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In case anyone missed the small blog link on the bottom: http://blog.automicrofarm.com http://blog.automicrofarm.com More information about the idea there. Co

In case anyone missed the small blog link on the bottom: http://blog.automicrofarm.com http://blog.automicrofarm.com More information about the idea there. Count me interested! As long as it doesn't involve entomophagy... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophagy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophagy

ph0rque 14y ago
Thanks... we have no plans on raising insects for human consumption! Right now, our prototype is producing fish, berries and vegetables; we'll be experimenting with fruit trees, beans, and eventually poultry (for eggs at first), mushrooms, and honey.
- rabidonrails 14y ago
  intrigued, but the blog is down :(
  - ph0rque 14y ago
    Try again... it's on tumblr, so we hope it can stay up!
- abecedarius 14y ago
  That's a shame, since good insects to eat are hard to find: http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/05/eating-insects/ http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/05/ea...
  - ph0rque 14y ago
    Since we will be providing a "platform", as it were, for building your own ecosystem of plants and animals, feel free to raise insects :)
- trafficlight 14y ago
  This is fascinating. I'd love to build one of these setups.
- jaylevitt 14y ago
  I read "raising insects for human consumption" in the same sense as "growing bacteria for consuming oil spills". That'd be an 8 or a 9...
wtracy 14y ago
TED talk on the subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ezuz_-eZTMI http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E... A cool Maker-type article on how to build your own setup (it looks like the AutoMicroFarm may be loosely based on this): http://www.northernaquafarms.com/knowledgelibrary/NAF_PDF_Files/barrel-ponics-Manual.pdf http://www.northernaquafarms.com/knowledgelibrary/NAF_PDF_Fi... I know someone in Campbell who is playing with this stuff, and he's sent me tons of links that I can share here if people are really interested.
- TeMPOraL 14y ago
  Please, do share! And thanks for the TED link :).
  - wtracy 14y ago
    Here's a dump of links on the subject that should keep you busy for a while. :-) http://www.ezfarmsandfish.com http://www.ezfarmsandfish.com http://aquaponicscommunity.com/ http://aquaponicscommunity.com/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Herring-Gut-students-learn-from-experience/14196/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Herring-Gut-studen... http://www.herringgut.org/newsletters/2009_3.pdf http://www.herringgut.org/newsletters/2009_3.pdf http://www.growingpower.org/ http://www.growingpower.org/ http://www.sweetwater-organic.com/ http://www.sweetwater-organic.com/ http://www.plantchicago.com/?tag=aquaponics http://www.plantchicago.com/?tag=aquaponics https://www.aquaponics.com/about/press.php?q=4&full=yes https://www.aquaponics.com/about/press.php?q=4&full=yes http://santacruzaquaponics.com/Site_3/welcome.html http://santacruzaquaponics.com/Site_3/welcome.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/21/HO3Q1CGSL1.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/21/...
    - TeMPOraL 14y ago
      Thanks! :).

ph0rque 14y ago

Thanks... we have no plans on raising insects for human consumption! Right now, our prototype is producing fish, berries and vegetables; we'll be experimenting with fruit trees, beans, and eventually poultry (for eggs at first), mushrooms, and honey.

rabidonrails 14y ago
intrigued, but the blog is down :(
- ph0rque 14y ago
  Try again... it's on tumblr, so we hope it can stay up!
abecedarius 14y ago
That's a shame, since good insects to eat are hard to find: http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/05/eating-insects/ http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/05/ea...
- ph0rque 14y ago
  Since we will be providing a "platform", as it were, for building your own ecosystem of plants and animals, feel free to raise insects :)
trafficlight 14y ago
This is fascinating. I'd love to build one of these setups.
jaylevitt 14y ago
I read "raising insects for human consumption" in the same sense as "growing bacteria for consuming oil spills". That'd be an 8 or a 9...

wtracy 14y ago

TED talk on the subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ezuz_-eZTMI http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E... A cool Maker-type article on how to build your own setup (it looks like the AutoMicroFarm may be loosely based on this): http://www.northernaquafarms.com/knowledgelibrary/NAF_PDF_Files/barrel-ponics-Manual.pdf http://www.northernaquafarms.com/knowledgelibrary/NAF_PDF_Fi... I know someone in Campbell who is playing with this stuff, and he's sent me tons of links that I can share here if people are really interested.

TeMPOraL 14y ago
Please, do share! And thanks for the TED link :).
- wtracy 14y ago
  Here's a dump of links on the subject that should keep you busy for a while. :-) http://www.ezfarmsandfish.com http://www.ezfarmsandfish.com http://aquaponicscommunity.com/ http://aquaponicscommunity.com/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Herring-Gut-students-learn-from-experience/14196/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Herring-Gut-studen... http://www.herringgut.org/newsletters/2009_3.pdf http://www.herringgut.org/newsletters/2009_3.pdf http://www.growingpower.org/ http://www.growingpower.org/ http://www.sweetwater-organic.com/ http://www.sweetwater-organic.com/ http://www.plantchicago.com/?tag=aquaponics http://www.plantchicago.com/?tag=aquaponics https://www.aquaponics.com/about/press.php?q=4&full=yes https://www.aquaponics.com/about/press.php?q=4&full=yes http://santacruzaquaponics.com/Site_3/welcome.html http://santacruzaquaponics.com/Site_3/welcome.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/21/HO3Q1CGSL1.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/21/...
  - TeMPOraL 14y ago
    Thanks! :).