April 10, 2024Greenhouse Growing
Grow a Salad a Day in 5 Minutes: Complete Microgreens Guide
Learn how to grow nutritious microgreens in just 2 square feet of space, with fresh greens ready to eat in 9 days using this simple, efficient method.
Backyard Globalization
Where global strategy meets local wisdom. Insights on globalization, greenhouse growing, and sustainable practices.
For millennia, we have been globalizing our immediate surroundings, and it is time to do more
I have been in the globalization industry for over 30 years, but only recently realized how much of it I was already doing at home.
I walk our dog each day past the well-kept rectangles of Kentucky Bluegrass (native to the Middle-East), my neighborhood's ubiquitous peach, orange, and persimmon trees (all native to China), and often share the bounty of our lemon tree (native to Assam), or our lime tree - whose real origins have been lost in time.
We know Arab traders brought lime trees back from Asia and introduced them into Egypt and Northern Africa around the 10th century. I know I bought ours from a home and garden store 5 years ago, another unknowing step in a Backyard Globalization journey.
At the time, I just wanted to have fresh limes without the trip to the store. Now I want to eliminate 2/3 of all my trips for groceries, plus all that transportation/carbon overhead, chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, money, and my time in and travelling to stores.
Putting it together is in many ways like most of my projects. Instead of bits of internationally bought plastic and metal bits, software applications, or code modules, the system parts are plants, fish, and water. The product would be locally-grown clean food, delivered to you, by you, to your door.
Recent Articles
Latest insights on greenhouse growing, sustainable practices, and the intersection of local action with global thinking.
September 19, 2019sustainability
Globalization in the Backyard
Globalization has shaped our gardens and lawns for generations. More recently, to the detriment of our health and the environment. Widespread local change would have big global benefits.
August 15, 2019Greenhouse Growing
Aluminum Growing Tables: Professional Hydroponic Equipment for Home Growers
Discover professional-grade aluminum growing tables designed for hydroponic and aquaponic systems. Perfect for greenhouse setups, these durable tables maximize growing space while providing excellent drainage and plant support.
June 19, 2019harvest
How Many Apricots?
Harvesting over 700 apricots from our neighborhood trees, learning about abundance, preservation, and the connections between local growing and global thinking.
May 20, 2019sustainable cooking
Backyard Recipes
Culinary creations from the greenhouse, bringing global flavors to local growing through sustainable cooking practices.
April 15, 2018aquaponics
Where Are the Fish?
The interconnected ecosystem of aquaponics and what it teaches us about global systems through the delicate balance between fish, plants, and water.
The Philosophy of Backyard Globalization
Just as a greenhouse creates optimal conditions for plants from different climates to thrive together, effective globalization creates environments where diverse cultures, markets, and ideas can flourish. The principles of sustainable growing mirror those of sustainable global business.
In the Greenhouse:
- • Controlled environment for optimal growth
- • Diverse species thriving together
- • Sustainable, closed-loop systems
- • Local resources, global knowledge
In Global Business:
- • Cultural sensitivity for market success
- • Diverse teams creating innovation
- • Sustainable, long-term strategies
- • Local adaptation, global vision
Aluminum Ebb and Flow Growing Bench
A welded aluminum ebb and flow growing / display bench built for greenhouse and hydroponic setups. Leveling feet, a mesh tray surface, and real-world greenhouse durability make it a practical upgrade for serious home growers and small commercial spaces.