Couple builds own home & farm paradise with little money + inspiring work by Kirsten Dirksen on March 23, 2025 In rural Denmark, Tycho Holcomb and Karoline Nolsø Aaen have crafted a life of independence, resilience, and deep connection to …
Scandinavian ecovillage rethinks homeownership: no mortgages, no waste by Kirsten Dirksen on December 22, 2024 Twenty-two years ago, a group of friends bought a very affordable cornfield in rural Denmark and set out to build …
Eric Maundu’s home-aquaponics can grow veggies & fish anywhere by Kirsten Dirksen on June 20, 2020 Eric Maundu wants to put fish farming in every kitchen, or more specifically, he has created a smart aquaponics system …
Detroit indoor farming could boost local food, jobs & community by Kirsten Dirksen on March 22, 2020 In 2015 Jeff Adams bought an abandoned warehouse in his Detroit neighborhood and installed hydroponic racks 5-levels high to grow …
Ski town turns car park into vertical farm for local jobs/food by Kirsten Dirksen on November 11, 2018 For most of the year the soil in Jackson, Wyoming is iced over and the town’s produce is trucked in. …
Nebraska retiree uses earths’s heat to grow oranges in snow by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2018 Winter temperatures in Alliance, Nebraska can drop to -20°F, but retired mailman Russ Finch grows oranges in his backyard greenhouse …
FarmBot: open-source backyard robot for automated gardening by Kirsten Dirksen on September 26, 2016 In the front yard of Rory Aronson’s San Luis Obispo home (that he shares with 9 roommates), a robot is …
Teens create automated aeroponics garden kit with NASA tech by Kirsten Dirksen on December 8, 2014 15-year-old Erik Meike and Briana Das, along with their 12-year-old sisters Elise and Leona (respectively) wanted to create a “No-Touch …
Aquaponics greenhouse kit is local food turnkey solution by Kirsten Dirksen on July 12, 2014 After working for years in Afghanistan, Jim Frasche began developing an aquaponics greenhouse in Colorado for communities in both Denver …
Self-sustaining farm for Wisconsin cold via backyard aeroponics by Kirsten Dirksen on June 29, 2014 Benjamin Staffeldt grew up on a farm and works in a garden center so when he and his wife Sara …
