Comments on: The Farm Next Door: Urban Agriculture, Biomimicry, Aquaponics, Why Worms are Priceless & How Will Allen Aims to Fix the World

By: The Future? Fossil Fuels Are So…Yesterday: On Post-Oil Possiblities, TEDxOilSpill, Amory Lovins, Reiventing Fire & Small People Power « Tracker Editor’s Blog

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:50:49 +0000

[...] The urban agriculture movement, which puts farms in the middle of cities, shortens the loop about as much as it can be shortened, shy of a personal garden. As pioneered by MacArthur fellow Will Allen at Milwaukee- based Growing Power’s flagship farm, fish can be added to the harvest through a closed loop aquaponics set up where plants filter water while fish fertilize plants (see TrackerBlog post: “The Farm Next Door”). [...]

By: Rebuilding Haiti: On Trees, Charcoal, Compost and Why Low Tech, Low Cost Answers Could Make the Biggest Difference (& How High-Tech Can Help) « Tracker Editor’s Blog

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:10:58 +0000

[...] “The Farm Next Door: Urban Agriculture, Biomimicry, Aquaponics, Why Worms are Priceless & … by J.A. Ginsburg (Trackerblog) [...]

By: J.A. Ginsburg

J.A. Ginsburg — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:04:18 +0000

Thanks Nelle! You made my day this morning. Good luck with your blog. They take work, but they’re fun…

By: Nelle Turchi

Nelle Turchi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:06:00 +0000

Nice way of putting it.I came upon your blog from Google and thought it rocked. How long have you been writing on the internet?Not long ago I recently created a blog myself and its been a very fun process. I’ve met some interesting friends since then but it can be boring sometimes! Once again, thanks a million for your blog post!

By: Reinventing Haiti at humanitarian.info

Reinventing Haiti at humanitarian.info — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:31:49 +0000

[...] It might seem strange to talk about farming in the middle of the city, but if it can work in Detroit, then why not Port-au-Prince? Permaculture projects hit several sweet spots all at once – not [...]

By: Post COP15, Part 2: Five Ideas That Could Help Save the Climate (Really) « Tracker Editor’s Blog

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:54:35 +0000

[...] “The Farm Next Door: Urban Agriculture, Biomimicry, Aquaponics, Why Worms are Priceless & … (TrackerBlog post) [...]

By: PopTech 2009 Take-Aways: On Amateurs, Mining Cross-disciplinary Gold, FLAP Bags, Science Fellows, $12 (well, $10) Computers, the Solar Hope, a Few Ideas for Next Year & Some Darn Fine Fiddling… « Tracker Editor’s Blog

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:59:48 +0000

[...] Will Allen is a teacher and an inspiration for the potential of urban agriculture. His suite of Growing Power farms in Milwaukee and Chicago are designed as a series of nested ecosystems. Vermicomposting – turning garbage into wildly fertile worm castings – is the lynchpin. You start by creating soil so rich, it doesn’t require petro-based chemical additives. From aquaponics set ups to raise fish by the thousands to a biodigester for converting food waste into energy, everything that can be harvested or recycled is. It is cleaner, healthier, oil-independent food system, with local “farm to fork” distribution networks designed to turn urban “food deserts” green. [...]

By: Semi-regular Green News « Greening the Inner-city

Semi-regular Green News « Greening the Inner-city — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:44:55 +0000

[...] Sean Dory comes a story of Will Allen’s Growing Power urban agriculture project. They are using green houses, raised beds, and most interestingly fish as [...]

By: Chicago: World Leader in Year-Round Farmers Marketplace « Pleasant House

Chicago: World Leader in Year-Round Farmers Marketplace « Pleasant House — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:07:58 +0000

[...] that details how Growing Power’s CEO and MacArthur Foundation Fellow Will Allen “aims to fix the world” through his mission. City Farm, [...]

By: Asante aka Luvli Lotus

Asante aka Luvli Lotus — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:06:11 +0000

Absolutely amazing. Bravo!