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Here's a great video by a very articulate fellow named John Mooney, who is the chef/owner of Bell, Book & Candle restaurant in NY's West End. Mooney has designed a hydroponic garden system for his restaurant, using the Tower Garden Click here if you're interested in learning more about Tower Gardens and growing vegies, fruits, herbs and flowers hydroponically.
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UW Ph.D. candidate Nate Storey describes his hydroponic tower system that uses fish to provide nutrients for his main product -- vegetables. He tied for first in the 2011 Wyoming $10K Entrepreneurship Competition through the UW College of Business this past spring Watch this 2-minute VIDEO ON VERTICAL FARMING featuring Dr. Dickson Despommier.
I've just read an exciting newly published essay called The Vertical Farm by Dickson Despommier, which extols the value of vertical farming on a worldwide scale.
Despommier, who is with Colombia University, talks about the multitude of global and local benefits that result from vertical farming. These include sustainable community farming, restoring damaged ecosystems, cost efficiency, land conservation, lowering health risks to infectious agents and a significant reduction in the use of fossil fuels. Says Despommier: "Growing food close to home will lower significantly the amount of fossil fuels needed to deliver them to the consumer, and will eliminate forever the need for fossil fuels during the act of farming (i.e., plowing, applying fertilizer, seeding, weeding, harvesting)." This essay reinforces my belief that my Tower Garden, which follows the vertical farm system, is the way to go!  This morning, I plucked a few fresh basil leaves from my Tower Garden and presented them to Stormy and Dunkin.
Immediate Love! This is also a perfect way to strengthen my bond with jittery Dunkin! Meanwhile, Stormy, who ate three leaves, smells like sweet basil.  Yes, we love our greens! Surprised the bunnies this morning as they were nestled together in their "hiding place" with fresh cuttings from the Tower Garden. They woke, ate and then went back to their nestling and nap.
IT BEGAN WITH A BUNNY.  My darling Sergie, shown with his fur baby, was a beautiful, daring, playful and sweet companion, bred from Netherland Dwarf and Brittania Petite parents. He graced my life for too short a time and died suddenly after a visit to a vet, who did not have the expertise to treat rabbits. Sergie taught me about exuberance and courage and opened my heart to rabbits of the dwarf variety.  PRINCE STORMY THEN ANOTHER BUNNY. The sharp heartbreak of losing Sergie was gently worn smooth by the arrival of a new dwarf, affectionately known as Prince Stormy. I visited the same breeder, and was told that Stormy was bred from the same mix of Netherland and Brittania. However, this boy is much more the gentle Netherland, who is content to lounge away his waking hours and nudge me for unending caresses.  DAPHNE-DUNKIN ARRIVES.
I've cared for my little prince Stormy for about 8 years now. He is a well trained, mellow house rabbit, who much prefers soft carpet to his outdoor hutch. But I worried. He no longer had my frisky dog or the patient cat as companions. Rabbits are social animals and for many hours, Stormy was alone in my home while I was away at work. I decided at the start of 2011 to bring him a companion. Daphne-Dunkin (above) did not come from my usual breeder but from the local PetSmart, where the staff had no idea of her breed but did tell me her gender. Within a few months, Daphne matured and after a lively pursuit of Stormy, who is neutered, I realized she was a he and with that, Daphne became Dunkin. Dunkin is a lovely young rabbit, who has become more aloof with age. He is in fact, only able to accept my presence when Stormy is in close proximity. He runs very quickly, knows all the escape routes and cannot be approached without a startled scramble for cover. But I am patient. BUNNY LOVE It's a wonderful thing. It's a time-consuming, high maintenance thing. It is a quiet sharing that touches me deeply. | About the AuthorI love and care for bunnies and small animals and seek a simple lifestyle. With my discovery of the aeroponic Tower Garden, my quest is being fulfilled daily! COPYRIGHT 2013, 2012.
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