Apartment Gardening

Apartment Gardening Squad
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"We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week." Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Objectives

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

The spirit is however not to restrict ourselves to hydroponic gardens, but to cooperate on any idea that enables growing vegetables inside an apartment, and for which one is motivated for. Growing and sharing! Ecris dans ta langue natale si tu préfères, of in het Nederlands als je wil...

Move Commons Non-Profit, Reproducible, Reinforcing the Town/community/society Commons, Grassroots

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 (create a "starter kit")
• 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...

Activities

Past

• Meeting in Louvain-la-Neuve on Saturday 14/09 4pm @ Dégustation de bon sens, place de l'université
• Hop on to Valeriane in Namur (September 6, 7, and 8), to find some seeds and get in touch with other gardeners. Quelques ateliers épinglés, entre autres : Atelier graines germées et jeunes pousses (vendredi), Une Maison de la Semence Citoyenne chez Nature & Progrès, pourquoi ?, Les incroyables comestibles (dimanche)
• Contact meeting in Gembloux, 13/08 at 19h in French Inn.

Resources

Existing networks

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

Indoor gardening

Hydroponics and window farms

• Windowfarm - Wikipedia : 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/
• How to make your own low tech vertical window farm - Low Tech Magazine : http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2010/03/make-your-own-lowtech-vertical-farm.html

Growing mushrooms

Some resources about growing mushrooms with coffee grounds:

• http://www.permafungi.be/index.php?lang=fr --> buy mushroom kits !!!! (belgium)
• 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

Container gardening

• FooDIY : http://www.foodiy.org/container-gardening/
• DIY Sub-irrigated planters :
  • http://www.appropedia.org/Sub-irrigated_planter
  • http://www.scribd.com/doc/35818333/DIY-Two-Bucket-EarthBox-Sub-Irrigated-Planter
  • http://suresimple.blogspot.be/2009/04/recycling-juice-and-pop-bottles-as-sips.html

Other DIY indoor gardening solutions

• DIY indoor gardeners - http://www.spacebuckets.com/builds/

Related subjects

• 8 Vegetables you can regrow again and again : http://healthybodynow.net/regrow/

Food and vegetables storage

• Saving Food From The Fridge - No Tech Magazine : http://www.notechmagazine.com/2012/01/saving-food-from-the-fridge.html

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
  • http://www.guerrillagardening.org/
• 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