Urban Gardening to the Extreme: Aquaponics

I was stumbling this morning and I found an amazing video that I hope tons of people will check out! This is an incredible video that talks about something I'm very new to which is Aquaponics. This is an enclosed system that encompasses the growth of plants and fish to help meet the needs of our growing population. It is really inspiring to here about this type of urban gardening and I hope to check it out sometime soon!

Please watch the video below to see some really amazing Aquaponics!

Book of the Week: Compact Cabins

So lets say that you just got some land, maybe a bit more secluded and you want to farm. Well if you are like me, this book could probably give you a great idea for a cabin to build on that secluded property.My girlfriend and I found this book and have really enjoyed it. There are numerous customizable plans in this book that are for cabins of 1000 sq feet or less, which keeps things fairly affordable. This is definitely a book to check out!



Enjoy!

Day at the Park!

Yesterday, my girlfriend and I spent the afternoon at a park near our house. It was a wonderful afternoon full of flowers, frogs, and fun! Here are a few good pictures of nature and gardens that I thought people might enjoy! The garden on the roof was really cool. It looked like the park was using it to help reduce run off in the park!

Once Again...Long Time No Seed!

Hopefully everyone is having a wonderful summer and enjoying their gardens. I haven't posted in awhile due to the fact that I moved to Minnesota for the summer because of my job. However I do have some good news to put up. I found a really amazing store in the St. Paul area that deals solely with Urban Gardening.

It's called Egg| Plant Urban Farm Supply and you can check out their website here. It was really cool to find a store that specializes in urban garden after making a few posts about the subject. They had all sorts of goodies available, tools, artwork, chicken supplies. It was really quite something. Please comment if you've been there and what you thought!

Rain Gutters as Planters

The other day I was stumbling the internet and I found a page that had a list of 35 "crafty" ideas. There were some really cool pictures/ideas for small planters made from old gutters. I thought readers would like this if they were looking for a new project or something that could hold small flowers, lettuces, or herbs. If you have made this or if you try to make it, please let me know how it works!

Here is the link to the other crafty ideas: 35 Crafty Ideas