roflchoppaOct 2018Recommends
Kijani Grows based out of Oakland has been doing work in this space for several years. I recall watching ▶ this video was pretty neat.
in “Ask HN: Does anyone farm with aquaponics?” · View on HN
Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland
Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2013–2018.
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A short documentary about Eric Maundu's Arduino-controlled aquaponics setup in West Oakland, where contaminated soil rules out ordinary farming. Fish and circulating water grow plants without soil.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as a neat example of urban aquaponics and as a plausible alternative path for people leaving programming.
- people recommended it
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- discussed on HN
- 2013–2018
“I recall watching was pretty neat.”
What HN commenters said
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
andymoeJun 2014Recommends
You should go talk to the guy that runs an aquaponics program near West Oakland BART. ▶ this video Dude is amazing. My mother took a really interesting Saturday class from him.
in “Any tech startups we can meet with today for coffee?” · View on HN
eksithFeb 2013Cites it
It's called a premature midlife crisis (usually happens right before or at age 30). Some people get over it by dumping their life experience before that point completely while others, like myself, slowly wean off programming onto something else. A friend I've known since high school gave up a very lucrative career as a managing consultant to become... a farmer. Yup, he plants stuff and sells them at a bi-weekly market and keeps going in the winter thanks to his greenhouse. Currently engaged to a lovely lady and, to my surprise and delight, he's completely happy. It's a funny thing to feel like the industry you're good at (or been cornered into) is really not how you want to spend your life. And may in fact be zapping what life and vigor you have. Which is why, I've been improving my carpentry while keeping up with automation tech (Arduino, Raspberry pi, Beaglebone etc...) so when I build my smart green house and cabin, I can get down to what I really want to do. Making soap. Side note: This isn't as crazy an idea as you might think. ▶ this video
in “Help I don't want to be a programmer anymore” · View on HN
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Environment, agriculture & food systemsEmbedded systems & DIY electronicsDocumentaries & storytellingaquaponicsarduinooaklandurban farminghydroponics