CONTENTS
THE WATER PIONEERS
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS
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Grow Room Hygiene
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WHO’S GROWING WHAT WHERE
70 I N THIS ISSU E OF GA R D EN CU LTU RE : 9 Foreword 10 Product Spotlights 15 Nafta and the Destruction of Mexico 16 Found in Nature 22 The Water Pioneers 28 Harvesting Rainwater 31 Secrets of the Soil - Book Review 32 5 Cool Finds 36 How to Make Water Work 40 Interview with the Humboldt Seed Organization 49 Who’s Growing What Where 52 America’s Green Rush Turns Red 58 Silicic Acid
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HOW MICROBES WORK IN HYDROPONICS
98 62 Grow Your Own Protein 66 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Water 70 Dirty, Dirty,Very Dirty 76 Lufa Farms 82 Get Your Lab On 86 KNF Fundamentalists 89 How Farming Under the Sea is Changing the World 92 Unlocking the Secrets to DWC 98 How Microbes Work in Hydroponics 102 Sound Advice 104 Shorties 106 The Art of Gardening 7