GardenPool.org – Unlimited organic aquaponic food for life from an old backyard swimming pool.
GardenPool.org – Learn how we converted an old swimming pool in to a way to feed our family. We use organic aquaponics to grow unlimited tilapia, chicken eggs, fruit, veggies, & herbs. We had planned to be food self-sufficient by 2012 but we made it by mid-2010. If we can do this then anyone can.
25 Responses to GardenPool.org – Unlimited organic aquaponic food for life from an old backyard swimming pool.
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where do you aquire the duckweed anyways
benjamin somogyi
November 27, 2012 at 4:34 am
u are approaching scary smart.
u know a little sea salt will help the fish not sure about which plants like it (tomatoes do) is not full salt just brackish whatever that is one quarter steangth or somting
locke cole
November 27, 2012 at 5:04 am
Ur garden looks like rain forrest
sum1t0m0
November 27, 2012 at 5:36 am
Genius!
KillBaddBugz
November 27, 2012 at 6:14 am
OH MY GOD! :O i have never EVER in my wildest dreams seen anything remotely like this!
this is incredible! every home should have one!
thank you for sharing
hendrixphish420
November 27, 2012 at 6:47 am
I would be worried that if anything happened and being in the city like that you would be the first target of rioters and gangs looking for food and supplies . I use to live in mesa and moved to tucson 19 miles out in the desert. I surrounded my home/acre with 2600 feet of barbwire and cattle fencing. I’m currently growing 12 fruit trees and stocking a room with food, water, guns. I will be working on a pond and garden soon.Don’t get me wrong you inspire me to do more. Just be cautious if shtf
bluediamond2077
November 27, 2012 at 7:28 am
Don’t worry. The chickens roost above the pool and free-range during the day. They aren’t trapped there.
TheGardenPool
November 27, 2012 at 7:30 am
The one thing that concerns me, is prolonged standing on chicken wire, will hurt the chickens. I see you have patches of hay for comfort, which is great, also know why you need the wire for the waste to fall through. How about a net, made of rope? Soft on feet, and waste can still fall through.
deestavo
November 27, 2012 at 7:31 am
I live in Mesa as well. We have two children as well. I just watched you on TV and feel very strongly on this idea of self sufficiency. However my fience does not share my concern as strongly as I do. We have a pool and live on a 3/4 acre lot with plenty of room to do this. Thank you very much for sharing this with us! I worry that we may not have the resources or the time to aquire the resources we may need but I am very hopeful and now more inspired to do what I can to prepare my familly.
NghtDremr
November 27, 2012 at 8:23 am
Just saw you guys on TV today on Living for the apocolypse. Very impressive what you guys are doing? Guess I couldnt do this here in the great white north in Canada eh?
charronfamilyconnect
November 27, 2012 at 8:42 am
wow, amazing
Lavooe
November 27, 2012 at 8:51 am
I was thinking Monsanto.
TheGardenPool
November 27, 2012 at 9:17 am
wow! this is awesome!
eslick01
November 27, 2012 at 9:39 am
This is incredible! Wow, complete respect for what you’re doing and thank you for sharing.
dinfinite
November 27, 2012 at 9:57 am
Who could dislike this? corporate agriculture?
Subvert1024
November 27, 2012 at 10:07 am
WOW great idea. It is people like you that are leading the right
way too live.
Computer Guru
November 27, 2012 at 10:29 am
— “UV treated” = it can withstand the UV rays from direct sunlight. In other words, if you use plastic that is not UV-resistant in direct sunlight, it will become opaque, brittle, and eventually break into tiny little pieces. Even UV-resistant plastics eventually succumb to the sun’s rays, especially in AZ (and if they are sitting in direct sunlight all day), but it does make a big difference as far as how long the plastic lasts.
cantecleer
November 27, 2012 at 10:50 am
Profits and power, who ever controls the worlds food supply controls the people. Monsanto has it’s dirty little fingers in many Canadian farms as well.
dontlikenumbers
November 27, 2012 at 11:37 am
this is amazing!!! hats off!
TheDarcDefender
November 27, 2012 at 11:39 am
The chickens are too cute! 😀
SilverLadyFox
November 27, 2012 at 11:41 am
Why does the plastic have to be UV treated?
MondoBeno
November 27, 2012 at 11:49 am
This is the coolest thing that I have seen lately, I have become interested in hydroponics and started making a small system with just two plants, but now this inspires me to use the Jacuzzi that I was thinking of repairing. Thank you so much for your inspiration. Erick
Solderloose
November 27, 2012 at 12:41 pm
I know a school that has a disused indoor pool that hasn’t been used in 20 years. I wonder if we could do this in there?
It’s in New York, by the way, and the windows are very small and face north.
MondoBeno
November 27, 2012 at 1:11 pm
that is amazing and beautiful in equal measure 😀
speedkleaver
November 27, 2012 at 1:49 pm
OMG I live like 2 hosues down from u.once you allowed peple 2 come see your garden pool and i went it wuz awesome.haha every1 else i got 2 see it in person!
Al Choholic
November 27, 2012 at 1:52 pm