Jennifer Grayson of environmental blog theredwhiteandgreen.com shows you how to plant your very own organic kitchen herb garden. Directed by Kathy Banks.

Aquaponics happens to be a fully natural process mimicking all the rivers, ponds, lakes and other waterways and requiring just one input — the fish food. The fish in the aquaponics system consumes the food and excretes the waste. The waste is acted upon by beneficial bacteria and gets converted into a form that [...]]]>

Aquaponics happens to be a fully natural process mimicking all the rivers, ponds, lakes and other waterways and requiring just one input — the fish food. The fish in the aquaponics system consumes the food and excretes the waste. The waste is acted upon by beneficial bacteria and gets converted into a form that can be used by the plants. The plants play an ecology sustaining role of purifying the water by consuming the nutrients. Pesticides, herbicides or any other sorts of harsh chemicals cannot be used in the aquaponic system and this makes the fish and plants in such a system safe to be eaten.
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This is my video Blog and I invite you to peek in and see how my family and I are learning to be green; physically, mentally, and spiritually. Come share in our journey of discovery! There is a better way out there and I am going to find it. While thinking about the best [...]]]>

This is my video Blog and I invite you to peek in and see how my family and I are learning to be green; physically, mentally, and spiritually. Come share in our journey of discovery! There is a better way out there and I am going to find it. While thinking about the best over all way to provide food locally and reduce our carbon footprint. We have chosen to make aquaponics a central part of our greener life and as a result our focus as of late has been to expand our aquaponics systems. We constructed an outdoor pond that holds around 1500 gallons of water. In addition to the pond we have installed a 32 foot by 12 1/2 foot gravel grow bed that has a volume of 2742 gallons. This bed is large enough to feed up to 6 people if planted to capacity. Well.. I think we are just a little greener now.. Greener physically because, I have found a way to eat only food produced on site saving fossil fuel. Greener mentally, as I will be requiring less income and that lifts a lot of stress and that further sets in my mind the importance of being Green.

How to set up a Aquaponics system Step by step guide for making a small aquaponics system using a Bell Siphon. check our blog for pictures of this project and more: urbangreensurvival.blogspot.com