This is a small sideshow that the students will see tomorrow at the Bronx Writing Academy
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Our new adventures: producing food using low cost and homemade aquaponics/ hydroponics systems, worm composting and spreading the word on local food for all by becoming a non-profit.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The vertical farm's update - compost tea a valid nitrogen source ?
Collard green is getting huge (kind of) |
Friday, February 13, 2015
Hydro(vermi)Ponic @ Bronx Writing Academy
Since last fall, I have been volunteering for Citizen Schools as a Citizen Teacher (that how they call us volunteers). By the end of the fall semester, I proposed (because some student showed interest) an apprenticeship to learn about - build - and grow hydroponically plants. Earlier this week was the first meeting to organize the apprenticeship and meet with the school teacher that will accompanying me (us if i find a another volunteer within the next few days).
*** If you are interested in volunteering - or know someone, let me know! even if you have little experience your help will be appreciated ****
*** If you are interested in volunteering - or know someone, let me know! even if you have little experience your help will be appreciated ****
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Compost Tea update - brewing seem to consume the nitrates!
Last week when I tested the compost tea, There was a quite high reading of nitrite and nitrate. The interesting thing is, Even if I gradually increase how much compost I add for the tea, i didn't see it increasing progressively. One thing was quite different though: we had a guest at home, so i got to brewing the tea only on Sunday late in the evening, and let it brew only for about 2 hours. So it got me thinking: what if, there is some nitrate at detectable level in the compost, but that it is used in some way by the living organisms during the brewing process ?
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