Step 1: Understand the System:
myfood combines permaculture and aquaponics inside a connected greenhouse to create balanced garden, letting you return to the soil on your terms.
Permaculture replicates a forest environment in your garden to minimize upkeep and water use. Plants are paired so that they can work together to manage pests.
Aquaponics creates a synergy between plants and fish. Fish waste feeds the plants, which then filter the water for the fish. This allows you to grow vertically, optimizing space.
Adding a Greenhouse prologues your growing season making it possible to feed your family from your garden all year round.
Automation allows you to monitor this system via your smart phone or tablet. This decreases the maintenance of the aquaponics setup, making your garden upkeep easy.
Step 2: Mulch:
Begin your myfood garden by adding a layer of Ramial Chipped Wood to traditional garden beds, which will activate your soil.
Step 3: Permaculture Bed:
Now that you are familiar with basic permaculture, you can build raised beds. These will reduce water usage and create a self-sustaining system for your plants to live in. Follow our Permaculture Bed Tutorial to learn how to do this.
Step 4: Connected Greenhouse:
Install a greenhouse around your permaculture beds, but remember to leave some extra space. You’ll use this for aquaponics when you are ready. Follow our Electronics Tutorial to learn how to monitor and connect your greenhouse to your smart phone or tablet.
Step 5: Aquaponics:
Add ZipGrow towers and a fish tank to create the complete ownFood system. We recommend using an ACD greenhouse for your myFood system as they will soon provide an integrated support system and fish tank. Install the sensors from the electronics tutorial in the fish tank to complete your connected system.
