A project in
Salford is leading the way forward in growing organic food in what was a
derelict warehouse and adjacent waste land. The Biospheric Project describes
itself as ‘part farm, part laboratory and part research centre’ and is run by a
PhD student.
Interestingly,
the Biosphere project is part of Manchester International Festival; an arts
festival. The biosphere includes a forest
garden, vermiponics system (lots of worms to help the plants grow) , mushroom
systems, hydroponic system, aquaponics systems (using fish waste as plant
nutrients) and the roof garden containing intense polytunnel growing system
within outdoor garden and 3 store indoor farm. - See more at: http://biosphericproject.com/content/first-weekend-biospheric-project
All the systems are integrated as
far as possible, for example the aquaponics provides nitrogen to fertilise the
roof garden. And the community has been involved
in creating and running the project. A shop has been opened to sell their fresh
produce to locals in what is a deprived area.
NB Aquaponics – system where fish
waste is used to fertilise plants
Vermiponics - cross between
hydroponics and aquaponics but with lots of worms
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