GardenPool.org | How we turned an old backyard swimming pool into a self-sufficient garden in a desert city.

GardenPool.org | How we turned an old backyard swimming pool into a self-sufficient garden in a desert city.

To our knowledge, the GP (short for Garden Pool) is a one of a kind creation.

If we can do it then you can do it too.

The GP combines:

• solar power – harnessing and storing the sun’s energy
• water conservation – using less water and recycling waste water
• poultry farming – raising chickens
• aquaculture – raising tilapia fish
• hydroponic gardening – growing fruits, veggies, & herbs without soil
• organic horticulture – using natural methods to control garden pests
• aquaponics – the symbiotic cultivation of produce and fish in a recirculating hydroponic environment.
• biofiltration – natural water filtration method using biochemistry and duckweed.
• thermal mass - thousands of gallons of water that is warmed by the sun and being surrounded by earth and concrete provides “inertia” against temperature fluctuations.
• permaculture - GP systems mimic relationships found in natural ecologies.