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| April, 2010 Volume 5, Issue 4 |
Coming Soon... Woody's Grow Furniture “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” The quote is from Leonardo Da Vinci, the plant stand is by the Da Vinci of woodworking- Woody Lundmark. His name says it all. Trans- lated from Scandinavian roots it means "Woody of the woods." This simple yet functional oak furniture is hand-crafted in the USA specifically for LGM LED grow lights. Woody's Grow Furniture is perfect for table-top gardens turning your propagation tray or house plants into an instant conversa- tion piece. Forget about the white light glare of fluorescents and ugly plastic growing systems that come with prepackaged seeds. Woody's Grow Furniture grows your plants, your way, year round, while proving that plant lighting can be a thing of beauty. Quality construction combined with state- of-the-art LED lighting ensures many years of enjoyment to any gardener, making it a perfect gift for the green thumb in your family. Woody's Grow Furniture is available exclusively from LED Grow Master Global, LLC. If you are interested in acquiring the table-top unit, pre-orders are now being accepted. A limited supply will be made available in 2010. To add your name to the list of people who receive them- sign up here now! --AL
Aquaculture itself is not a new concept but the techniques developed in the 20th century have brought the practice to the forefront as a way to combat increasingly polluted and limited water supplies. In a closed system, water is reused so that the only water lost is to evaporation or cleaning; making RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) an incredibly efficient method of production. Aquaculture is most often associated with fish farming and has become one of the fastest growing sectors of agriculture in the United States. The majority of tilapia served in restaurants or found at the store in the US is grown year round in a carefully controlled aquaculture system using about 5% of the space required to raise fish in a pond. Recirculating systems use a biofilter to clean and recycle the water. Not only do plants such as algae greatly reduce the amount of feed required for fish farming, plants also reduce the environ- mental impact while increasing profit. Plants use carbon dioxide, water, minerals, and solar energy (in the form of LED LEDs of course) to power the process of photosynthesis; taking the excess nutrients in the wastewater to produce biomass which can then be used to feed the fish. Tilapia in particular are known to eat just about anything green, and the plants are a marketable crop themselves. Integrating the culture of fish or shrimp with vegetables, microalgae, or seaweed provides a system that is able to cater to many markets. Growing microalgae or seaweed is catching on even faster than fish farming. Algae is an ingredient in many of the products we use everyday- toothpaste, ice cream, lipstick, frozen dinners, coffee creamer, bioplastic, dyes, fertilizers, and feeds. Alginate, carrageenan, and beta carotene are some of the names most commonly used to list algae and algae derivatives. Algae provides Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids essential to the diet because they cannot be made by the body. Right now, the big nut to crack is algal oil extraction for fuel use. Even without fuel as a market, over 4 billion dollars per year are spent on Seaweeds (macroalgae) and microalgae such as Spirulina and Chlorella. While seaweed requires extra specialized growing conditions, microalgae(s) are comparatively easy to grow in tanks or photobioreactors. Commercial scale RAS aquaculture does require a large investment and high level of expertise to keep the system in balance. Businesses looking to convert an existing greenhouse to add fish or algae would be well advised to research the latest advancements and carefully consider options. I usually recommend a do-it-yourself approach for gardeners but due to the intricacies involved in an aquaculture farm, this is one case that I would recommend hiring a consultant to help with planning. Once successfully implemented, there is a virtually untapped market for domestically farmed fish and algae.--AL
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