Apartment Gardening

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Objectives

We want to create our version of this project: http://www.ted.com/talks/britta_riley_a_garden_in_my_apartment.html inorder to grow vegetables in apartment and sharing experiences with other member of this community.

Members

• --Vincent L.
• Frederic M.

Goals

The main goal is to help people to start producing their own vegetables in their apartment, focusing on techniques that does not require having a lot of space.

• Create a network of apartment gardeners to
  • Easily find apartment gardeners near you
  • Find resources to help people to start their own apartment garden
  • Find tools they can borrow to start their own garden
• Find networks, associations, people that can provide the needed tools, seeds, nutriments... events where you can find them
• Assemble an online library with useful websites, how-to's, tutorials, recipes for nutriments, compost...

Resources

Existing networks

• http://www.ted.com/talks/britta_riley_a_garden_in_my_apartment.html

Growing mushrooms

Some resources about growing mushrooms with coffee grounds:

• http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/growing-oyster-mushrooms-in-coffee-grounds.html
• http://www.stormthecastle.com/terrarium/how-to-grow-mushrooms.htm
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMQ4bZlu1g0

Hydroponics and window farms

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windowfarm
• Ikea hack to build an indoor hydroponic garden : http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2013/06/01/how-to-build-indoor-hydroponic-gardens-using-ikea-storage-boxes/
• Assemble Your Own Windowfarm: Edible Urban Garden In A Kit http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/assemble-your-own-windowfarm-edible-urban-garden-in-a-kit-video.html
• Windowfarm “DIY Hydro” Project Inspires Thousands : http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/11/windowfarm-%E2%80%9Cdiy-hydro%E2%80%9D-project-inspires-thousands/
• Windowfarms website : http://www.windowfarms.com/windowfarms-indoor-herb-garden-kits/
• Windowfarms community : http://our.windowfarms.org/

Related subjects

Urban gardening

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_agriculture
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_horticulture
• City farms : http://journeytoforever.org/cityfarm.html (useful links)

Guerrilla gardening

Beyond your apartment : growing vegetables in your city

• Guerrilla Gardening : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening
• Moss Graffiti : http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Moss-Graffiti (basically a street art technique, but can be used for ornament too)
• Seed Bombing : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_bombing