As local as you can get, without growing it yourself
Last edited: 5/09/2012
The most up-to-date photos of the Howling Moose Gardens (HMG) greenhouse are in the Howling_Moose Picasa web album. Pictures are uploaded there almost as soon as they're taken.
There are also a series of videos up on Youtube, in the Howling Moose Gardens aquaponics playlist. Some of these videos are tours, some are a series of pretty basic instructional videos while I set up Howling Moose Gardens. These are to demonstrate that anyone can do this, regardless of your skill level or physical fitness.
Initial tour of the greenhouse space, with an overview of the project.
Second Tour, October 3rd, 2011
Tips on creating the foam rafts needed for the Deep Water Culture (DWC) troughs. These will be shown in growing context in later videos.
Click on any of the following images to enlarge them. Newest photos at top.
Quick Schematic overview of the system. Blue pipes are gravity fed, red pipe is water under pressure from the pump in the sump tank. From Howling_Moose
Progress on first greenhouse on 5/09/2012. Marigolds are to provide habitat to beneficial insects. From Howling_Moose
Progress on second greenhouse, on 5/09/2012. From Howling_Moose
Four troughs in the first greenhouse, nearly complete. From Howling_Moose
Detail of the air compressor manifold. From Howling_Moose
Seedling table under construction. Small blue barrel has been replaced with a full-sized one. From Howling_Moose
Installing a 3" uniseal through the trough wall, using a clamp. From Howling_Moose
Installing the liner into the trough. From Howling_Moose
Detail of fish tank (white box on left) overflowing into gravel bed (black container on left). From Howling_Moose
A "Solids-lifting overflow" (SLO) in the fish tank. This draws the fish poo from the bottom of the tank and sends it into the gravel bed for filtering. There's a T on top to prevent a siphon from forming. From Howling_Moose
Cladding the fish tank in 2" insulation and plywood. From Howling_Moose
