1 MILLION Pounds Organic Food On 3 Acres

From a Group of Farmers, Educators and Innovators:

Reposted from Wake Up World

How 1 MILLION Pounds Of Organic Food Can Be Produced On 3 Acres.

 
UPDATE 26th July 2011 -The response we have received from this short story is amazing, but created many questions from subscribers who needed further information. We have since looked into this and are happy to share with you detailed information on this amazing organisation called Growing Power. It would appear that there are many subscribers of Wake Up World who have been tasked with a similar project in their local community (though perhaps not on this scale) and we trust that the new article will be of use to those who required further details.

Click here for a detailed explanation of how the below is done, though we suggest watching the below movie first as it is not included in the new article.

Want to jump straight in with step by step instructions on how to set this up in your very own home? It is cheap and easy to create. Details here

Original Story

I came across this video of a man who has figured out a system to grow 1 million pounds of food on 3 acres each and every year. How are they doing this?

* By producing 10,000 fish

* Using 300 to 500 yards of worm compost

* By utilizing vertical space

* Having 3 acres of land in green houses

* Using 1 simple aquaponic pump

* Food is grown all year by using heat from the compost piles

A packed greenhouse produces a crop value of $5 Square Foot! ($200,000/acre).

Can you imagine if places like this started popping up all over the world? It would be one giant step towards self-reliance. Food self-sufficiency is a major step towards being sovereign. If you are not able to start your own garden, consider finding a community garden or hooking up with a small local farm.

The video shows “The Urban Farmer” (Will Allen from Growing Power) who’s taken Aquaponics to the extreme, both videos are taken on Will’s farm.

http://youtu.be/jV9CCxdkOng  or  http://vimeo.com/15997939

Create What You Have Seen In The Movie At Your Own Home

PART 2 – How 1 MILLION Pounds Of Organic Food Can Be Produced On 3 Acres

Will Allen in Greenhouse Courtsey of Growing Power

The response we received from our original story (How 1 MILLION Pounds of Organic Food Can Be Produced on 3 Acres) was outstanding, but at the same time created many questions from subscribers who needed further information. If you have not seen the original story, please click here. We have since looked into this further and we are happy to share with you all information on this amazing organisation. It would appear that there are many subscribers of Wake Up World who have been tasked with a similar project in their local community (though perhaps not on this scale) and we trust that the following information will be of use to those who required further details. We would love to hear from anyone who is putting this into practice.

The co-founder of this initiative is called Will Allen and he helped create the company “Growing Power." Growing Power began with a farmer, a plot of land, and a core group of dedicated young people.  Today, their love of the land and their dedication to sharing knowledge is changing lives.

Will Allen, Chief Executive Officer believes, “If people can grow safe, healthy, affordable food, if they have access to land and clean water, this is transformative on every level in a community.  I believe we cannot have healthy communities without a healthy food system.”

... more: http://wakeup-world.com/2011/07/26/part-2-how-1-million-pounds-of-organic-food-can-be-produced-on-3-acres/

NOTE: I can't wait to try this here at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. We grew oysters years ago via Aquaculture in Pescadero, CA, and I can't wait to try fish and vegetables here now. Plus we can help all the people around the lake in the many villages that do not have access to healthy, organic or sufficient food. What a wonderful benefit for all concerned! God bless people like this who do such good works for the world.

I am going to try and get a pdf transcript of this video made so we can use it with people that don't have access to computers or internet. I believe they are using "Talapia" fish.  I found a lot of info about growing fish in 55 gal barrels, and lots more about Tilapia fish.

How to Grow Fish in 55-Gallon Drums: 

http://www.ehow.com/how_5845276_grow-fish-55_gallon-drums.html

Talapia Fish - YouTube (Tilapia)
► 0:11► 0:11	www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5tNYKJyEUQ19   Tilapiines are also among the easiest and most profitable fish to farm. This is due to their omnivorous diet ...

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