by NTP Staff | Dec 10, 2012 | Intern Blog
The key benefit of aquaponic systems, as contrasted to conventional agriculture, is reduced water usage. Water is only lost from absorption and transpiration by plants, evaporation from fish ponds, and biomass removal. Plant absorption and biomass removal are usually...
by NTP Staff | Dec 6, 2012 | Intern Blog
I’ve recently finished studying in Saudi Arabia, where I completed my M.S. degree in Environmental Science and Engineering. I moved back to Northern Colorado because I consider it my home, and its natural beauty was what motivated me to pursue the environmental...
by NTP Staff | Oct 31, 2012 | Intern Blog, Publication, Uncategorized
Happy Halloween! Here are this week’s headlines. In honor of the holiday, we have an article about horror films that convey a message of sustainability and environmentalism, methane seeps accelerating global warming, vertical farms, hurricane Sandy and global...
by NTP Staff | Oct 24, 2012 | Intern Blog, Publication, Uncategorized
Here are this week’s headlines! We have news on food prices, expensive farmland, an excellent OpEd by Mark Bittman, the color blue and why you shouldn’t eat Chinese food. Enjoy! A Simple Fix for Farming – Excellent piece by Mark Bittman about a...
by NTP Staff | Oct 11, 2012 | Aquaponics, Ecology, Education, Intern Blog, People Profiles
This week we have Aquaponics Intern Stephanie Lynn. She has been an amazing and dedicated addition to our team! Here is bit about her in her own words: I grew up in Indiana and moved to Colorado in 2007. My educational background is in agronomy and pharmaceutics from...
by NTP Staff | Oct 4, 2012 | Intern Blog, People Profiles
We just selected our Fall 2012 cohort of interns! We are so excited to have them on board. As with past cohorts we will be introducing a new member each week. This week we have one of our Fisheries Interns, Lauren Staley. Her exuberance and excitement is truly...
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