TAG: food independence

A Brief Introduction to Aquaponic Gardening

Jonathan Parker, Guest Waking Times Aquaponics is an amazing permaculture method that may have been practiced as far back in history as the Aztec civilization. There are records of the Aztec people raising fish alongside of crops that were alien to the growing environment, using the nitrite and ammonia rich water as a fertilizer base

Building Communities From the Food Up

Waking Times Politicians like to talk a lot about community building; it is a surefire appeal to emotion that we are all in this together and can work toward prosperity from the ground up. Naturally, the fine print is filled with government-run programs which are bloated with extra costs, special interests, and guaranteed to fail

3 Inspiring Examples of Urban Agriculture

Anna Hunt, Staff Writer Waking Times Until even as recently as the late 70’s and early 80’s, it was still common in many countries to own a lot in a community garden or grow in-season produce in your backyard. Now cities are once again becoming more “green” and urban gardens and farms are providing people with


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