Solar water heater panels installed!

This past fall, New Urban Farmers launched an online Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build a solar water heater and composting systems to keep our domes warm so that we may grow throughout the year. January 2012 marked the installation of six solar water heater panels. They were mounted on a wooden stand that volunteers from Johnson and Wales University built with help from our friend Fabio. The stand was constructed on a cold December Saturday but our crew toughed it out. We mounted the stand on top of the south facing hillside behind the aquaponics dome to receive the most sunlight during the day. You can check out specifications of the solar water heater panels here http://www.teladaq.com/heliatos/ds/sw37Datasheet.pdf.

We will update again and let you know how the panels perform. A big thank you to all our Kickstarter backers for giving us the capacity to get this job done right! We would also like to thank our many community volunteers from Johnson and Wales, Galego Court, and Pawtucket. 

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rethink wooden shipping pallets

There are a lot of wood shipping pallets lying around. This video and some further search inspired NUF to build a wood pallet composter. Wonder what we will build next with them. Skies the limit.

Incredible functional design ideas using Wood Pallets

If you think old wood pallets are garbage, you should really think again. The Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association has launched a campaign to encourage people to recycle and reuse wood packaging material.  For more information contact  CWPCA at CanadianPallets.com

Make a conscious decision to be sustainable and make it fun….Live Happy, Healthy and Green

Kickstarter completed!

We completed and exceeded our Kickstarter goal! We thank you! This has been such a rewarding experience. We are so happy that our plants and fishies will be warm for the winter. 

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ABOUT THIS PROJECT

The New Urban Farmers is a non-profit based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island that focuses on effective ways to grow food and increase food access and education in our urban low-income community. Our 1.5 acre home farm (The Garden of Life) is located in the Pawtucket Housing Authority, who offer programs to help individuals empower their lives. The garden is home to three geodesic dome greenhouses that are allowing us to incorporate innovative and sustainable technologies....

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