Urban Farming by Will Allen AMAZING MAN
Short of it, he started by deciding to create a year round farm right near the projects on the North side of Milwaukee WISCONSIN. Wait WHAT??? year round farming in the projects of Wisconsin???
As the son of a Share Cropper Will Allen had farming knowledge and as with most projects there is no access to quality or organic food, and there is usually a much higher unemployment rate. He was able to get this off the ground based on the fact that healthy food makes healthy communities. Kids with jobs are less like to turn to crime. So he is providing a benefit to the community by providing year round quality Organic food, He is providing jobs to the jobless, and he is probably lowering the crime rate, which of course improves the community, so he basically created a repeating cycle where everyone benefits
What I found most amazing is he uses a big fish tank to grow hydroponics. Basically the fish waste is nutrient rich. He pumps the water to the top of a 3 tier garden. they plant bed is on gravel which allows the plants to take the nutrients from the water. The water runs from one end to the other and than drops down a drain into the 2nd tier garden and than again to the ground floor, from which it is pumped back into the fish tank.
so he has tripled production in his green houses by using tiers. He uses composte on the inside and outside walls of the greenhouses to keep them warm and working year round.
Best news of it all his non-profit is starting to spread with numerous projects around the county
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Dan this is interesting stuff. I had no idea about it. When you think of farming all year round in any cold part of the country - it's like -Whaaat? Very cool! Thanks for sharing as it is a great Saturday read.
Thanks Anna. And the funny thing is, they make it look so simple. This really needs to go viral IMHO
I am also researching a town in Vermont. When the economy collapsed, instead of competing, they decided to cooperate. Their food goes full circle. Farmers grow it, someone else processes IIRC, sell it to the area restaurants and at farmers markets. Waste is returned to the farms for composting.
I also find it ironic that I have to 'type the graphic below' to comment on my own blog post :-/