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Edible City: Grow the Revolution. Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA. Everything You Need to Know About Composting With Worms Permaculture Forums. By Rob Avis Following my recent blog post on the Do-It-Yourself Vermipod, I’ve been receiving a ton of questions from folks who built Vermipods and are looking for information on how to manage and maintain their new pets.

Everything You Need to Know About Composting With Worms Permaculture Forums

So here’s a compilation called Everything You Need To Know About Composting With Worms…. Common Worm Species Eisenia fetida: Pronounced “iSEEnee a FETid a”, is a worm that can process a large amount of organic material in their natural environment. They tolerate large temperature, moisture and pH ranges and can also tolerate handling well. Eisenia andrei is closely related to the Eisenia fetida and is known as the “red tiger”. Lumbricus rubellus is another worm that can be used for vermiposting. Bedding Materials Worms, like you and me, need both protein and carbohydrates to get a balanced diet. Environmental Conditions Composting worms originate from warmer parts of the globe, typically in wet regions. These are the conditions that the worms thrive in. How Much do They Eat? Turning NYC yards into food forests. For most New Yorkers, food is something grown far away and trucked to the neighborhood supermarket.

Turning NYC yards into food forests

Occasionally, someone has a garden in their backyard. Recently, as local produce has become popular, neighborhood green markets offer the harvest of farms within the NYC metropolitan area. With NYC food and agriculture policy rapidly changing, we’re sure to see many innovations. Rooftop farms are newly glamorous but let’s not forget the 52,236 acres of private yards in NYC. [ “Regionalizing the Food System for Public Health and Sustainability,” Columbia U. Urban Design Lab, Nov. 2010, p. 17] Now, they’re mostly planted in lawns and ornamental species. A growing number of landscape designers are planting food forests, which combine fruit and nut bearing trees with lower layers of bushes, vines and groundcovers – all of which have edible yields.

WWOOF-USA® - Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA. Sustainable Living and Farming Jobs, Internships and Apprenticeships. Spend your summer at one of F&W’s rustic, simple-living summer camps, where you’ll focus on community, home grown fun and living closely with the natural world!

Sustainable Living and Farming Jobs, Internships and Apprenticeships

Set on a beautiful 500-acre campus in the Green Mountains of Vermont, Farm and Wilderness (F&W) summer and year-round programs blend wilderness experiences, organic farms & gardens, living in community, cooperative work & service, life of the spirit and homegrown (and unplugged) creative arts. Quaker values are woven into the fabric of the community, creating an environment where people develop a deep regard for one another and explore a style of life that is simple, rugged and exciting. Each year, nearly 250 staff members are hired for seasonal work (230 of them in the summer months). Human Resources Manager Farm & Wilderness Foundation 263 Farm and Wilderness Rd. Plymouth, VT 05056 (802) 422-3761 (802) 422-8660 faxhr@farmandwilderness.orgwww.farmandwilderness.orgwww.backdoorjobs.com/farmandwilderness.html. Pacific Northwest — Oregon Tilth. Organic and sustainable farming and gardening specific to the Pacific Northwest The following resource links are some of the many great organic and community projects and organizations in the Pacific Northwest.

Pacific Northwest — Oregon Tilth

Ecotrust Ecotrust is a conservation organization committed to strengthening communities and the environment from Alaska to California. Zenger Farm Zenger is a working urban farm that provides land to a year round Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Growing Gardens Growing Gardens was founded in 1996 with a mission to promote food gardening for improved nutrition, health, and self-reliance while enhancing the quality of life of individuals and communities.

Oregon State University (OSU) Organic Growers Club The Organic Growers Club welcomes all members of the Oregon State University campus community, including undergrads, grad students, faculty, and staff. Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust Institute of Biowisdom. Organic Farm School. The Organic Farm School Come learn the skills you need to become an organic farmer!

Organic Farm School

Intro page | Student Testimonials | Photos | Staff/Contact | Organic Seed Project | Apply Becoming a successful organic farmer today takes a wide variety of skills… from tillage and harvesting to marketing and business planning. At the Organic Farm School (OFS), our goal is to give you a strong foundation in the broad range of skills and topics you need to achieve your small-farm goals. Download the OFS Booklet for Prospective Students.

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Permaculture. The Grooviest Sprouting Seeds on Our Planet! Aquaponics. System combining aquaculture with hydroponics in A symbiotic environment A small, portable aquaponics system.

Aquaponics

The term aquaponics is A portmanteau of the terms aquaculture and hydroponic agriculture. Aquaponic greenhouse in Apaga Aquaponics () refers to a food production system that couples aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish, snails or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) whereby the nutrient rich aquaculture water is fed to hydroponic grown plant, involving nitrifying bacteria for converting ammonia into nitrates. As existing hydroponic and aquaculture farming techniques form the basis for all aquaponic systems, the size, complexity, and types of foods grown in an aquaponic system can vary as much as any system found in either distinct farming discipline.[1] History[edit] Aquaponics has ancient roots, although there is some debate on its first occurrence: Parts of an aquaponic system[edit] A commercial aquaponics system.

Plants[edit] In the Garden - Public Spaces, Designed to Help Communities Heal. The Guerrilla Gardening Home Page.