Another Nail in the Coffin
The Shreveport Times just published an article that suggests we could be helping to save monarch butterflies by planting milkweed in graveyards. This is interesting and the concept has its […]
New stoves in Ugandan schools to protect people and help gorillas!
We now have over a thousand stoves installed in homes in Mexico. We then expanded to Kenya and this year into Uganda. On April 24th-25th, one of our trustees, Daniel […]
What is the best water for Aquaponics? – Part I
What’s the best water to use in Aquaponics? Part I: Water Source and Treatment Rainwater and potable pH neutral well water are the best choices for filling an aquaponic system. […]
Pollinating Our Future
Bees are disappearing. I’ll bet you think you don’t care. And you might not—but you should. Why? Because bees are a big part of all of our lives and they’re a big part of […]
How to Harvest Honey
Did you know that a spoonful of local honey everyday can help keep your allergies at bay? Well harvesting honey is fun – and really sticky! It’s no big surprise that bees […]
ECO-Cycle Kit Components and Assembly Video
We have received quite a few nice comments from people about our ECO-Cycle Aquaponics Kit. Here is the first YouTube video from one of our customers. Looking good, Steve. Thanks […]
BIG Basil!
If you follow ECOLIFE, you know that we are very pleased and often proud of the abundant greens and herbs produced in our aquaponic systems. But we just have to […]
What is the largest environmental killer of people?
The answer here is easy. Dirty, smokey air. More than 2 million people die annually from the effects of indoor cooking fires. Another two million people die annually from other […]
Why is sustainable agriculture important to conservation?
Species extinctions are tightly linked to loss of habitat and the conversion of forests, marshes, grasslands and other natural habitats to agriculture – much of unsustainable and almost all of […]
How often do I need to change my water in an aquaponics system?
In a balanced system, essentially never. You will need to add water to replace water lost to evaporation or transpiration (water lost by the plants as they grow) but the […]
