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Hi! From Saratoga CA!

Hi Everyone! My name is Chi. I live in CA.

One day I asked some of the kids I work with if they knew where their
food comes from. Their response was the super market. I said "really?"
So I asked where did the super market get it from? All I got was a
shrug. It inspired me to make my own system to show the kids that food
doesn't magically appear at the super market.

I noticed a lot of systems are a lil um "3rd world" looking for the
lack of a better term. This is v1.0 for me to get all the plumbing
squared away. It is made with a 200 gallon tote, 4" ABS pipe for the
grow beds. 500 gph pump. Right now it is all running on house power but
in the spring when the storms are over will switch to solar. Also it
will get some cedar paneling around it so it will be more presentable.
Fish will be a mix of tilapia and channel catfish. I think I might need
to add a settling tank but I'll see how it goes.

Any suggestions to improve the system are welcome.

Design Goals:
1. Compact
2. Clean
3. Portable
4. Expandable

A little vid: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=494750945609

Beginnings:

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Permalink Reply by Chi Ma on February 7, 2011 at 9:44am

Strawberries are blooming.

Radishes.

Oregano.

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Permalink Reply by Chi Ma on February 20, 2011 at 1:25pm

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Permalink Reply by David Waite on February 22, 2011 at 7:36pm

Nice clean work. Making me hungry.

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Permalink Reply by Chi Ma on February 28, 2011 at 6:11pm

Radishes doing the radish thing.

Greens doing the greens thing.

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Permalink Reply by TCLynx on February 28, 2011 at 6:17pm

radish is nice and quick that way.

I've found that beets can be started close together and then as you thin them, you can cook with the entire plants that you pull out. Beet leaves and stems are great and the little tiny roots are great in a stir fry.