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!

I am stoked to share this video from the MAKE YouTube Channel! Becky Stern set up a RainForest 318 on her rooftop in Brooklyn, NY. The video explains step-by-step how she set up her GH system, potted up her plants, and maintains a thriving garden. Plus there’s a post with more details over on her [...]

Our sales rep Randall sent these awesome shots of the General Hydroponics SnapStands in action. He found them in Charleston, South Carolina at GreenSpirit Hydrogardens. They look so great all loaded up with big lush plants!

I have a fond place in my heart for the infamous red berry.  Planted on April 1st,  these Sequoia strawberries are supposed to be June-bearing.  With our timing we weren’t sure if we’d get berries or not, however we have gotten quite lucky and they have returned from their dormancy with a beautiful 1st round [...]

This is a nice little piece with easy steps to keep greens lasting longer. I know that when we are overflowing with chard from the garden or CSA box, I often have more than I can eat in one meal. I like the idea of wrapping damp greens in pillowcases because I hate buying and [...]

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.

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 [...]

This video from CNN takes a quick look at farms-in-a-bag that are bringing fresh greens into the urban areas of Kenya. The prototype is simple: a sack full of compost and dirt that can hold 60 seedlings and provide nutritious food in 40 days. The efforts are made by COOPI, an NGO dedicated to reversing [...]

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If you are getting seeds going, there’s no better tool for keeping young plants warm and cozy during late winter than a seedling heat mat. I use one under each tray of Rapid Rooters that I start, and I don’t think my baby plants would live [...]

Urban Hydroponics Growers Union is amazing. Each blogger on their site is an experienced grower, and Charles, aka Chuckie Dan, has even been seen around the GrowGH blog! This video showing their strawberry setup is effing awesome. They share their tricks for troubleshooting the Aeroflow and also show the transplanting process. Can’t wait to see [...]

GHE is pleased to introduce you to a bioponic (organic hydroponic) tomato production on Saint Barthélémie. Saint Bart is a little island in the Antilles which is famous for its stars and well-heeled tourists from all over the world. I am sharing these photos so you can dream about beautiful plants and sunshine.

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There’s always something interesting growing at Gen Hydro, and so I wasn’t too surprised to wander into the office kitchen and find these oyster mushrooms on the counter. It’s an inoculated substrate and all it needs to throw off one or two rounds of delicious ’shrooms is moisture.

This is the second round that has bloomed [...]

Right now we have a crop of dark, leafy green kale going nuts in the greenhouse. It’s a power veggie, packed with vitamins and minerals. Most people know that it’s super nutritious, but did you know that vegetables grown with General Hydroponics nutrients actually have more nutrition than most soil grown crops? This is due [...]

Urban Garden Magazine posted a great article about growing strawberries yesterday. I love strawberries! GH grows their berries outdoors, and one year I picked ripe berries from March until December. In fact, the photo above is my GH strawberry harvest from December 5th, 2007.

Telluride Hydroponics and Organics in Colorado is growing enough basil to feed the whole state. It looks like they’ve got a great thing going on! Any readers from ‘Rado shop there? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!

40 miles from Port au Prince Hans Geissler has established an aquaponic farm to help feed orphans at an orphanage. Now it is feeding victims of the earthquake. Visit the farm with a news crew and learn about his goals for producing foodby clicking this link and choosing to watch the video story.

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CVG is having a seed swap! Get in on that people!
These are seeds I saved from my garden last year… Gonna go outside right now and sow them in the ground!