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Started this discussion. Last reply by Green Horizon Jun 18, 2009.

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Feeding The World – The Ultimate Design Challenge at Imperial College, London Lecture Theatre 1 Blackett Building, Department of Physics Imperial College London

September 23, 2009 all day

Three expert speakers will share their perspectives on food and farming, and how design might be a useful tool to address the challenges involvedCurrent farming techniques are efficient but unsustainable and often unethical. And will they be enough to provide for everyone in a near future when the population of the world is predicted to hit nine billion?John Thackara is Director of Doors of Perception, and author of the bestseller 'In The Bubble: Designing In A Complex World' Roland Bonney is…See More

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Green Horizon replied to Jennifer Shea's discussion 'Growing tips and advice for novices'

From your problem with 'moldy looking growths' and other issues I would bet you are letting the rockwool sit in standing water> DO NOT DO THIS. Rockwool should be allowed to drain itself, it's too absorbant to use in a hydroculture…

Jun 18, 2009

Rachel Wingfield replied to Jennifer Shea's discussion 'Growing tips and advice for novices'

Fantastic 11am it is! We will get the plants into the hydroponic bucket to allow the plants to mature. Then we can return the following week (depending on the arrival of the water reservoir) to fully install the window garden with your plants. I…

May 28, 2009

Jennifer Shea replied to Jennifer Shea's discussion 'Growing tips and advice for novices'

The seedlings are coming along well, especially one intrepid bean sprout that is standing inches above the rest! So far we have sprouts from french beans, peas, mint, and a single sprout each of dill and broccoli. No sign of the basil yet but going…

May 28, 2009

Rachel Wingfield replied to Jennifer Shea's discussion 'Growing tips and advice for novices'

Hi Jennifer! I hope you got my email!! How are the seedlings coming along? We are hoping to return on Tuesday to transfer the small plants to a small hydroponics unit like the one pictured below: How did the seeds do in the rockwool cubes - I…

May 28, 2009

Growing tips and advice for novices

Green shoots!Our beans and peas have sprouted after just a few days. No signs of the herbs yet.As they're all in the same trays, we're wondering - do we move them to a sunnier spot now to help the sprouts along-or, is it better to wait until some sign of the herbs appears?See More

Discussion posted by Jennifer Shea May 20, 2009

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getting off the ground

We spent Friday afternoon in our offices with Rachel and Mathias weaving, eating and chatting about everything from channel 5 documentaries to geometry in nature to carbon nanotubes. Most of the people in the office had a go at weaving the biowall growing structures, a challenge at first to switch off our analytical researcher mode and into craft mode. We also planted our seeds and we are checking on our little seeds daily for any signs of a sprout. The growing structure in our window is…See More

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