There were a bunch of food documentaries back in the early to mid 2000s that went into all the Monsanto stuff. I’ve been eating organic produce ever since. Always buy organic milk too. I now have 3 4x4 square foot raised garden beds and 3 Greenstalks. I also have a bunch of grow bags. Food you’ve grown yourself is peace of mind. I grow potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, strawberries, peppers, cucumbers, onions, garlic, chives, thyme, parsley, green onion, sage, oregano, cilantro, perilla, and marigolds. I’m hoping to expand and grow more strawberries and plant some fruit trees. Not only is it good to get away from pesticides, but it’s also good to be a bit more self-sustainable. The supply chain showed its issues a few years ago. Edit: I forgot my cold season veg: kale, cabbage, napa cabbage, broccoli, broccoli rapini, daikon, lettuce. Hoping to expand to asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, elderberry, cherry, peach. I also want to try and grow carrots, corn, squash, and more flowers. So much to do… so little time lol
This was a welcome plot twist! I'm also learning to grow some of my own food, because when you start learning about nutrition and pesticides and soil quality and industrial farming, it becomes pretty unappealing to improve a diet with store-bought stuff. I'm really glad you're venturing beyond the borders that people in health & wellness and longevity usually remain inside of. Everyone else just provides handwavy mentions of "organic" or "high quality" food without actually talking about what that means or how to get it. There's very little weeding with good mulching techniques on raised beds or the ground, but your system looks quite interesting and useful, too.
I absolutely love your setup! Depending upon how yours goes, l may consider one or two of these for my basement under grow lamps. Please keep us posted!
I recommend greenstalks so that you can limit weeding. The way the tiers are set up, you don’t have to weed very much. They’re great for strawberries and I’m currently growing an entire Greenstalk setup with peppers. The original size Greenstalks have really deep pockets to grow large plants. I do recommend only needing one lettuce plant per pocket though lol.
So cool! I was always interested in aeroponics and similar ways of efficient gardening but never got to actually do it because the barrier to entry always seemed too great. Maybe this time I can "copy your homework" just like I'm doing with your amazing blueprint guide and finally get into it ahah. Do you plan on sharing more on how it works?
Roundup is used to spray over gmo crops. Genetically modified to not be killed by roundup. It’s used to finish wheat , corn and beans. It’s used everywhere.
I get my seeds from kokopelli, it’s a French association selling ancient grains and seeds which haven’t been touched or modified forever or at least for a while. Some of the seeds you buy at the store are actually made to grow few times and die. Kokopelli is resistant to all those being companies and I love to get my stuff from them ! I buy when I’m in France but there is certainly ways to make it come to the us
Andrew are you not concerned with the fact that those aeroponic gardens are made entirely out of plastic? Surely that plastic has to be leeching into the soil from the mini enclosures and break off into the running water that waters the soil as well...
Plastic could potentially be a problem, but I was very careful when selecting the towers. They are BPA free, and made from high quality, food safe plastic.
@@Project.Andrew ok but that still leeches microplastics into the plant, just much smaller doses. Given how inevitable it is though at least it’s a step in the right direction.
I am interested in Aeroponics for some time now, what's stopping me so far is the fact that the food grows in plastic and is in constant contact with plastic. Have you ever thought about this?
@@Project.Andrew I already thought that was important to you! There are two things you should definitely bear in mind: BPB or similar is often used as a substitute for BPA. These are no less harmful, but the public focus is currently still mainly on bisphenol A. "Food grade plastic" is also only an official definition. Some limit values make sense, others are incomprehensible for people like us who see the whole thing exclusively from a health and not an economic point of view. (See: Former asbestos limits and also the SRS smartphone limits are debatable...) In Germany, the whole topic is called "Baubiologie" and of course does not only concern plastic. Of course you have now bought the one in the video and will certainly continue with it for the time being, but especially for someone like you, for whom all the biological effects are so important, an alternative consideration might make sense (e.g. a tower made of clay?).
Pretty much hydroponics! The main difference is that aeroponic systems constantly expose plant roots to air. With hydroponic systems, roots are typically submerged in water 👌🏼👌🏼
Hi Andrew, I am starting a new TH-cam channel called Life Tips with Mitch, and I was wondering if you could possibly give me the name of your editor? I would pay up big for edits like this, plus I'd be in a similar niche as you. Thanks man.
There were a bunch of food documentaries back in the early to mid 2000s that went into all the Monsanto stuff. I’ve been eating organic produce ever since. Always buy organic milk too. I now have 3 4x4 square foot raised garden beds and 3 Greenstalks. I also have a bunch of grow bags. Food you’ve grown yourself is peace of mind.
I grow potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, strawberries, peppers, cucumbers, onions, garlic, chives, thyme, parsley, green onion, sage, oregano, cilantro, perilla, and marigolds. I’m hoping to expand and grow more strawberries and plant some fruit trees.
Not only is it good to get away from pesticides, but it’s also good to be a bit more self-sustainable. The supply chain showed its issues a few years ago.
Edit: I forgot my cold season veg: kale, cabbage, napa cabbage, broccoli, broccoli rapini, daikon, lettuce.
Hoping to expand to asparagus, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, elderberry, cherry, peach. I also want to try and grow carrots, corn, squash, and more flowers.
So much to do… so little time lol
This was a welcome plot twist! I'm also learning to grow some of my own food, because when you start learning about nutrition and pesticides and soil quality and industrial farming, it becomes pretty unappealing to improve a diet with store-bought stuff.
I'm really glad you're venturing beyond the borders that people in health & wellness and longevity usually remain inside of. Everyone else just provides handwavy mentions of "organic" or "high quality" food without actually talking about what that means or how to get it.
There's very little weeding with good mulching techniques on raised beds or the ground, but your system looks quite interesting and useful, too.
Cool! I’m excited to see how it works!!
Thanks!! Same. So far so good.
I absolutely love your setup! Depending upon how yours goes, l may consider one or two of these for my basement under grow lamps. Please keep us posted!
I recommend greenstalks so that you can limit weeding. The way the tiers are set up, you don’t have to weed very much. They’re great for strawberries and I’m currently growing an entire Greenstalk setup with peppers. The original size Greenstalks have really deep pockets to grow large plants. I do recommend only needing one lettuce plant per pocket though lol.
So cool! I was always interested in aeroponics and similar ways of efficient gardening but never got to actually do it because the barrier to entry always seemed too great. Maybe this time I can "copy your homework" just like I'm doing with your amazing blueprint guide and finally get into it ahah. Do you plan on sharing more on how it works?
Roundup is used to spray over gmo crops. Genetically modified to not be killed by roundup. It’s used to finish wheat , corn and beans. It’s used everywhere.
I get my seeds from kokopelli, it’s a French association selling ancient grains and seeds which haven’t been touched or modified forever or at least for a while.
Some of the seeds you buy at the store are actually made to grow few times and die. Kokopelli is resistant to all those being companies and I love to get my stuff from them ! I buy when I’m in France but there is certainly ways to make it come to the us
Where did you get your aeroponic towers?
Andrew are you not concerned with the fact that those aeroponic gardens are made entirely out of plastic? Surely that plastic has to be leeching into the soil from the mini enclosures and break off into the running water that waters the soil as well...
Plastic could potentially be a problem, but I was very careful when selecting the towers. They are BPA free, and made from high quality, food safe plastic.
@@Project.Andrew ok but that still leeches microplastics into the plant, just much smaller doses. Given how inevitable it is though at least it’s a step in the right direction.
@@bryceblankinshipso the best solution to plant is by using hydroponic,ceramic pots or what bro?
Do you have a link to these devices?
I am interested in Aeroponics for some time now, what's stopping me so far is the fact that the food grows in plastic and is in constant contact with plastic. Have you ever thought about this?
That was a big concern for me actually. The towers I went with are BPA free and food grade plastic
@@Project.Andrew I already thought that was important to you! There are two things you should definitely bear in mind: BPB or similar is often used as a substitute for BPA. These are no less harmful, but the public focus is currently still mainly on bisphenol A. "Food grade plastic" is also only an official definition. Some limit values make sense, others are incomprehensible for people like us who see the whole thing exclusively from a health and not an economic point of view. (See: Former asbestos limits and also the SRS smartphone limits are debatable...) In Germany, the whole topic is called "Baubiologie" and of course does not only concern plastic.
Of course you have now bought the one in the video and will certainly continue with it for the time being, but especially for someone like you, for whom all the biological effects are so important, an alternative consideration might make sense (e.g. a tower made of clay?).
@@Kreuzass ceramic towers could be very interesting! I’ll look into that :)
Are you going to expand to get non leaf based crops? Aeroponic tomatoes and potatoes seem like a possibility.
Got tomatoes started now! Doing spaghetti squash, several varieties of tomatoes, some peppers.
Did you consider square foot gardening?
I thought about it, and I may still give it a go :)
Nice idea, I want some too.. But what about fertilizer and soil ? If you will eliminate pesticides, what about chemicals from soil and fertilizer?
look up what aeroponics is... no soil... fertilizer is basically supplements added to the water
It looks like he’s using hydroponics. No soil. You can pick whatever fertilizer you think is safest.
Pretty much hydroponics! The main difference is that aeroponic systems constantly expose plant roots to air. With hydroponic systems, roots are typically submerged in water 👌🏼👌🏼
Hi Andrew, I am starting a new TH-cam channel called Life Tips with Mitch, and I was wondering if you could possibly give me the name of your editor? I would pay up big for edits like this, plus I'd be in a similar niche as you. Thanks man.
How do you get money with no job? So you live off your wife?
If ur neighbor sprays a herbicide or fungicide and it drifts ur expossed
Go to the farmers market
Nice background, even though it's not fake anymore 😏