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Aquaponics: The New Frontier

Aquaponics: The New Frontier

Eco City Farms recently received a small aquaponic system as a donation.  “What is aquaponics?” you might ask.  I asked the same question a year and a half ago. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (farming fish) with hydroponics (growing plants in water).  Using this [Read more…]

Beginner Farmer Training Program

Beginner Farmer Training Program

Now Accepting Applications for the 2012 Beginner Farmer Training Program Future Harvest-Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture is now accepting applications from new farmers across the Chesapeake region interested in participating in the Beginner Farmer Training Program (BFTP) 2012 program year. We recruit five to ten [Read more…]

Volunteer Hours Canceled Saturday, November 26

Volunteer Hours Canceled Saturday, November 26

You may have planned on burning some of those extra calories you ate by volunteering with us this Saturday, but we thought it’d be a nice break for the staff to cancel volunteer hours.  We’ll see you in December.  Have a safe break. ~ECO City [Read more…]