Monthly Archives: February 2008
WUWM Radio Interview
Jon Bales has worn lots of hats in his life, from Navy flight instructor to coffee plantation owner, but now Bales’ thoughts are pretty much caught up in fish. “What we’d like to do is to make Milwaukee become a … Continue reading
National Conference Exhibit
The Milwaukee Urban Aquaculture Center (UAC) has been invited to exhibit at the national Urban Agriculture Conference to be held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 509 West Wisconsin, February 28-March 1, 2008. The theme is “Pollinating Our Future.” This … Continue reading
Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference
The practice of fish farming is the fastest growing segment of agriculture around the world. And Wisconsin’s aquaculture industry is a player in the expanding global marketplace. As a result, the Wisconsin Aquaculture Association is holding a conference next month … Continue reading
A Good Catch for Hoosier Producers
As part of their aquaculture initiative, the Indiana Soybean Alliance sponsored the first ever Financing Aquaculture Conference in Indiana on Friday. Despite less than ideal weather, the meeting drew close to one hundred producers from across the state. Steve Hart, … Continue reading
Martin Schreibman: Interview
Martin Schreibman is a man with a vision for the future, and that vision involves a lot of fish tanks – in downtown Brooklyn. Like many progressive thinkers, he is a proponent of creating better food, more jobs, and a … Continue reading
Fish Farm with Cages
Aquaculture … for many people, this word conjures up images of technologically complex artificial fish-rearing pools (or at the very least, large ponds devoted exclusive ly to raising fish). Yet one of the most convenient forms of intensive home-scale fish … Continue reading
Subterranean Farms of Tokyo
From the blog Pruned, there is Pasona O2, a subterranean farm cultivated inside a former bank vault beneath a high rise building in one of Tokyo’s business districts. Though walled in from sunlight, weather and geology, it’s unbelievably verdant. Tomatoes, … Continue reading
Urban Agriculture Conference
This conference invites everybody interested in urban agriculture to participate by sharing needs, experiences, questions, and project ideas. This conference will address the barriers to urban agriculture, by involving a wide range of often disconnected stakeholders: urban producers, researchers, urban … Continue reading
Rocky Marcoux
As part of the Request for Proposals for the Agricultural Development & Diversification Grant Program, this letter is to inform you of the City of Milwaukee’s support for the proposed Urban Aquaculture Center (UAC). Proposers of the UAC have met … Continue reading
The Milwaukee River Work Group
The Milwaukee River Work Group (MRWG) is a coalition of organizations concerned with the Milwaukee River, including representatives from the Urban Ecology Center, Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers, and River Revitalization Foundation, along with other state and federal agencies, businesses and … Continue reading
