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MECO 菲律賓經濟文化辦事處 參訪 Visit from MECO

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At PM2:00, came a group that I eventually figure out is not from MECO but the Taiwanese businessmen who invest in Zambales Philippine. 

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The Taiwanese Businessman told me they have invested in Zambales many years for organic vegetable and also spiral shells, so we communicate with each other on "Aquaponics" system. 

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At PM3:30, came the Zambales Delegation!

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The Zambales Delegation came first, and before I introduced myself and my partners, they were introducing themselves. Besides the members of the delegation, there were also some families that came along with.

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This is my first time briefing Aquaponics system in English. I was afraid of the misunderstanding.

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After my briefing, they visited the 4 models of the Urban Aquaponics system.

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Communicating with the Director from MECO.

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Mr. Ramon Lacbain, the vice Governor gave me a very special souvenir.

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The delegation members, Director of MECO and I were taking the photo together, and after that, we said "Thanks" and "Goodbye" to each other.
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Mr. Ramon Lacbain, Mr. Reydeluz Conferido and me

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Citrus from seed ☔☔☔☔ ☼☼☼☼ ⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

Indian sweet lime + palestine sweet lime + sweet citrus

Today We bring you our collection of citrus started from seed, We have recently decided to take the gamble as we could not find these varieties available in bud or tree form, 
( at least in canada that is ). 
While we dont expect fruit for many years, we are more interested in searching for something unique/odd, however much of a long shot that might be. 
We decided to search of all places... EBAY! The only issue was,  you never know if what your getting is the real thing, and heck, you never know if your getting that thing at all ( we were robbed 50 some odd dollars and this was through paypal of all things )
This could all be chalked up to some crazy mix up with paypal, of which we will never know, but alas, it ruined the trust we had and no longer felt safe ordering from this supplier, its a shame too as they had other citrus seeds we wanted to purchase. Besides this unfortunate event we found many interesting varieties that made it through shipping and propagation, everything from red fleshed mikan oranges to red finger limes and giant etrogs + Indian sweet limes,  which we will discuss below.

The palestine sweet lime or indian sweet lime ( pic above ) was another easy citrus from seed, along with its high tolerance of salinity, drought, and concentrated foliar blends, its seems to be able to take anything we through at it. It has been getting fair sun but currently resides under the canopy of our moro blood orange tree. We are presently on a mission to acquire as many of the sweet limes and lemons as we can, as we find there taste absolutely dynamic, the sambo lemon being one of our favorites.

Red Finger lime (australiasica sanguinea )

Our finger limes that grew from seed are really taking off, what really plays with our head is that We hear of people in the states whos plants grow an inch in a year, while ours grew 10+ inches in 1 growing season, in Canada!, keep in mind its in a greenhouse at 20c+ year-round. With growing these from seed in all honesty were hoping for mutation/variation, 
Like Maria Anne Smith, (original cultivator of the granny smith apple), were rolling the dice  .....?? 
come on sweetheart daddy needs a new pair of genetics! 

Giant etrog

Here we have our giant etrogs, while these will not grow true from seed, we wanted a traditional celebration etrog, no collection is complete with out it 
( and there are many to choose ).
While we are not jewish, we tried to stick within all the boundaries  involved, ( why not right, when in rome Israel! ) We ended up ordering again off ebay becuase we stumbled across the most perfect link, this seller had a good rep, good feedback, and to add authentic flavour, they came from Israel!, even claim to be kosher non transgenic seeds. Can we get more authentic then that?, other then picking a seed from a rabis hand this is pretty good. These trees have been the fastest growers of all the ones started from seed, and the most adaptable ( not to mention the most viable from seed ) the salty fish water that caused an issue with the mikan oranges seemed to only spur on vegetation with the etrog, ( go figure, tilapia water working with an etrog, next youll hear us say Egyptian sand boosts citron production, lol who knows... lets try! )  We have also noticed that during experimental foliar applications they did not burn when others did.

This seller can be found at the following link - http://myworld.ebay.ca/jerushop

Etrog + citron

I will provide progress reports on health, fertilizer applications, pests, disease ( if any ), growth and hiccups of each variety listed

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Jeruk limau AKA ■Citrus Amblycarpa ■or Nasnaran Mandarin ❂ grown from seed ✌

Jeruk limau AKA Nasnaran Mandarin

Our new citrus seeds arrived!, the variety is called - { jeruk limau }
and I tell ya, I love the name.
As you can see from the pictures, the seeds were very fresh, nearly every one sprouted, they seem to have a tendency to push there first leaves to the side and from inspection are polyembryonic. While they appear tiny, there root structure is quick and strong, probably the most aggressive roots of the varieties weve grown so far. Even at the size in this picture I still had to really pry them apart. ( was not expecting that at such a young age ) As stated around the web, these might have a good possibility for rootstock after production trials.

Far right is a visible sign of the second plant sprouting from one seed + polyembryonic + citrus amblycarpa

Jeruk Limau seedling + citrus amblycarpa

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AQUAPONICS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

 

How to: Start Small Scale Aquaponics, Part 1

Posted on Feb 15, 2012 in - Food & Recipes, Emergency Preparedness & Survival, Urban Gardening, Farming & Homesteading

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: Doom and Bloom, by Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy
I recently added a vegetable grow bed to my existing fish and water lily pond.  Good, healthy bacteria grow within a balanced fish pond in order to help break down fish waste.  This bacteria is important to the entire aquaponics system.
If you are starting a new pond or system, add “pond starter” to help boost the bacteria population. It is a good idea to add more bacteria every few weeks

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Long Island City lab on cutting edge of urban farming with aquaponic system 

LOFT LIC to set up water-based growing systems on rooftops and lots

Christie Farriella for New York Daily News

Rael Clarke works in his aquaponics lab in Long Island City where he grows heirloom vegetables and tilapia using a water-based system. 

A former Abercrombie & Fitch model has become a pioneering urban farmer without trading in his preppy clothes for overalls.
Rael Clarke, the 24-year-old owner of LOFT LIC, transformed a Long Island City office into a laboratory where organic vegetables and fish are grown using an eco-friendly aquaponics system.
Clarke plans to turn the system into a business that sets up the water and space-saving designs on rooftops and vacant lots across

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 Be Green 2: Mid-Pacific Institute aquaponics program
Reported by: Kirk Matthews

A Honolulu school is using the outdoors as a classroom.
Students at Mid-Pacific Institute have the chance to learn about the environment, marketing and much more.
The students are feeding the fish and netting them with good reason.

Its all part of an aquaponics program on a small plot of land in the back of the school. 

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 Commences Site Preparation For Construction At Its Eco industrial Development In Mcbride, Bc, Canada

ECOTECH ENERGY GROUP INC ("ECTH-L") - Commences Site Preparation For Construction At Its - Eco-industrial Development In Mcbride, Bc, Canada

ecoTECH Energy Group, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, WA, is pleased to announce that it has begun to clear its McBride, British Columbia Lamming Mills site.........

In addition, ecoTECH has also received its Timber Mark Certificate from the Canadian Ministry of Forests and Range. The selected ecoTECH contractor will be starting the active logging of merchantable timber on the property by the end of February in preparation for the next phase of site preparation. Once the logging phase has been completed, the balance of small trees and scrub will be cleared, stockpiled and utilized later as the first biomass fuel for the 5 Megawatt Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant to be built on site. The CHP will provide the heat and electricity for the Aquaponics facility scheduled for a construction start this coming spring.

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Aquaponics Systems – Ship it!

“When you ship things change.  Your project interacts with the world and the market changes.  You change.  There is a mark in the calendar – there were days before you shipped and then there are the days after you shipped”

Seth Godin, “Ship It”

Anyone who has ever read much of Seth Godin’s work knows that he uses the term “ship it” in a unique way.  In Seth’s world shipping means that you have stopped planning, testing, evaluating and primping, and you are now officially taking action.  Once a product is shipped it leaves your control and is “out there” for critique.  “Ship it” in this sense can be both scary and exhilarating, but it is an inevitable milestone in a product’s success.
This past week we shipped our first two customer-ordered large AquaBundance Modular aquaponics systems.  Doing so was the culmination of about a year of hard work.  For this week’s blog post, I thought you might find it interesting to read just a bit about what we did to prepare and launch our Modular aquaponics system.

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 Aquaponics NYC February Update

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Latest update on Aquaponics for a NYC apartment. Lettuce and Bok Choy are doing well however I believe I have contracted Pseudomonas cichorii, a bacteria that attacks leafy greens. It is likely this came from a cutting off .....
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Aquaponics in Vietnam

Aquaponics reduces water consumption, yields quality produce, and provides healthy protein for communities.

Communities along the Mekong Delta do not have high incomes to afford protein and grow rice with polluted water from the delta. To feed their families a nutritious meal without using their reserved rain water, and creating a business to increase their income, aquaponics is the solution to go.

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aquaponics

I have a 300 gal. goldfish pond with a waterfall.  How do I start a leafy green garden in the holding container for the waterfall?  How do I contain the seeds.Replies to This Discussion

Reply  on February 9, 2012 at 6:24am

You would probably need to make a raft and contain the seed in little net pots with some media like gravel or clay balls or something similar.
You might need to run some water tests to see if your pond has enough left over nutrients to....

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Sahib Aquaponics Free Farm Tour Feb 2012

Sahib Aquaponics Farm Tour Feb 2012

The February Free Farm Tour was the first opportunity for Central Florida members of IDEAS For Us to come and discover the wonderful world of Aquaponics. We certainly had a full house. We had over 60 visitors, 50 of them via IDEAS For Us. We had to arrange 4 tours, starting at 10.00am and lasting well past 4.00pm. A very busy day!
You should have seen the starry glaze in the eyes of all who attended. Was this really true? A sustainable urban food jungle in waste space! We felt so good that we could capture their imagination and open up a whole new world for them
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Nourish The Planet

Teaching the World to Feed ItselfIntern Profile – Hailee Durand: Part 2

February 16, 2012 

Here is Part 2 of Hailee Durand’s Intern Spotlight Interview: Question: If you could give advice to your younger self, what would it be? Answer: “It’s okay to be nerdy, and a little weird. It’s who you are. Don’t fight it: embrace it.” (Yes, I’ve always been... Read More

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 Urban Harvest grows healthy food via aquaponics

Business Courier by Lucy May, Senior Staff Reporter/Associate Editor

Date: Friday, February 3, 2012, 6:00am EST

 

Paula Norton | Courier

Urban Harvest founder Brad Rogers displays produce grown via a method that combines fish and vegetable farming. The company will target local restaurants and families for its products.

Lucy May

Senior Staff Reporter/Associate Editor - Business Courier

Email  | Twitter

A look at a startup company’s business plans – and the story it’s pitching.

Urban Harvest

THE PITCH

Urban Harvest is seeking angel investments to procure greenhouse space and the growing systems to launch a commercial aquaponics business.

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Alliance helps food industry

Employees at Continental Organics work in the plants fish house in New Windsor in December. Continental Organics, which is a member of the Hudson Valley Food and Beverage Alliance, is an organic fish and aquaponics farm, started by a military veteran with plans to employ 120.CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

By Jessica Dinapoli

Times Herald-Record

Published: 2:00 AM - 02/03/12

Finding and retaining employees is a perplexing problem for businesses to face when the regions unemployment rate persists at about 7 percent.

But its a major challenge for proprietors in the food and beverage industry, who vented about employees poor telephone etiquette and low motivation at the kickoff event for the Hudson Valley Food and Beverage Alliance. The event drew
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Once again the plate is full to overflowing with tasty morsels from all over...Please Enjoy
Till next time
Be good to each other, and yourself
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GAC FRUIT VINE ❍ SEEDS ❍ Turtle from under the tree e

Exotic fruit seeds

So We were stumbling around the internet and think We found a few new seed varieties that would be interesting to grow, some are cold hardy and ready for Canadian winters, while others are packed with nutritional /medicinal benefits and could range anywhere from subtropical to Native Canadian in climate. These are not your regular trees, and the fruit does not show up in your local grocer, Infact, you most likely will not even see these at your farmers market.

Our first newbie is the ? Kaffir plum ?, while it tends to be more on the sour side, it carries many medicinal uses in dermatological ailments. Also, a unique wine cane be made from the berries.

Our second oddity is the » Raisin tree «
while this tree has more of an oriental background it has been proven to grow here in our Canadian climate, with recorded temps of down to -30c. The "raisins" range in taste from bitter to sweet, this all  depends on the lineage/ seed/ source budwood. It has been used as a hangover cure as well as way to reduce blood sugar levels.

Next.... ? Blue Sausgae fruit ?!!, aka dead mans fingers, Another cold hardy fruit tree, this may be used as an ornamental considering the fruit is so vibrant in colour, but being it has deliciously sweet pulp its worth it for the view or the food.

?Cassabanana? was just planted 2 days ago and its already sprouting!!, such a large interesting fruit we thought we would give it a shot, we will post picks of it growing, were also thinking maybe a hydro bucket?.

Another new one is the ? purple apple berry vine ? A small Australian vine found in moist areas from south Wales to tasmania. All I can gather from from my research is the berries are edible, sweet, with a texture and shape like apples. I will update on the exact taste when it comes, for now, Im loving these Australian bush foods.

We have a few more we are starting from seed but I will save those for later, our last one of the day is the ? elephant apple ?. While I have heard it can be an acquired taste, it has been said to be everything from sour and sweet to taste, and with the right amount of sugar, a very refreshing dish. As with most other bitter fruit, there tends to be health benefits, go figure right?.

Our new plant we just picked up is a  ? Gac fruit vine ?. It is known as a superfruit in the health industry, well... maybe the tropical/Asian/ ayurvedic health industry. Im not sure its truly made the way over here other then in a few supplements. Gac fruit is so dense in nutrition it rivals most native fruits and vegetables, With over 70 times the lycopene content of tomatoes and beta carotene levels 10 times that of carrots, in fact, the highest levels of beta carotene in any fruit or vegetable, you can see why we should be consuming a little gac once and a while. While being nutritionally dense, they also carry many medicinal benefits. They have been used to boost the immune system, aid in coronary repair/strengthen eyesight, repair dermatological issues such as burns, psoriases and more, along with benefits to prostate and heart health. We are only listing the tip of the iceberg in what this wonder plant/fruit can do, and so we wish to pass this on to you, We will be taking cuttings once it grows out and will have them available as soon as possible

( we also need to nurse this one to health, as it did not arrive well ?? spider mites, scale, and 1 mealy bug, its ok, theres nothing We cant handle organically ? ??, but with a little care and good food We are starting to see it bounce back now).

Gac fruit vine

Turtle in Holland Landing

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