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First Aired - 10/21/2012 01:00PM
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On this episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Erik Cutter of Alegría Farms and EnvironIngenuity. Tune into this episode to her Eric discuss the water retention benefits of certain drip hydroponic systems. Learn why Eric prefers hydroponics to organic row farming, and what the differences are between hydroponic and row crop seeds. At what point does vertical farming become as cost-efficient as vertical farming methods? Learn how hydroponics can be used as an educational tool for today's youth, and how hydroponics can increase local food production in desert areas such as the American Southwest and the Middle East. This episode has been sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
"We've got to get to a decentralized urban environment with may hundreds of small farms... We're talking farm-to-table in minutes!" [16:45]
"We're not short on oil... we're short on two resources: soil and water." [23:20]
-- Erik Cutter on Straight, No Chaser
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Benefits of Hydroponics (17:50)
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Erik Cutter, vertical farming, Alegría Fresh, Dickson Despommier, Enviroingenuity, glass towers, hydroponic, nutritious food, small farm, solar power, Vertigro, cost-effective, lettuce, earthquake, renewable energy, drip, produce, shipping containers, mobile food production, Japan, eggplant, biochemistry, GMO, hydroponic seeds, organic, soil, coconut husk, recycle, forward growth, health, potassium,Water Shortages (12:54)
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Laguna Beach, agribusiness, carbon footprint, Detroit, subsidies, The Farm Bill, monoculture, high yield, Driscoll's, berries, raw greens, planet, people, profit, urban farming, water shortages, the Middle East, oil, food riots, rice, stackable crops, soil conditions, nitrates, Victory Garden, diabetes, nutritionist,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/18/2009 12:00PM
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Jennifer Nelkin stops by The Main Course to talk about hydroponics & gardening.
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The Main Course Introduction (8:32)
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Cyndi Lauper, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, Lou Albano, WWF, hydroponic rooftop gardens, vertical farming, Roberta's, Liberty Science Center, turning Brooklyn green,Jennifer Nelkin Talks About Hydroponic Gardening (22:11)
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hydroponics, nutrition, NASA, http://gothamgreens.com/, seasonality, sustainability, Chicago, urban farming, Gotham Greens, commercial scale greenhouse in the city, Jennifer Nelkin, influence on flavor compounds, a quarter acre can produce between 30 and 50 tons of food, what crops are best grown hydroponically?, tomatoes eggplants peppers melons, herbs and lettuce, vascular systems in plants, water and nutrients come from roots, sugar comes from photosynthesis in the leaves, balancing water and sugar, artificial light, the lights require a lot of power, Mayor Bloomberg, great ideas can come from no money, NYS Energy & Research Authority, renewable energy, controlled environment agriculture, Mayor Gavin Newsom, one percent increase in light equals a one percent increase in yield, seasonal growing, permits from the city, green roofs, building code, Curtis B. Wayne, Burning Down The House, green architecture, converting high rises, empty lots, suburban gardening, venture capitalists, LEED,More On Agriculture With Jennifer Nelvin (20:04)
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Chinese horoscopes, Whole Foods, Antartica, grey water comes from dishwashers and sinks, black water comes from solid waste, Michael Pollan, making farming groups obsolete, by 2050 our food demands will grow by 70% percent, population control, birth control, eduucating and liberating women, water issues, if you grid tie solar pannels you get 60% of the installation costs back, problems with drinking water supply, New York Sun Works, public education, workshops, if we lost our food supply we would only have 36 hours left of food, e coli, reclaiming black and grey water,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/06/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis is joined by Stubby Warmbold and Andrew Tomlinson of CitiLogs. CitiLogs is the leader in upcycled and repurposed wood and building products. Tune in to hear more about how their company turns unwanted or unused urban trees into building products through a sustainable and responsible process. Find out how they plan on reintroducing the black locust into the market learn about urban sawmills. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.
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Burning Down the House: CitiLog (6:52)
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Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne, Heritage Radio Network, architecture, sustainable forestry, Stubby Warmbold, Andrew Tomlinson,Repurposed Urban Trees (16:45)
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CitiLogs, ginkgo, urban sawmill, repurposed urban trees, building products, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, tree harvesting, black locust,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
