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.
- Valerie D.
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
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 and reclaiming the public space with gardening
- Incroyables Comestibles / Incredible Edible :
- International website : http://www.incredible-edible.info/
- Incredible Edible Belgium : http://incredibleediblebelgium.wordpress.com/a-propos/
- 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