October, 2016 | Dog Eaters

Getting nervous?

Posted on 10.30.16 under Uncategorized

R-E-L-A-X!

Glass from mid-October

Posted on 10.29.16 under glass, glass poi pounders, glassblowing

Yes, we’re still growing vegetables!

Posted on 10.25.16 under Anekona, aquaponics, organic vegetables

Small farmers are turning to aquaponics and hydroponics in droves. These have a proven record of safe and guaranteed pesticide-free production. And far from being “sterile,” studies overwhelmingly show beneficial, disease-fighting root flora– a staple of organics– in aquaponics and hydro.

Water use is 1/10 to 1/100th of growing the same food in soil. Finally, aquaponics and hydro are especially beneficial for helping to create new farmers and support the new field of urban agriculture because you don’t have to own land to use them.

In spite of these advantages, the USDA, through its National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is considering banning aquaponics and organic hydro (hydroponics using organic nutrient sources) from organic farming certification.