Here is the archived webinar from April 2012, in which I interview Rafael Quesada, CEO of Tower Harvest, on the subject of aeroponics. The company offers a low-cost way of growing organic produce in urban areas and other “food deserts.” …
Category: Sustainability
Restraining Those Who Wish To Profit at the Expense of the Rights of Others — Follow Up
The reader who sent me the article yesterday on which my post Restraining Those Who Wish To Profit at the Expense of the Rights of Others was based comments: I notice in your response that you used the word “corruption” …
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Do Threats to Our Natural Environment Pose a Clear and Present Danger?
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: Have you ever heard the term “clear and present danger”? … When the danger rises to an indisputable level that affects the wellbeing of everyone, we will become united and save the planet. Larry: I’ve …
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Restraining Those Who Wish To Profit at the Expense of the Rights of Others
A reader sent me this very clever article that was published in 1969 by Garret Hardin called “The Tragedy of the Commons” with a note that read, “Here’s something that I think might resonate with you.” I respond: Wow, that …
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The Enemy of Sustainability: Bad Ideas
Last night I had a dinner meeting during which I was asked what I thought about a business plan that proposed to grow sugarcane (from which to make ethanol) in California’s Imperial Valley, one of the driest parts of the …
Newscast on Aeroponics, Tower Harvest
Here’s a local newscast on aeroponics, featuring Doug Jacobs, Rafael Quezada’s business partner at Tower Harvest. The segment did a good job at getting at some of the key benefits: organic growing, eco-friendliness, locally grown, and bringing high quality food …
Green Initiatives Under Attack
It’s hard to believe that respect for our natural environment can be such a bone of contention, but, as reported here, certain sectors of the population fiercely attack green initiatives at every turn. It seems unthinkable to me.
Locally Grown and the Green Kitchen
With all our recent discussions on aeroponics and locally grown food, I’m delighted to note that, according to the Writer’s Almanac, it’s the birthday of chef and author Alice Waters. Waters is best known for her books on the use of …
Aeroponics Addresses Many Social Issues
Yesterday’s webinar on aeroponics went very well. Unless I’m mistaken, every single one of the participants wrote in at least one question in the course of the hour-long dialog between my guest Rafael Quezada and me. There were so many, …
There’s So Much To Like About Aeroponics
The more I learn about aeroponics (growing fruit and vegetables in a mist of air, water, and minerals), the more I like. Of course, when you look at a piece of plastic with an electrical cord attached to it, you …
