Posted on 11/19/2012 8:52:08 AM PST by Baynative
I’ve seen working systems as small as a tabletop goldfish bowl. The smaller the system is, the less resiliant it tends to be, so keep that in mind if you decide to try it.
I’ve also seen setups that used animals other than fish. One guy had a small pool for his backyard duck flock, and by cycling the mucky water through a grow bed, he was able to keep it clean, where before he was having to dump the water every day. I’ve even seen pictures of some that were hooked into a house’s septic system. Needless to say, that person used it for non-food plants only!
Interesting idea. I wonder if this was hatched by the same people that had cat and rat ranch in Lacon, IL?
There was lots of talk about doing the gardening in Detroit where whole area’s have no houses left. The problem was the expense of removal of all the concrete and basements that would need filling. More concrete that viable land for planting....
Darling & Co. -- YIKES!!
I grew up one mile West of that place (on Western Blvd) and when the wind was from the East... watch out, close the windows fast, even in August. And this was before folks even had window AC units. Suffering the heat was better than 'that' smell.
And one of my biddies, an 'accountant' (Bookkeeper?) worked at Darling & Co. way back when For One Day! It was all he could stand.
Oh and no, Darling & Co has moved on. Long ago now, back in the '70's at least.
And contrary to what some might say, you NEVER 'get used to the smell'.
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