Category Archives: container/bottle gardening

HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION LOOKED AT THROUGH OTHER GLASSES (Sonia Carreon)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

My article (Willem Van Cotthem) ALLEVIATION OF MALNUTRITION AND HUNGER BY SMALL-SCALE CONTAINER GARDENING (Jojo ROM / Willem VAN COTTHEM) was posted on this blog yesterday, May 20, 2013. It was also posted at the Facebook page of the “HOME FARMERS … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Seeds to fight hunger (Italian) – (Amanda Castello)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.amandacastello.com/blog/ Semi per sconfiggere la fame Cari amici del blog Pachamama, la nostra campagna Semi e Noccioli per la vita sta avendo moltissimi riscontri positivi. L’ho pubblicata sul mio profilo facebook e ho anche approfittato per condividere … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

ALLEVIATION OF MALNUTRITION AND HUNGER BY SMALL-SCALE CONTAINER GARDENING (Jojo ROM / Willem VAN COTTHEM)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

We all read a lot about the nice large-scale initiatives of international and national organizations to combat hunger.  Unfortunately, we learn less about the splendid results booked by small-scale farming or gardening projects.  And yet, the direct effect of these … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, family farming, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, small-scale farming

BOTTLE TOWERS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION – USE BOTTLE TOWERS http://youtu.be/jBY2NN-T0fc Building towers of recycled bottles and/or pots offers fantastic opportunities to grow fresh food with a minimum of water and fertilizer. One can grow at home, in cities and villages, … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Eating Weeds in Kenya (Action Against Hunger / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/blog/kenya-malnutrition-success-stories?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+acf-usa%2Fnews+%28Action+Against+Hunger+%7C+Updates%29 “We Were Eating Weeds”: From Suffering to Success in Kenya By Brianna Collins Creative Services Associate Our emergency nutrition program helps those affected by drought in the Horn of Africa In 2011, more than 20% of … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, nutrition

A new version of my video (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

On October 17, 2011 I have uploaded a short video on the way to build bottle towers for food production at home (http://youtu.be/-uDbjZ9roEQ).  My main objective was to show that it is quite easy for every family to produce fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, drylands, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, poverty

UN and European Union stress need to address malnutrition in Malawi (UN News Centre)

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44284&Cr=food+security&Cr1=#.UTco-Md_bK0 During a visit to Malawi, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Union (EU) Development Commissioner highlighted the need to address malnutrition and food insecurity in the African country, … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, family farming, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

CAN FOOD CROPS BE GROWN SAFELY IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS? (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Some gardeners fear that growing vegetables or herbs in plastic containers (bottles, pots, buckets and the like) could be dangerous because of the supposed leaching of Bisphenol A (BPA), and the “possibility” that this leached BPA could be absorbed by … Continue reading →

Posted in bottle towers, container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, kitchen garden, malnutrition, vegetables

A simple, but interesting experiment at home (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Anywhere on this planet, the beauty of plants and animals in a garden is food for the soul.  Simple experiments on plant growth in containers can throw a better light on efficient methods to produce food with a minimum of … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Are chemicals and toxins leaching out of plastic containers and into the vegetables grown in them ? (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

An interesting question (Dustin BAUTISTA, Guam) : “Hello and Greetings from the beautiful Island of Guam, Dr. Van Cotthem: After following your blog and Facebook page, I am inspired to try installing a bottle tower garden at one of my … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, food / food security, Research / science