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Fresh Aquaponics chard for lunch!
From system to plate
We were very glad to see that our chard survived the harsh winter! They had beautifully grown and were ready for harvest. Today chef Andrea from the favelous restaurant made a fingerlicking dish with...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Make your own risotto
7apr 2013Last Sunday there was a delicious risotto workshop at Mediamatic Fabriek. Preparing this creamy traditional rice dish is all about being patient. And knowing a few clever tricks. Chefs Andrea Sossi...
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Castrum Peregrini
My Friend. My Enemy. My Society.*
5mei 2013Castrum Peregrini organiseert wegens doorslaand succes in 2012 voor de tweede maal een heel bijzondere Vrijheidsmaaltijd in de Beulingstraat. Het bijzondere driegangendiner wordt verzorgd door twee...
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Sharkviewer
To view our monsters
Here's an idea! Let's make a shark viewer so we can make nice pictures of our little monsters. Or we could hook up a webcam!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Team Meeting Week 13
31mrt 2013Now we've got nice Philips LED lights, it's time to get our measuring practices straight. Our new team member Jerre will be researching the best way to do all the measurements: how often, which ones
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Ignite Amsterdam 26
27mrt 2013Apps, artists and activism: we explored all corners of everything warm and pleasant this month. Four home cooks were occupying the food court from 19:00 to 20:30. We ate home-made ravioli, Indian...
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Enormous vertical aquaponics farm in Chicago
In an abandoned warehouse
There has been some talk in the aquaponics community about the question whether aquaponics can be done commercially succesful. Here's an example, it's called FarmedHere
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Bright and shiny
Philips LEDs give new perspective to grow lights
Those new grow LEDs we got from Philips are very bright indeed! It feels like we've been trying to get plants growing in dusk al this time
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Aquaponics in deserted factory Manchester
From the Guardian
Excerpt: Orchards, crops and a fish farm will fill the empty spaces of a former printworks as the Biospheric Foundation comes to Salford. Christopher Arden reports
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Clear view
24mrt 2013We know we have a lot of catfish, but how many, exactly? And how many plants?
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Miniponics succes
Many people want it at home
After two days of workshops using the miniponics as a demonstration model, we can say it's a big succes.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Slum Carnival
23mrt 2013Een dag lang feest in onze tijdelijke stad, de Freezing Favela. Met rondleidingen, muziek, lekker eten en workshops. Je kon bijvoorbeeld wodka distilleren, bakstenen van oude kranten, en een touwtje
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Er gist iets in de bovenkamer
23mrt 2013Compost maken is voor sommigen een kunst. Bij het maken van compost ontstaat broei door schimmel en bacteriële werking, die als je het goed doet 60 graden kan bereiken. Aanstaande zaterdag tijdens...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Dig up dirt
17mrt 2013While we catch our catfish from the towers downstairs to migrate them, we dig up a lot of hidden things from the fish tanks.
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PDZ* grote zaal
Farming the City: Food as a Tool for Today's…
10apr 2013In this book, CITIES will share the knowledge & insights gathered during the last 3 years of research, explaining how cities across the globe are being influenced by innovative food initiatives. With...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Please prepare for take-off
10mrt 2013We're on the right side of winter now, so it's time to get our fly farm running again.
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studio/K Amsterdam
Food Film Festival
22mrt 201324mrt 2013Tijdens het Food Film Festival staat eten in de breedste zin van het woord centraal.
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Amsterdam Oost
24H Oost
23mrt 201324mrt 2013Het is feest in Oost. Op 23 en 24 maart vindt hier de tweede editie van 24H plaats. Maar liefst 24 uur lang laat Oost je haar meest amusante plekjes zien.
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Miniponics
Duurzaam vissen en planten verbouwen in de woonkamer
Deze kleine aquaponics-installatie staat leuk en is duurzaam. Planten en vissen worden samen gekweekt en helpen elkaar overleven. De Miniponics bestaat uit niet veel meer dan een PET-fles, touw en...
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Too big, too many
The catfish are growing
Yesterday we experimented with different techniques to measure our catfish.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Testing small aquaponics installations
3mrt 2013Lately we've been working on a small system we can build with children. This Sunday we're going to make two versions to test which one works best.
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Ananas-jam
Lekker exotisch
Een heerlijke ananas-jam met een vleugje kokos, wat er voor zorgt dat jij net dat heerlijk exotische gevoel krijgt als je 's morgens je ontbijt neemt.