{"id":16841,"date":"2012-06-29T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radio.rumormillnews.com\/podcast\/?p=16841"},"modified":"2015-09-23T19:19:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T02:19:11","slug":"charles-ostman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radio.rumormillnews.com\/podcast\/2012\/06\/29\/charles-ostman\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Ostman describes the amazing potential of hydroponic gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charles Ostman encourages listeners to grow food locally using hydroponics and vertical farming – modern versions of the Victory Gardens popular during WWII.
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Charles Ostman is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Futures, a consulting group that provides strategic research and analysis for Fortune 500 companies and institutions worldwide. <\/p>\n

An active contributor to the Millennium Project for Global Futures Studies and Research, Charles has devoted over 30 years of his professional career working in state-of-the-art electronics, materials science, advanced computing, and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

High tech companies that have benefited from his knowledge and technical expertise include GTE Lenkurt, Litton Industries, Lucas Films, Phoenix Laser Systems, NanoThinc, Omni Scientific Instruments, and Evolutionary Networks.<\/p>\n

He is the author of numerous technical papers and participates in a wide variety of international conferences and seminars.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to listen to an excerpt of Charles Ostman’s Aug. 26, 2011 appearance on the radio program when he was a featured guest with Richard C. Hoagland.<\/p>\n

References<\/strong>
\nThe Millennium Project <\/a>
\nThe Millennium Project was founded in 1996 after a three-year feasibility study with the United Nations University, Smithsonian Institution, Futures Group International, and the American Council for the UNU. It is now an independent non-profit global participatory futures research think tank of futurists, scholars, business planners, and policy makers<\/p>\n

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man<\/a>
\nRecommended book by John Perkins<\/p>\n

American Hydroponics<\/a>
\nAmerican Hydroponics provides state-of-the-art crop performance products and services for people to grow crops successfully, year round for pleasure and profit in any environment with an emphasis on conserving resources.<\/p>\n

General Hydroponics<\/a>
\nMajor manufacturer of hydroponic equipment, supplies and nutrients, distributed through dealers worldwide.<\/p>\n

AutoPot Watering and Irrigation Systems – Hydroponics<\/a>
\nSave Water…Grow Beautiful Plants<\/p>\n

Aquaponics 4 You<\/a>
\nStep-By-Step How to Build Your Own Aquaponics System<\/p>\n

The Vertical Farm Project<\/a>
\nAgriculture for the 21st Century and Beyond<\/p>\n

The Wartime Kitchen & Garden<\/a>
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