Urban Farming

PVC pipes can be made into a vertical grow system for strawberries that work amazingly well while maximizing space. This setup, built by the folks at Bigelow Brook Farm, is …

Sometimes would-be gardeners are deterred from growing their own food by lack space or because they live on a rental property that may not allow tilling up a garden area. …

Dr. Willem Van Cotthem experimented with this vertical gardening system using recycled plastic bottles stacked and attached to a fence. He began with the 2011 growing season and continued through …

With spring well underway, many of us are ready to get our hands in the dirt and get some garden planting done. If container gardening is your style, you don’t …

It’s nice to have fresh herbs growing in the kitchen windowsill, but it’s not always easy to remember to water them. Here is a neat DIY project from Design Sponge …

This A-frame hydroponic system is a great example of how to create a vertical garden that maximizes the number of plants that can be grown in a small space without …

How to build a sheltered in-ground greenhouse for growing your own organic fruits and veggies. The greenhouse is partially underground. This protects your crops and provides much needed insulation against …

Look at THIS image! See that? That’s FOOD! Lots of it. And it’s all being grown in backyards. Grow your own food! In the USA, home of the free, land …

What do you get when you cross a greenhouse with aquaponics and stick it in (and ON) a 20′ shipping container? An urban farm in a box! Literally. Urban Farm …

You can generate electricity with potatoes! Most everyone learns this in elementary school science class, and they have fun with it. Kids love lighting up tiny light bulbs and powering …