need to take some precautions and get yourself ready for the winter. The change in seasons need you to...
by NTP Staff | Oct 3, 2013 | Publication, Staff Blog, Sustainability
The question of environmental management and conservation of energy has become one of the most talked about and relevant issues in today’s world. As we are becoming more and more aware that we consume resources and energy from the world as we live our lives. The...
by wdorband | Jul 6, 2013 | Business
Change is always hard, but most often needed. We have decided it is important to change our name, but it sure isn’t fun. We want to have our community and tribe to relate broadly to the vision and dreams of the founder of the Institute of Ecolonomics,...
by ddorband | Apr 22, 2013 | Ecology, Gardening, Publication, Staff Blog, Sustainability
For many people Earth Day is the one day of the year that people stop and think about the environment. They may plant a tree or vow to start recycling. Earth Day is the launching point for many a great project or pledge to help the earth. However with the state of our...
by NTP Staff | Feb 28, 2013 | Aquaponics, Education, Intern Blog
Hello Everyone, My name is Jason Sather, and I am one of the new interns here at Nourish the Planet in Loveland, CO. I graduated from Prescott College in 2012 with a B.A. in Sustainable Community Development with an emphasis in Ecopsycology and a strong breadth in...
by NTP Staff | Feb 21, 2013 | Education, Intern Blog, Sustainability
Hi, my name is Adam Smith. I grew up in a small town in Michigan, graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2011 with a BA in physics and math and recently moved to Boulder after a stint working on sail boats (I’m a licensed captain). Beyond sustainability and aquaponics, I...
by NTP Staff | Dec 13, 2012 | Intern Blog
I grew up in Colorado and can’t seem to stay away. I first moved to Buffalo, NY to accept a synchronized swimming scholarship at Canisius College, but returned to complete my B.A. in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology at CU Boulder in 2009. My interests...
by NTP Staff | Dec 12, 2012 | Intern Blog
History has shown that an increase in soil salinity results in a decrease in crop productivity, and ultimately, the struggles to sustain a community. One of the earliest and most major occurrences of an increase in salinity happened during 2400-1700 BC in ancient...
by NTP Staff | Dec 11, 2012 | Intern Blog
I grew up in Indiana and moved to Colorado in 2007. My educational background is in agronomy and pharmaceutics from Purdue, and environmental engineering from Colorado State. I have always enjoyed science and math and I love to apply those principles to the real...
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