Comments for Practical Conservation http://practicalconservation.org Conserving Biodiversity in Productive Agricultural Landscapes Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Establishing Native Grasses and Forbs by Nibbles: Coca to cacao, BXV, Chinese gardening, Forest conservation, Amazon, Soil bacteria, Prairie, Genetics, Wildcats, Milk product http://practicalconservation.org/2009/06/05/establishing-native-grasses-and-forbs/#comment-114 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:24:14 +0000 http://practicalconservation.org/?p=258#comment-114 [...] herbicides to help prairie establishment (including sunflower wild [...]

]]> Comment on Farming in skyscrapers? by Jessica Brock http://practicalconservation.org/2008/09/05/farming-in-skyscrapers/#comment-26 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:35:05 +0000 http://practicalconservation.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-26 Valcent is where you can see further progress on this concept. We are vertically growing today! Our vertical farms are up and operating in our commercially sized unit based out of El Paso Texas. Please feel free to come visit the company’s blog to learn more, and contribute your thoughts if you wish.
Skyscarper agriculture has yet to be proved successful in an full size model. Vertical farming is successfully being produced realistically in large greenhouses. These are the steps toward locally grown produce which will help our economies stay self sufficient, economically stable, as well as healthy!
I encourage you to also check out our recent mentioning in TIME magazine!
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1865974,00.html
Look forward to seeing you on the blog!
http://blog.valcent.net
Jessica Brock
Valcent

]]> Comment on High-tech Urban Agriculture by harjit http://practicalconservation.org/2008/11/24/high-tech-urban-agriculture/#comment-20 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:42:33 +0000 http://practicalconservation.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-20 i would like to know about vegetable farming in canada particularly in alberta.

thanks
harjit

]]> Comment on Farm Bill Benefits to Wildlife by Bug Girl http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/29/farm-bill-benefits-to-wildlife/#comment-6 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:14:41 +0000 http://practicalconservation.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-6 Thanks for gathering this all in one place!

]]> Comment on Farming in skyscrapers? by Progressive Conservative http://practicalconservation.org/2008/09/05/farming-in-skyscrapers/#comment-5 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:57:00 +0000 http://practicalconservation.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-5 I think Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned something similar with his idea for Sky City.

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