chuckt
03-13-2010, 12:15 PM
Hello everyone. I am brand new to this world having stumbled on the article about web4deb's system in a recent NYT article. Seemed pretty interesting. We currently have 1 12x12 flower bed, and 3 4x12 veggie raised beds that we set up when we moved in about 10 years ago. Mostly my wife's work on all these since I work FT in IT in NYC and commute 4 hours a day (live in the Hudson valley of NY about 60 mi north of NYC).
The veggie beds have been hit & miss for us over the years and the yield for the effort hasn't really been there for us. I am now thinking about replacing those 4 beds with a similar system to web4deb's - HF greenhouse & hydro or aquaponics set up. But - like I said - I am totally new to this and just evaluating the possibilities at the moment. Hope to learn a lot reading the posts here and will eventually start asking questions.
A little about me - I am married for 23 years with 4 kids (16 - 22). We are looking for ways to grow more food for our family on our 1 acre (though only about 1/4 is usable - the rest is a wooded steep slope to a stream) to supplement and or significantly cut our fresh veggie costs.
I look forward to getting to know more about AP and some of you here.
Cheers!
ChuckT
The veggie beds have been hit & miss for us over the years and the yield for the effort hasn't really been there for us. I am now thinking about replacing those 4 beds with a similar system to web4deb's - HF greenhouse & hydro or aquaponics set up. But - like I said - I am totally new to this and just evaluating the possibilities at the moment. Hope to learn a lot reading the posts here and will eventually start asking questions.
A little about me - I am married for 23 years with 4 kids (16 - 22). We are looking for ways to grow more food for our family on our 1 acre (though only about 1/4 is usable - the rest is a wooded steep slope to a stream) to supplement and or significantly cut our fresh veggie costs.
I look forward to getting to know more about AP and some of you here.
Cheers!
ChuckT