http://inhabitat.com/farm-fountain-by-amy-youngs-and-ken-rinaldo/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/farm-fountain-by-amy-youngs-and-ken-rinaldo/comment-page-1/#comment-85578 ken rinaldo Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:01:04 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/14/farm-fountain-by-amy-youngs-and-ken-rinaldo/#comment-85578 Check out the latest version of the Farm Fountain for World Environment Day at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington New Zealand: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4572652a27490.html Check out the latest version of the Farm Fountain for World Environment Day at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington New Zealand: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4572652a27490.html

]]> http://inhabitat.com/farm-fountain-by-amy-youngs-and-ken-rinaldo/comment-page-1/#comment-85550 Become More Eco » Inhabitat on fire Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:53:36 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/14/farm-fountain-by-amy-youngs-and-ken-rinaldo/#comment-85550 [...] FARM FOUNTAIN: Eco-Art meets Architecture: Moe Beitikis discusses the fascinating world of eco art and architecture, in particular Moe reviews the amazing work of Amy Youngs and Ken Rinaldo. “Fortunately, artists Amy Youngs and Ken Rinaldo have devised a way to create guilt-free water pleasantries while producing food and providing oxygen. The Farm Fountain, which uses aquaponics to fertilize plants with the waste produced by fish, is a bubbly oasis of greenery and aquaculture. The concept of aquaculture involves delivering nutrients to plants in a soilless medium with water. In this case, the plants are growing in clay balls encased in reused 2-liter soda bottles. At the base of the Farm Fountain is a pond containing koi and tilapia, the latter being an edible fish acclimated to pond culture.” [...] [...] FARM FOUNTAIN: Eco-Art meets Architecture: Moe Beitikis discusses the fascinating world of eco art and architecture, in particular Moe reviews the amazing work of Amy Youngs and Ken Rinaldo. “Fortunately, artists Amy Youngs and Ken Rinaldo have devised a way to create guilt-free water pleasantries while producing food and providing oxygen. The Farm Fountain, which uses aquaponics to fertilize plants with the waste produced by fish, is a bubbly oasis of greenery and aquaculture. The concept of aquaculture involves delivering nutrients to plants in a soilless medium with water. In this case, the plants are growing in clay balls encased in reused 2-liter soda bottles. At the base of the Farm Fountain is a pond containing koi and tilapia, the latter being an edible fish acclimated to pond culture.” [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/farm-fountain-by-amy-youngs-and-ken-rinaldo/comment-page-1/#comment-85160 asherlauph Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:16:15 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/14/farm-fountain-by-amy-youngs-and-ken-rinaldo/#comment-85160 Well if that's not the coolest thing EVER! Well if that’s not the coolest thing EVER!

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