So you have made the decision that you are going to eat healthy. You have come to the right place. Hydro Harvest Farms was founded on the belief that we are what we eat and we are responsible for our families well being, the future of our planet and the desire to get back in touch with what is really important. Growing your own food is one of the most satisfying experiences. Eating healthy food is why you come to Hydro Harvest Farms.
In a nutshell, we grow all of our food using Hydroponic Methods.We specialize in the drip Hydroponic Systems. All of the nutrient is fed in the top of the system and drips down through all of the plants. We not only sell the systems and support what we sell, we have a working farm to show you how great this methods works! We are at the farm everyday and we learn new things everyday. What we really enjoy is teaching our customers all about Hydroponics and growing food. There is a ton of information on the WEB about Hydroponics and what it is, and when you are finished reading, and watching the videos on this site, stop by and see us. We will explain how simple it is to grow your food this way. The reason for using hydroponic growing methods is a list ten feet long of nothing but GOOD! We use 80% less water that a typical farm. Check out the drought situation in Florida and you know how important that is. We use 1/8 the land. Look around, they have grown houses where farms used to be. We use IPM (Integrated Pest Management). This simply said is we use every method to eradicated organisms and pests in the early stages of the problem by using natural enemies, natural solutions, organic controls and NO chemical pesticides.
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Hydro Harvest Farms is Open Daily Monday-Saturday 10-5 Sunday 11-4
We are closed on Christmas, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Rainy Yucky Days.
Our Farm is a U-Pick Farm and a Farm Stand
We offer local fruits and veggies
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One Farm at a Time
Hydro Harvest Farms believes that growing food hydroponically is the future. But, our real mission is to support all local farming and techniques, and the importance of buying your food locally and supporting the local farm. The information about the consequences of corporations controlling our food and food sources is mind boggling. The dangers of food being imported from places that don't restrict deadly pesticides, is growing. We do have choices and alternatives to protect our health and the health of our families. I have included many links that I hope will help you come to the same conclusion as we have. Grow your own. Buy Local, use as many heirloom variety of seeds as possible, use all organic pesticides or IPM controls.
Now things are beginning to change. Pesticide use is slowly diminishing and it is becoming clear that new approaches to agriculture offer the possibility of huge reductions in chemical use. The importance of the environmental benefits of lower pesticide use—clean water, thriving populations of fish and birds, fewer industrial and transportation accidents—is hard to overstate. And these are in addition to the non-pesticide-related benefits of sustainable practices like soil conservation, soil health, and increased wildlife habitat.While many factors have contributed to this turn of events, a pivotal factor has been the emergence of a group within the agricultural community who—rather than just decrying pesticides—developed and proved nonchemical practices of growing crops that made economic sense to farmers.The signal feature of these practices is that they are both environmentally sound and economically viable. Their importance cannot be overestimated. If offered such alternatives, many farmers will turn away from chemicals rapidly and voluntarily. No regulation. No bureaucracy. No coercion. Without such alternatives, farmers will be pitted against environmentalists and neither group is likely to win.We need many more of these innovative, sustainable practices. Where are they going to come from? In general, from where they originated: the sustainable agriculture community. While university research, better commodity programs, and other institutional measure are vital to underpin these efforts, the key to the transformation to an environmentally conscious agriculture is environmentally conscious farmers.
Is Your Choice Pesticide Free? No Genetic Engineering? Save The Seed?
Eat organic as much as possible. Organic food by definition is made with GMO-free ingredients
Even if digesting GMOs doesn’t concern you, be aware that GE crops have much higher concentrations of pesticides and herbicides
Read the PLU stickers on your produce–conventional produce has a four-digit number, organic produce has a five-digit number that starts with 9, and GE produce has a five-digit number that starts with 8. The International Federation of Produce Standards publishes a full list of PLU codes here
Since this talk took place, GE Crops have been prominently featured in the mainstream media. Here are links to some of the most important and informative articles:
USA Today covers A report released by the Center for Science in the Public Interest found that one out of every four farmers growing GE corn is failing to comply with environmental requirements
Reuters released a special report on the future of food
Reuters asks, is Monsanto the answer or the problem to global food security
New York Times runs opinions from experts on every side of the debate about whether biotech food can cure world hunger
Watch for developments coming out of the UN World Summit on Food Security happening next week, Nov. 16-18 in Rome
