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Where Have All the Good Seeds Gone? In 1903, there were seeds available to grow hundreds of varieties of the ten sample crops shown here. 80 years later, seeds for only a few of each type could be found resulting in a 96% reduction in our food variety. “Today 15 plant and 8 animal species are now relied upon for about 90% of all human food.” What can be done? Some are turning to “seed-saving” from fruits and vegetables grown from non-hybrid, organic, heirloom seed sources. We’ll be giving it a go this season to help preserve 13 varieties with the Urban Collection from Living Seed Company. (via The Renaissance of Heirloom Seeds « Living Seed Company)

Where Have All the Good Seeds Gone?

In 1903, there were seeds available to grow hundreds of varieties of the ten sample crops shown here. 80 years later, seeds for only a few of each type could be found resulting in a 96% reduction in our food variety.

“Today 15 plant and 8 animal species are now relied upon for about 90% of all human food.”

What can be done? Some are turning to “seed-saving” from fruits and vegetables grown from non-hybrid, organic, heirloom seed sources.

We’ll be giving it a go this season to help preserve 13 varieties with the Urban Collection from Living Seed Company.

(via The Renaissance of Heirloom Seeds « Living Seed Company)

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Posted at 11:20 AM 09 February 2012
20 Reasons to feel hopeful about Michigan’s food in 2012 Any one of these will make you feel good about what we have going related to our food system, “healthy, green, fair, and affordable”.  (via AnnArbor.com)

20 Reasons to feel hopeful about Michigan’s food in 2012

Any one of these will make you feel good about what we have going related to our food system, “healthy, green, fair, and affordable”. 

(via AnnArbor.com)

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Posted at 11:20 AM 25 January 2012

Chicken Tunnel Man

This permaculturist uses a series of portable tunnels to guide his chocks to the parts of the garden that need their unique attention to detail. Great example of rounding out the garden cycle.

(by flashtoons) via treehugger

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Posted at 9:40 AM 30 October 2011

WindowFarm Trial 1

This is the windowfarm that I built over the weekend to shakedown the airlift system and the nutrient levels in the hydroponic solution. (The goal is to grow strawberries through the winter)

I’m growing buttercrunch lettuce from seed started in peat pellets as well as on coconut coir in the column itself. The growing medium is Hydroton LECA clay spheres from Germany. The nutrients are Botanicare.

This is based on the systems developed as part of the Windowfarms Project.

Many thanks to the helpful salespersons at Horizon Hydroponics.

More updates to come.

(by tragicabbot)

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Posted at 7:40 AM 01 September 2011
Garden365 By Eserro Container gardening gets chic. Eserro creates innovative and environmentally considerate gardening products. Their latest is the Garden365 line, which is ideal for urban dwellers who want to garden but lack the space. (via Design Milk)

Garden365 By Eserro

Container gardening gets chic.

Eserro creates innovative and environmentally considerate gardening products. Their latest is the Garden365 lineGet Out! Garden365 by Eserro, which is ideal for urban dwellers who want to garden but lack the space.

(via Design Milk)

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Posted at 7:41 AM 19 August 2011
Sorry It’s Bean A While Claire shares everything you always wanted to know about the green bean. (via the sprout diaries)

Sorry It’s Bean A While

Claire shares everything you always wanted to know about the green bean.

(via the sprout diaries)

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Posted at 7:56 AM 17 August 2011

Mushroom Garden at Maker Faire Detroit 2011

Not only can you get delicious oyster mushrooms in just 10 days, but you can keep coffee grounds out of the landfill - all for around $10.

Find out more at Back to the Roots.

(by tragicabbot)

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Posted at 7:41 AM 01 August 2011

Dry Fog Hydroponic System Grows Eco-Friendly Vegetables

No soil or pools of water needed…

markethints:

The team of Kobe University, the City of Kobe and a nozzle manufacturer, Ikeuchi Co. Ltd. in Japan introduced a dry fog hydroponic system, which uses much less water than a conventional hydroponic system, Asahi Shimbun Company reports.

The new system emits a jet of fertilized fog to roots of vegetables and allows vegetables to grow without any soil or pool of water. READ MORE

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Posted at 9:20 AM 11 July 2011
The Sprout Diaries Are you a foodie, gardener, cook or all of the above? You must check out my good friend’s latest project. (via the sprout diaries)

The Sprout Diaries

Are you a foodie, gardener, cook or all of the above? You must check out my good friend’s latest project.

(via the sprout diaries)

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Posted at 9:20 AM 28 June 2011
Infographic: Home gardening in the U.S. As more and more Americans grow their own fruits and vegetables, Mother Nature Network digs up some dirt on this DIY food revolution. (via MNN - Mother Nature Network)

Infographic: Home gardening in the U.S.

As more and more Americans grow their own fruits and vegetables, Mother Nature Network digs up some dirt on this DIY food revolution.

(via MNN - Mother Nature Network)

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Posted at 7:41 AM 09 June 2011