Fw: Mesa family grows food in swimming pool

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Wow.... Ingenious!!

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/mesa/mesa-family-grows-food-in-swimming-pool

Mesa family grows

food in swimming pool

Mesa family grows food in

swimming pool

Posted: 08/27/2010

CANVAS STAFF REPORTS

MESA, AZ - Do you have an abandoned swimming pool

that you just don't know what to do with? One

family in Mesa, Ariz., decided to turn theirs into

an organic greenhouse in their backyard.

The family of four started "The Garden Pool" and

launched an accompanying

website to share the story of how they

converted an old empty, unused swimming pool into

an oasis in the middle of the desert.

Last October, the ambitious bunch said they had

hoped to be self-sufficient by 2012 but have

actually already reached their goal.

The greenhouse holds a tilapia pond, hydroponic

fruits, veggies and herbs and a chicken coop.

According to the family, it was quite inexpensive

and easy to put this self-sufficient urban

greenhouse together.

"Our family gets about eight fresh eggs a day,

unlimited tilapia fish, organic fruit, veggies and

herbs 365 days a year," according to their

website.

TreeHugger.com reported that

the family's garden is green in every sense on the

word. It uses solar power to keep it off the grid,

has a natural water filtration system and uses

non-toxic natural means to control garden pests.

The family is even making money with their

invention, by charging visitors for 2-hour tours

of the facility that can be booked through

GardenPool.org .

But even if you don't have the means to take on

such a large-scale undertaking right now, growing

a pesticide-free, non-toxic garden to produce some

of your own food is a good place to start.

Or, if you'd rather turn your old abandoned pool

into a koi pond and aquatic garden, there is a

step-by-step video tutorial on YouTube on how to go about

doing it.

[Guest guest]

Pretty clever!

Hugs

nne

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-----Original Message-----From: wobbletowalk@...Sent: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:15:29 -0700 (PDT)To: mserslife Subject: Fw: Mesa family grows food in swimming pool

Wow.... Ingenious!!

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/mesa/mesa-family-grows-food-in-swimming-pool

Mesa family grows food in swimming pool

Mesa family grows food in swimming pool

Posted: 08/27/2010

CANVAS STAFF REPORTS

MESA, AZ - Do you have an abandoned swimming pool that you just don't know what to do with? One family in Mesa, Ariz., decided to turn theirs into an organic greenhouse in their backyard.The family of four started "The Garden Pool" and launched an accompanying website to share the story of how they converted an old empty, unused swimming pool into an oasis in the middle of the desert.Last October, the ambitious bunch said they had hoped to be self-sufficient by 2012 but have actually already reached their goal.The greenhouse holds a tilapia pond, hydroponic fruits, veggies and herbs and a chicken coop.According to the family, it was quite inexpensive and easy to put this self-sufficient urban greenhouse together."Our family gets about eight fresh eggs a day, unlimited tilapia fish, organic fruit, veggies and herbs 365 days a year," according to their website.TreeHugger.com reported that the family's garden is green in every sense on the word. It uses solar power to keep it off the grid, has a natural water filtration system and uses non-toxic natural means to control garden pests.The family is even making money with their invention, by charging visitors for 2-hour tours of the facility that can be booked through GardenPool.org .But even if you don't have the means to take on such a large-scale undertaking right now, growing a pesticide-free, non-toxic garden to produce some of your own food is a good place to start.Or, if you'd rather turn your old abandoned pool into a koi pond and aquatic garden, there is a step-by-step video tutorial on YouTube on how to go about doing it.

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Definitely!Thank you, Sharon,nTo: Group <mserslife >Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 5:15:29 PMSubject: Fw: Mesa family grows food in swimming pool

Wow.... Ingenious!!

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/mesa/mesa-family-grows-food-in-swimming-pool

Mesa family grows

food in swimming pool

Mesa family grows food in

swimming pool

Posted: 08/27/2010

CANVAS STAFF REPORTS

MESA, AZ - Do you have an abandoned swimming pool

that you just don't know what to do with? One

family in Mesa, Ariz., decided to turn theirs into

an organic greenhouse in their backyard.

The family of four started "The Garden Pool" and

launched an accompanying

website to share the story of how they

converted an old empty, unused swimming pool into

an oasis in the middle of the desert.

Last October, the ambitious bunch said they had

hoped to be self-sufficient by 2012 but have

actually already reached their goal.

The greenhouse holds a tilapia pond, hydroponic

fruits, veggies and herbs and a chicken coop.

According to the family, it was quite inexpensive

and easy to put this self-sufficient urban

greenhouse together.

"Our family gets about eight fresh eggs a day,

unlimited tilapia fish, organic fruit, veggies and

herbs 365 days a year," according to their

website.

TreeHugger.com reported that

the family's garden is green in every sense on the

word. It uses solar power to keep it off the grid,

has a natural water filtration system and uses

non-toxic natural means to control garden pests.

The family is even making money with their

invention, by charging visitors for 2-hour tours

of the facility that can be booked through

GardenPool.org .

But even if you don't have the means to take on

such a large-scale undertaking right now, growing

a pesticide-free, non-toxic garden to produce some

of your own food is a good place to start.

Or, if you'd rather turn your old abandoned pool

into a koi pond and aquatic garden, there is a

step-by-step video tutorial on YouTube on how to go about

doing it.