Created in 2004 to raise funds for charity and recognize talented, local, up-and-coming musical acts, The 2010 Muddy River Jam Festival was a 2-day festival where over 80 bands and electronic acts performed. Beyond just music, the event creates a family-like community by encouraging overnight camping onsite at the Salem County Fairgrounds outside of [...]

The SF TradeShow Shirt is insane. Super. Fresh. View it larger here.

General Hydroponics is proud to congratulate Natural Heroes on their 2010 Emmy Award wins! Five seasons ago GH was the founding sponsor and executive producer of a little PBS show about regular people becoming heroes to the environment. We now can say that that little show is a very big deal, with a total of [...]

Superior Growers Supply in Livonia, MI, had their 27th Anniversary Event on Saturday, July 31st. Jeff Gibson and his team hosted an incredible day, were customers where invited to help celebrate and enjoy a 27% discount on all products. It was an amazing day of education and celebration. GH has a table at [...]

ABC News produced a nice video about a new restaurant in NYC that grows all the produce hydroponically on it’s own roof. The systems are weird, but I love the idea! The more stories like this on the national news, the better!

You might have already heard that Pepsi is giving away tons of money to help people across the US turn their ideas for social change into reality. I tend to be skeptical when large corporations say they are helping the world, but this contest is a little different, because YOU can choose who gets the [...]

Red has a great post up about his composting setup. His Bokashi can even compost meat!

The biggest event is growing is happening this weekend in San Francisco. The Maximum Yield Indoor Gardening Expo will be returning to the Fort Mason Center in SF. It really is the best show in the world. The expo space is packed with manufactures, distributors, stores, inventors and more. The giveaways are out of control, [...]

Randall was in NYC recently and visted Bronx Hydro and Garden. They offer free classes for growers on Saturdays for their customers who are interested in learning more about everything from systems and feeding to cloning and lighting. Randall had the opportunity to meet some amazing people during his talk on the Basics of Hydroponics.

Randall [...]

Martin in Graphics did it again! I love the Montreal Trade Show Limited Edition T-shirt!

I am so inspired by this!

For many summers, General Hydroponics has been a major sponsor of the world’s largest reggae festival, in Humboldt, California. In the beginning, it was known as Reggae on the River, and in recent years was called Reggae Rising. The festival was the highlight of our events calendar. “Reggae” was the perfect party. Endless music and [...]

GH sent a great team to Maker Faire Bay area, headed by Luke Silverman. Karlo, our engineering assistant, also came and he took the shots I’m posting today.

They spent the weekend at our booth, which was filled with lush plants and examples of hydro systems. But my favorite part was the cush leather sofa with [...]

Maker Faire is an event unlike any other. It is a weekend long exhibition with 90,000 visitors that is at its core, a spectacle of scientists, DIY enthusiasts, crafters and artists. They come together to share their inventions and celebrate their unique alternative culture. This year General Hydroponics is a sponsor of the Maker Faire [...]

Age: 32 yrs young
Hometown: North Carolina (and the road)
Everywhere else: Greensboro, NC – Boulder, CO- Granada, Spain- Miami, Florida- NY, NY
Hobbies: Cooking, Athletics, Music, Exercise & Nutrition (ran a ½ marathon in march), Basketball, Outdoor Activities

Pets: Nico, 8 yr old rescued Staffie Terrier
Favorite food: I’m a foodie, I love all [...]

Recently, Zac and the knowledgeable staff over at Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics in Golden, CO sponsored the Boulder Earth Day Festival.

The festival sounded like a fantastic success, with a lot of people learning about a variety of gardening practices. At GH, we love helping stores connect with their community through local events, activities [...]

Instructable user Tim Anderson created a wicking system for growing fruit trees in containers. It’s portable, and clever!

Youtube user Migpics created a great video featuring the green beans sprouting in his hydro system. Its totally captivating.

An intrepid groups of students at a middle school in New York have been growing hydroponic and aquaponic plants and documenting it online. These kids are doing an amazing job running very diverse and interesting systems, and have been successful enough to sell their surplus lettuce! They have a bonsai wheel, and a GH EcoGrower. [...]

Salon.com has a nice piece up about the potential to turn the remnants of Detroit into an urban agriculture mecca. The opportunity to reinvent an entire city is something we should not let pass by. Sustainable urban agriculture is exactly what the US needs more of. The photo of the Detroit corn field came [...]