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The aim of hydroponics4life is to link individuals, schools and organisations with projects in our

developing world. By sharing and developing the techniques and advances in science we can make

a difference where it is most needed.

Climate change and the destructive way we devour our global resources is making it more and more important

for everyday people to come up with the answers

Education in Hydroponics and Aquaponics is the key


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Sudden village has been bypassed in more ways than one in the last few

years. What used to be a thriving close-knit community has, in recent years,

been at risk of completely losing its identity and community spirit.

Our business has not suffered as much as some as the local, community-based businesses as we sell

globally and have customers from far and wide, ranging from advising on aquaponics self-sufficiency in

the south pacific, to helping the United Arab Emirates grow barley for race horse fodder or, more recently,

designing bespoken vertical growing solutions, which has become incredibly popular.

We have taken part in several international growing initiatives including helping to open a girls school in

Cambodia, where they have learned to use the aquaponic gardening knowledge we have been able to

share with them to become much more self sufficient.

It was on this project we discovered that by working with local schools we could develop long term partners

for these initiatives. Helping teachers to make the nitrogen cycle interesting whilst supporting worthwhile

causes in the developing world.

We use the hydroponic bus to demonstrate to schools and the public in general the various methods of

growing hydroponically and the ways that advances in science are helping with modern day cultivation

alongside many edible crops grown in soil in the alleyway each year and shared among the community

which has been remarkably effective in developing community relations in the area.

Rochdale in Bloom

Over the years the local community and businesses have shown huge

support for the hydroponics4life project. This year for the first time our efforts

will also be shown alongside other community groups in the area for

Rochdale in bloom. As a result of the support from others we have been able

to extend the planting scheme throughout Sudden so many thanks to all

involved it has been interesting and motivational.


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Open-Top BusMoving into the second year of growing on the bus we decided it was

time to take the roofOFF. Despite some objection from avid bus

enthusiasts, it was always the intention to fully utilise the bus

by having an open area, a greenhouse area and a classroom.

The aquaponics classroom downstairs now has refreshment facilities

and has been used not only as a classroom for the schools but has

also been an excellent platform to launch our aquaponics and

hydroponic courses.

Get Involved!

We use the hydroponic bus to demonstrate to schools, and the public in

general, the various methods of growing hydroponically and the ways that

advances in science are helping with modern day cultivation, alongside many

edible crops grown in soil in the alleyway each year and shared among thecommunity, which has been remarkably effective in developing community

relations in the area.

A tank is downstairs with the aquaponics propagator, demonstrating how fish

waste can be transformed into plant food in an aim to create a closed-loop

growing system, which helps to show how our planets ecosystem works.

Upstairs we have kept the roof on the front part of the bus and used the

windows to create an upstairs greenhouse, this has been remarkably

successful in propagation as the temperature has been optimum conditions

for young and rooting plants.

Finding a new lease of life for the double decker bus has been great fun but

has enabled us to show how it is possible to grow anywhere. It adds an

element of nostalgia to the experience, one of the most common comments

we get from people is how long it has been since they were on a double

decker bus and how many memories it has rekindled.

f you have and comments or feedback we would be happy to hear them.


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Share the Knowledge! Feed the world.

Ecowall in action

Food in the City

Thank you for coming.

We had a superb day at Manchester Museum.

Thank you eveyone for coming along and

everybody for helping out.

Welcome to Holy Family & Oulder Hill

Manchester Botanical GardensThe Matthew Moss Team went to the Botanical Gardens

with Hydroponics4Life, here a few of the pictures

ecipe4life works by us linking local schools with our projects in the developing world.

By doing this we are able to provide long term partners able to support these

initiatives whilst also helping teachers to make the nitrogen cycle more interesting.

We now work with many local schools who have been so enthusiastic about the project. We are

hoping to make aquaponics tanks and lesson plans available nationally.

Aquaponics the combination of aquaculture

(growing fish) and hydroponic (growing soilless plants)

that mutually benefits both environments.

Aquaponics uses no chemicals, requires 10% of the

water needed for field plant production.

In aquaponics the waste from fish tanks is treated with

natural bacteria that converts the waste, largely

ammonia, first to nitrite and then to nitrate.

The pilot project to link up primary and secondary schools was a great success. Many thanks to theteachers and pupils of Brimrod primary school and special thanks to Mr Down at Mathew Moss for making

the project possible.

The visit to Mathew Moss was an excellent way in introduce and inspire year six pupils, allowing them to

look forwards to the transition to high school.

We would also like to welcome St Edwards to the project The children there showed tremendous interest

in the aquaponics lesson and are shortly due to install a second tank

Hydroponics in Schools

We would like to welcome to Holy Family & Oulder Hill

schools to the hydroponics4life project.

We are hoping to recreate the success of the pilot

project to link up primary and secondary schools, in

which the pupils were successfully able to take cuttings

from various types of mint and transplant them into the

aquaponic propagator, allowing them see which rooted

the fastest and which were more able to cope with stress.


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Well done Matthew Moss

The pilot project with Matthew Moss High has been a great success. They now have three tanks and are

passing on all they have learned to Brimrod Primary School

Educational Resources

Ecology the study of "All togetherness of

everything" or "the interdependence of plants,

animals and their environment".

Ecological accountability and sustainable

living are a vital part of living in the 21st Century,and therefore it is important to include these

ideas into education of the adults of the future.

Exploring Hydroponics from an ecological

starting point enables us to encompass many

areas of the National Curriculum. It helps

children and young people to form an

integrated understanding of how hydroponics

can contribute to the stabilisation of the world

ecosystems.

Primary Resources

Hydroponics4life aspires to integrate knowledge of the

methods and usage of hydroponics and aquaponics

into the curriculum of UK schools. By doing this we

hope to raise awareness of the need for third world

countries to become self sufficient in their own food

production. To do this hydroponics4life has producedthe Recipe4life with an aim to 'share the knowledge

and feed the world'.

By integrating aquaponics into education we can

make a combined effort to share the knowledge and

feed the world. If we can achieve this we will be able

to support projects all over the world and help them

gain the know how to sustain and feed themselves.

For an example curriculum please contact us or visitthe webiste

Secondary Education

In return, we would be asking for a commitment to the Hydroponics4Life project. Our long term aim is to

work to introduce Hydroponics and Aquaponics into as many places as possible in the developing world

and integrate these new techniques with local and traditional farming methods. Alongside using our

expertise to investigate the possibility of developing a Hydroponic or Aquaponic feed that can be produced

from local natural resources and waste products enabling the orphanages, schools and

similar institutions to become more self sufficient.

We hope by teaching the children new growing techniques enabling them to become self sufficient and

sustain themselves and their families for the future and passing on the knowledge to others in their

communities.

If you would like more information or to get involved in any of our projects, please contact us

[email protected]

Gardens for schools project

Schools across the country are now signing up for to build there own aquaponic eco-gardens. In many

cases we have been able to provide free advice and equipment (subject to availability) showing how

aquaponics can change the way we grow food and try to help change the lives of children in the

developing world.


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An ecowall is a revolutionary system and method of growing plants with limited space. Plants grow out of

the wall and upwards, meaning almost anywhere can be turned into one

Excuses about having nowhere to grow are out of the window, with a little imagination and knowledge any

area even a vertical one can be turned into an area for growing. This revolution has not only taken root

with small growers, big business is now investing heavily in vertical growing.

Grow Vertically and save space with the Ecowall

The main advantage is that it can be implented anywhere, from building a tower block to mass produce

vegetables or just to provide a little extra room in your garden.Vertical growing space is available

everywhere and we consider it a waste not to use it to its best potential.

Whether you are applying for planning permission and wish to show how vertical growing can soften an

otherwise hostile environment or you wish your business to stand out in the high street or at a corporate

event, we have the skills to accommodate your vision.

Please contact us with your own bespoke vertical growing idea and we will help

to make your vision a reality.

A Vertical Garden allows human beings to re-create a living system very similar to natural environments.

It is a way to add Nature to places where people once removed it. Thanks to this botanical knowledge andlong lasting experience, it is now possible to display natural looking plant landscapes even though they are

man-made. In any city, all over the world, a naked wall can be turned into a Vertical Garden and thus

become a valuable shelter for biodiversity. Its also a way to add nature to the daily life of city inhabitants.

We are in discussions to work with acclaimed installation artist and botanist Patrick Blanc on his nextLondon installation aimed at improving inner city areas.

You can view some of his other work at http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com


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Spirulina, a blue-green algae that has many applications related to our recipe4life, including production of

food ingredients, food, fertilizer, bioplastics, dyes and colorants, chemical feedstock and algal fuel, and can

also be used as a means of pollution control.

Algae saves the world

Algaculture Spirulina as a foodSpirulina contains an unusually high amount of

protein, between 55% and 77% by dry weight. It is a

complete protein, containing all essential amino

acids, though with reduced amounts of methionine,

cysteine, and lysine when compared to the proteins

of meat, eggs, and milk. It is, however, superior to

typical plant protein.

Spirulina is a food source and cash crop, this makes

it an excellent choice for the developing world.

You can add spirulina powder to fruits or vegetables

juices or to enhance the nutritional content of dishes.

It adds taste to other foods like pasta and soups.

But make sure you avoid cooking it because it

contains lot of nutrients specially the vitamins which

may get lost during your cooking process.

It can be grown in large open tanks

(or Algal ponds) or within Bioreactor's

(a vessel in which a chemical process is carried

out to promote growth) making it adaptable and

easy to set up.

Hydroponics4Life, has recognsied how this

immensly versatile product can be and how it will

be beneficial to the whole planet.

Spirulina growing in a bio-pond(left) and pressed tablet form

Growing Spirulina

Spirulina is grown on amonia-rich water and can be grown in large open ponds (known as raceway ponds)

in a special container known as a bioreactor. Pond growth tends to take up a lot of space and water and

can be open to bacterial infection resulting in the loss of whole crops.

Bioreactors can be expensive but hydroponics4life is developing containers that are very cheap to build,

easy to run and can be stored almost anywhere out of direct sunlight. They will help produce food for

comsumption and sale in some of the poorest communties in the world.

Spirulina has a high carbohydrate content and is a very good bio-product to be turned into bioethanol and

used to run cars, generators or farming machinery very easily.

Community Farm ProjectIn one of our latest projects we have joined forces with Cronkshaw Fold community farm, who have

dedicated and entire barn to demonstrating hydroponics and aquaponic systems work. Our aim is to

create and balance a miniature ecosystem which will be used to demonstrate aquaponics and how it

could be used in education and the potential to be used on a bigger scale in the developing world.

Since 1991 the farm has become a successful centre for educational visits for nursery schools, primary

schools and high schools with many children participating in educational visits.

Education programmes for reluctant learners have been successfully piloted

Please visit cronkshaw.co.uk for further information or bookings


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Food Security - Hydroponic Barley - Fodder Production

Following recent developments within our research, and with the help of Manchester University, hydroponic

barley production is now a reality.

As a result, Hydroponic barley production for emergency food aid as well as for animal fodder is now an

increasing in popularity and Hydroponics4life Gardens for schools project has also become increasingly

popular in schools around the UK

Pakistan & India Rooftop AquaponicsWe are currently helping to design a solar aquaponics system with our associate Alan Cheshire, who has

just taken over a Salvation Army compound in Faisalabad to turn into an Alternative Power training centre

for local chrildren. We hope to teach all aspects if wind, bio-gas, solar, hydro and cottage garden.

They are using repurposed 25 x 10 x 4 inch PVC pipes and small plastic tanks fed from a big

10,000 Litre tank.

Aquaponics is a massive global industry worth billions, but the people who need it

most are being left behind.

Share the Knowledge! Feed the world.

Cambodia Update

The girls school is located in Kampong Province Speu Ba Set District. We are

coordinating with the country director, Nuon So Thero and the director of the

Girls Be Ambitious program, Tiann Monie. Chhin Sokna is the program officer

for the GBA program and will be the onsite contact. Aside from teaching English

and computer skillsis also the monitor for the attendance of these girls, she

photographs to students, she the daily attendance sheet and e-mails it to Tiann

and Nuon who carefully check it and monitor the progress.

Hydroponics4life Research & Development

If you would like more information or to get involved in any of our projects, please contact us

Our current research aims to provide food security within a fully

comprehensive survival pack. Using cutting-edge hydroponic

techniques we are now able to produce hydroponic barley in

seven days and mushrooms in ten days providing both fibre and

protein. However, there is yet still a long way to go!

We are currently trying to develop methods to ensure that the

same equipment and growing media can be used again andagain. We are also conducting trials to ensure the adaptable to

various climates as well as developing different crisis packs

based on the different regions of the world. Therefore, making

the incorporation of the plant most suited to the environment

possible.

This enables us to combine the knowledge of more individuals. Thus we have been able to make great

progress in research and development and feel we are drawing ever closer to a viable design to work in

various crisis situations.

If you feel you can offer any assistance or useful statistics please do not hesitate to contact us.

All feedback is welcome from any level of expertise. We are always happy to share our

research in the belief that knowledge is power and together we can change the world.

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