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Aquaponics: Effects of Vermicompost Tea An Ending...and Possibly Beginning... -Journal Entry for Thursday April 27th April 27, 2017 0 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email

Download the plant sale list and plan your garden buys for this Sunday’s A Day on the Farm -https://soilborn.org/images/stories/PDFs/dotf_plantsale416.pdf

Sustainability at Sac State This video highlights how the collaboration of Sac State’s Students, Faculty and Staff has created a culture of Sustainability. Sustainability at Sac state r...

Sustainable circle of growth thrives at Sacramento State research center Nearly two years ago, Sacramento State professors Dudley Burton and Brook Murphy talked in this column about creating and experimenting with a sustainable circle of life on a scrap of university land near the American River bike trail, but it was more of an arc of life at that time.

Nick Harris, left, and Chris Ruffin showcase their Anaerobic Digester, which measures

methane gas content and documents the output. (Sacramento State/Jessica Vernone)

Jason Hall, left, Matthew M. Swanson, Rogelio Rodriguez, and Michael Edwards are the creators of the vertical axis wind turbine, a proof of concept of a wind turbine optimized for areas like Sacramento with low average wind speed conditions. The potentially revolutionary design is constructed from a steel frame and carbon fiber composite. Its twisted construction is designed to provide consistent force through each revolution, maximizing its efficiency. (Sacramento State/Jessica Vernone)

Members of Sac State's Student Financial Services team toured STORC on Friday, August 7, 2015.

Aquaponics display by Sacramento State is up for viewing at the California State Fair Farm. Students are using the display to educate the public about sustainable alternative methods for producing food. Key notes to aquaponics is water efficiency, rapid plant growth, produces protein alongside plants, and can be done anywhere without the need for soil.

Come visit the Aquaponics education display at the State Fair, where the fish are the stars!

Looking for aquaponics information? The FAO link below leads to a great source for starting your own aquaponics system.

www.fao.org

You have the opportunity to intern with Erik Powell in Loomis this summer. Erik runs a large commercial aquaponics farm, and recently has taken the management position over Del Oro High Schools aquaponic greenhouse. You will intern at both sites, gaining extensive knowledge pertaining to greenhouse management, as well as managing aquaponic systems. Aquaponics is a fast growing agricultural model as California's drought, and the organic/foodie movement forces the industry toward sustainable, local, organic methods.

Contact Erik if you wish to intern with him this summer. Internship hours are flexible.

Erik Powell Owner/Operator Gold River Produce
(530) 391-8992
[email protected]
http://www.goldriverproduce.com/

Gold River Produce - Local. Fresh. Sustainable. Produce Local. Fresh. Sustainable. Produce

Tomorrow the 9th 7am -2:30pm will be LBH BUG plants sale once more. Go and support their beautiful garden that changes lives.

Aquaponics Plant Sale  Cambi Brown is learning how students are sustaining a way to grow plants in an urban setting.