Lettuce, strawberries, kale; all of this is growing in December in the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food building in Salt Lake City.
This small garden shows how hydroponics works: a system of pipes and water grows plants without soil.
In the Ag building, they are using Aquaponics too. Fish are fertilizing the plants that are either suspended in water or the water is dripping into the plants.
Jack Wilbur showed off this self sustaining garden he set up inside the building. It doesn't need land and actually grows faster than the "normal" garden.
Wilbur explained, "The technology has gotten so much better and it's growing in popularity. One of the reason is that we are loosing space."
The Department of Agriculture and Food wants to explore this way of gardening and show it works to provide a possible means for anyone to grow all year.
Wilbur said, "Anybody can do this. You can have a garden in a backyard, small farm, green house, I have even seen people use a warehouse. You can grow anywhere you can get light and heat."
This is great for the backyard gardener who enjoys fresh produce, but for the state's small farmers this could provide revenue all year long.
Wilbur said, "You can have a consistent supply to restaurants, grocery stores and winter farmers market. There is no reason to not have something to sell all year long. If you can do it inside, that's the way to do it."
If you want to try out Hydroponics and Aquaponics, it is easy and relatively inexpensive. The State Department of Agriculture has all the information you need
Source By : http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/hydroponics-garden-shows-the-possibility-of-indoor-growing
In the Ag building, they are using Aquaponics too. Fish are fertilizing the plants that are either suspended in water or the water is dripping into the plants.
Jack Wilbur showed off this self sustaining garden he set up inside the building. It doesn't need land and actually grows faster than the "normal" garden.
Wilbur explained, "The technology has gotten so much better and it's growing in popularity. One of the reason is that we are loosing space."
The Department of Agriculture and Food wants to explore this way of gardening and show it works to provide a possible means for anyone to grow all year.
Wilbur said, "Anybody can do this. You can have a garden in a backyard, small farm, green house, I have even seen people use a warehouse. You can grow anywhere you can get light and heat."
This is great for the backyard gardener who enjoys fresh produce, but for the state's small farmers this could provide revenue all year long.
Wilbur said, "You can have a consistent supply to restaurants, grocery stores and winter farmers market. There is no reason to not have something to sell all year long. If you can do it inside, that's the way to do it."
If you want to try out Hydroponics and Aquaponics, it is easy and relatively inexpensive. The State Department of Agriculture has all the information you need
Source By : http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/hydroponics-garden-shows-the-possibility-of-indoor-growing
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