Growing Methods

You hear about Food Police raiding small farms and ranches and mom and pop food shops all the time. It’s not just in the USA but abroad too. The story is …

How about a solar powered floating greenhouse? Want one? I do. Dubbed the Jellyfish Barge, it’s a 750 square foot octagonal-shaped barge which floats atop recycled plastic barrels. It is …

Here’s an extremely efficient and inexpensive gardening idea. This awesome DIY rain gutter aquaponics system from Morningstar Fishermen combines aquaponic gardening with vertical gardening, using a few readily-available materials.  This …

Surjit Singh Kainth grew 1355 cherry tomatoes on 1 plant, and believe it or not, it’s a new Guinness World Record.   ‘We were pretty sure it would beat the …

We have featured several types of aquaponics systems that all have the benefit of growing an abundance of food in a small space, with fish as the source of natural …

Geodesic dome greenhouses are beautiful, for sure, and they have many advantages that make them a great option for backyard food growing. The dome shape gives a large volume for …

The idea of a rotary hydroponic system is not a new one; this concept was developed by NASA as a possible means of providing astronauts with fresh produce while in …

Setting up a decent-sized aquaponic system does not have to be complicated or expensive. Using a few materials that are easy to attain, you can build a barrel system similar …

We all know that potatoes are a staple of the American diet, and they are just as important across the rest of the world. According to the International Potato Center, …

We are always on the lookout for DIY projects that use recycled materials, and pallets are usually among some of the coolest projects we come across.   Here is an …