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Food Doesn’t Get More Local Than That
A family living in Mesa, Arizona, has decided to convert an old unused backyard swimming pool into a very productive DIY urban greenhouse, which they named Garden Pool. Within a small, mostly enclosed space, they grow all kinds of vegetables and herbs, as well as raise chickens and tilapia fish. They started this project in 2009 and expected to be “self-sufficient” by 2012, but they’ve reached that goal this year, getting “8 fresh eggs a day, unlimited tilapia fish, organic fruit, veggies, and herbs 365 days a year” (though I’m not sure if by self-s… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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