Gustie Integrated Farm Team (GIFT) Resources

 

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Garden Systems

Curriculum

Greenhouses

Composting

Aquaponics and Hydroponics

Garden systems

Team reflections on garden systems

New Alchemy Institute archives--inspiration for much of the work in this area

City Farmer information website and news site--an insightful clearinghouse for urban agriculture

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 Curriculum

Team members reflections on curriculum ideas

College food systems

A sustainable ag college program

Other college garden projects (no links available for most?)

Berea College

St. Olaf

Michigan State Universtiy

Luther

Carleton

Macalester

St. Thomas

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Greenhouses

Team reflections on greenhouse design

Solar green houses (ATTRA resource)

Solar greenhouse (Wisconsin and southern MN)

(same project, more recent  or similar effort?)

Greenhouse design at Arcosanti

(Arcosanti is in a different climate, but this "ecocity" architecture project is fascinating)

Greenhouse design/construction guide

         

Greenhouse supplies

Three dome greenhouse links

Growing dome

Some history of geodesic dome greenhouses (with a little New Age spirituality thrown in)

Garden dome (includes some tutorial discussions including one on solar powering your greenhouse)

In ground green houses

In Utah, USA

This photo illustrates undeground design principles (Mother Earth News generally has lots of "how-to" articles on this topic.)

Wrong climate, but this Texas greenhouse deals with the too hot and too cold challenges

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Composting

Biopod system

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Aquaponics and Hydroponics

General hydroponics website

Commercial aquaponics website

(checkout their webcam views)

Organic aquaponics (from Will Allen's Growing Power)

 

Aquaculture dictionary

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