Jon Parr wants people to enjoy organic produce and fish, and he wants you to be able to harvest them at your home. Parr is the founder of FishNet Aquaponics, a new company that is about to launch ...

TURNER — Students at Tripp Middle School learned this year that plants don’t need soil to grow. Just water, nutrients and sunlight. “I was kind of surprised because I always overwater my plants,” ...

What started out as a mishmosh of Tupperware containers, cardboard, and Duct tape is now a functioning system of pipes, drains, and plastic that turns a standard fish tank into a self-cleaning ...

Figure 1: Schematic illustration of a hydroponic growing system that employs the nutrient film technique method. Credit: Technology Networks. In addition to the presence of fish stocks and microbial ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Some believe that the future of food combines technology and transparency, so diners know where their food comes from, and that it shouldn't come from far away. A Portland hotel is ...

Urban agriculture has the potential to improve food security through local, efficient, and sustainable food production. Examples of urban food systems include hydroponics, where plants grow in a ...

How hydroponics works, types, and pros and cons. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism ...