Here’s another great story of people taking charge of their environment and food.  Hydroponics is playing a larger and larger part in the production of  food for the planet.

Jean Siracusa, Owasco Valley Audubon Society president, organized the building of three greenhouses as part of a program designed for hydroponic produce. Installation of green energy, including thermal energy and a planned windmill for renewable energy to make the project self-sustaining, is now in progress.

The town is considering being the lead agency for the windmill so the nonprofit organization can apply for a grant. The town planning board has already approved the plans. Siracusa hopes to have the 100-foot windmill in place by spring.

“We’re carbon neutral, fossil fuel free and there are no herbicides,” Siracusa said.

“Our real goal is to have local produce available to people regardless of their income,” she said. She also talked of not just growing vegetables but “growing a generation that’s more aware. We just want to teach people how to grow food.”

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Did you know that the taste of hydroponically grown tomatoes can quite often be enhanced by making certain adjustments to the solution in which they’re grown? Tomatoes grown in hydroponics often have a higher nutritional value than regular commercially grown tomatoes.  They also taste much better. It simply cannot be stressed enough that gas ripened tomatoes, as in the ones sold commercially, will never come close to tomatoes ripened on the vine.

These days, hydroponic systems always come with detailed instructions and equipment which is easy to use.  Even those with little experience will be able to produce a bumper crop. What is more, most systems can be set up at home, thus making them ideal for beginners and experienced growers alike.