The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on April 1 Story co-written with Lili Stapel Transformer greenhouses invented by Bob Houghton, a retired Western Carolina University professor and former elementary school teacher, are more affordable than standard greenhouses and make all-year-round gardening an easily attainable goal. In Houghton’s new book, “Transformer Greenhouses: Multi-season […]
Cullowhee man invents a better greenhouse
April 1, 2021 by Tessa Bradshaw
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Marine and plant farming merge in aquaponics
May 16, 2013 by Ben Haines
Randy Reinke is a new graduate of Western Carolina University with a bachelor of science degree in natural resource conservation and management. He spent his senior year developing a fully functional aquaponic farming system in the WCU campus greenhouse. What is aquaponics? It is a hybrid of two different farming techniques. The cultivation of plant […]
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