by ddorband | Jan 24, 2012 | Food, Intern Blog, Urban Farming, Urban Foraging
From Vancouver to Los Angeles, younger generations are hearing the call to arms or rather the call to swap stilettos and suits for muck boots and overalls — uniting in a movement to farm within the limits of their city. A woman, Marcy Winograd, was quoted in a...
by ddorband | Jan 13, 2012 | Aquaculture, Intern Blog
Americans love seafood. Whether it’s sushi, a grilled filet of Mahi Mahi or a tuna steak. But it can sometimes be a game of Russian roulette as to where your seafood comes from and how safe it is to consume. Reports of tainted or even poisonous fish imports have and...
by ddorband | Jan 10, 2012 | Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Intern Blog
Currently, the Nourish The Planet aquaponics system lies on the property of a school in Campion, Colo. The school leases several greenhouses to us in order for our systems to operate. While we have yet to incorporate our aquaponics system with that of the classroom...
by ddorband | Jan 6, 2012 | Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Food, Intern Blog
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...
by ddorband | Jan 4, 2012 | Aquaponics, Intern Blog
As a child I grew up in a small town serenely located at the foot of the Rockies in Colorado, known as Loveland. Here, I learned what farming was as much of my surrounding community consisted of farmland. I recall driving by vast fields of soil, filled with row after...
by ddorband | Dec 29, 2011 | Business, Ecology, Intern Blog
Here’s a blog written by one our interns, Allison Baxter, reflecting on the work being done here at Nourish the Planet: Every day something new is happening. Progress is made, knowledge is gained, and growth is accomplished. Whether it’s in the...
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