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    Vide-oh-no! The Most Controversial Music Videos of All Time

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

    Ever since the 1981 launch of MTV heralded the age of 24-hour music television, bands and artists have recognized what a potent marketing tool the music video is.
    With the medium firmly in the mainstream, musicians and directors use promo clips to make themselves more appealing to fans by seizing the opportunity to present themselves in [...]

    Aquaponics Explained: Plant Nutrient Management in Aquaponics

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

    When I first stumbled upon aquaponics in early 2009 it was while I was still running product development, and by extension the plant laboratory, for AeroGrow International.  While I am not a scientist by education (my undergraduate degree is in Agricultural Economics) I learned a tremendous amount about hydroponic nutrients in my various plant research [...]

    Unveiling The World’s Biggest GROW SHOW!

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ January 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

    It’s big. Really big! In fact, it’s the biggest on the planet!
    GROW 2011 in Los Angeles is the world’s largest hydroponics and indoor gardening expo. And it’s taking place on October 1st and 2nd this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
    Basically, if you’re into hydroponics or growing indoors / in a greenhouse then this [...]

    FARM:Shop – A farm in a shop!

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ January 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

    Eco-designers Something and Son have taken the term Farm Shop literally, and have taken on the task of converting a disused shop in Hackney, East London, UK into a working farm. They have been working in partnership with Hackney Council as part of a regeneration scheme to breathe new life into redundant spaces.
    Something and Son, [...]

    American Hydroponics and Rimol Greenhouse Systems Join Forces

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ January 17, 2011 ⋅ One comment

    A New Hampshire greenhouse manufacturer and a California hydroponics company are hoping that their budding East/West relationship will be one that bears fruit for their customers and the environment.
    Hooksett, NH-based Rimol Greenhouse Systems (RGS) and Arcata, California-based American Hydroponics (AmHydro) announced today that they have entered a partnership for the mutual goal of providing growers [...]

    We the Sheeple

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ 23 comments

    “The truth is, you’re the weak, and I’m the tyranny of evil men. But I’m tryin’, Ringo. I’m trying real hard to be the shepherd.”
    ~ Jules Winnfield, Pulp Fiction.
    WORDS: Bruce Ray Riggs, Kurt Kallenbach and Tommie Sassard.
    Calling all sheep and shepherds. It may not have escaped your attention that a growing number of people in [...]

    The International Plight Of Salmon – Our Collective Responsibility

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    When I was growing up my extended family used to spend Christmas at the house of my grandfather in northern England. It was a time when the whole clan would come together to eat, drink and generally catch up. As part of the get-together my grandfather always laid on a special treat — a smoked [...]

    Windowfarm “DIY Hydro” Project Inspires Thousands

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    Hydroponics = expensive? Think again! Last year two Brooklyn-based urban gardeners, Britta Riley and Maya Nayak, created a blueprint for a vertical hydroponics system that costs just $30. The plants grow in recycled plastic bottles and the system uses just a few extra components.
    Riley and Nayak were so happy with the results that they decided [...]

    The Sky High Greenhouse Project

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

    Manhattan parents, Manuela Zamora and Sidsel Robards, were deeply inspired when they visited the nearby Science Barge project—a floating urban farm that uses renewable energy and rainwater capture to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, strawberries, eggplant, beans and herbs with zero net carbon emissions, zero chemical pesticides, and zero runoff. As a result they were determined [...]

    Predators – Amblyseius cucumeris vs. Thrips

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

    What Are Thrips?
    When growing your favorite fruits, flowers or veggies in your garden, sooner or later you’ll have to deal with thrips feasting on your plants. Usually, the first signs of thrips in your garden will be the visual damage they do to your plants’ leaves. This damage will appear as small, slug like, silvery [...]

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