Food
Foodpods
Window Farming
Small scale aquaponics
Internet of Farming: Arduino-based, backyard aquaponics
Bitponics
This kickstarter project is rather neat. It is basically a sensor hub connected to the internet which monitors a home grow setup and with the ability to automate certain features.
FROM Kickstarter
Baker Stove
Baker Stove is a product by Top Third Ventures Ltd, a company registered in Kenya, run by a locally based team and a vast network of professionals around the world dedicated to empowering women in the developing world.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/baker-stove-an-energy-efficient-cookstove-for-the-developing-world
see also: http://ubuntuponics.com/2011/07/04/testing-the-panda-heater/
Shrimp and Vegetable Aquaponics
Best indoor herbs
South Africa’ first hemp harvest
After 4 months of growth, the Western Cape hemp fibre trial was harvested. The seed trial will remain in the ground for another month or so.
This trial was done by Rapula Farms, Hemporium’s Farming partner, under the guidance of the National Hemp Foundation. Dr Thandeka Kunene and the House of Hemp, who are the National Coordinators of the 3 year Commercial Incubation Research Trial, arranged the permits through the Department of Health.
The stalk will now be retted in the field and then be sent for decortication and analysis.
Hemporium commends Mike Gregor of Rapula Farms, for his excellent work in year 1 of this trial, and we look forward to planting again next season and moving towards a commercial hemp industry in South Africa.
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