The Naturalist - Episode 27 - Hydroponic Farming

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The Naturalist - Episode 27 - Hydroponic Farming

First Aired - 05/10/2010 12:30PM

Bernie hosts Lee Mandell & Chloe Bass of Boswyck Farms who tlak about the potential of hydroponic farming in Bushwick.

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The Naturalist Introduction: Boswyck Farms (14:31)

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Bernie Wides, The Naturalist, Heritage Radio Network, Boswyck Farms, hydroponic farms, installaions in homes and rooftops, educatoinal component, what is hyrdoponisc, growing plants without soil, Aztecs used to do it, floating gardens, early versions of hydroponics, hydroponicist, some plants grow in the air, epiphytes, Everglades National Park, staghorn ferns, old man's beard, using sand gravel and clay pellets to grow plants, vertical farming, Bushwick, the neighborhood has changed a lot, affordable housing, rental units, more businesses opening up, urban farming movement, workshop for adults at Buglabs, school food is a national tragedy,

Hydroponic Farming with Lee Mandell and Chloe Bass (15:13)

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Lee Mandell, Chloe Bass, persto, basil, growing food for schools, kids don't love green, we need to address that as a country, home economics, pizza, jello, chocolate pudding, pesto with spinach and arugula, vary the type of cheese, olive oil, you need less water for hydroponic growing, hydroponics in Japan, farm visits are available, once people see it it makes a lot more sense, we have a lot of unused acreage, rooftops have great potential, there is a lot of red tape to overcome, food handlers permits,

Show Wrap Up: Aquaponics (6:23)

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eliminating the problem of contaminated soil, heavy metals, insecticides, they do not use earthworms, aquaponics, Roberta's, fish farm, fish farming, closed system, fish produce fertilizer,

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