Hello dear Steemians,
I was planning to write a short intro as a part of an weekly curation post bu @torico on the topic of sustainability.
But as it usually happens with me, a short 50 word intro turned into a 600 words post :)
So here it is, my "short" introduction on why I think I will be a suitable new curator for the Minnow Support Project, sustainability weekly curation digest.
My story with hydroponics and urban farming began out of a passion for two seemingly contradictory but complementary domains - technology and nature.
Being a computer geek, a technology enthusiast and a nature lover led me more than seven years ago to a subject that now consumes me. At that time was just beginning to tickle what I now believe has the potential to change the world for the better and help humanity to deal with the ecological and nutritional challenges of the industrialized 21st century.
In 2011, I set up a hydroponic business whose aim was to introduce this revolutionary technology into people's lives with the help of easy to use growing systems that would give them the freedom to grow their own food, even without a garden or land.
It was not long before this vision expanded to providing professional knowledge to future generations by introducing the hydroponics technology into schools, thus providing them with the opportunity to learn and experience this new type of modern agriculture., to stimulate their curiosity and broaden the horizons of those who will soon lead to a change in consumption habits and the improvement of global ecology.
And to be honest there is nothing more beautiful to see, then a face of a child that understood something about this world, that his parents are still not aware of. From there, the road for integrating the technology in different organizations, associations, institutions for disadvantaged people, participation in a variety of social projects was short.
All those projects influenced and increased the exposure to all the potential that this technology has in helping to change the world.
In a relatively short time, hydroponics and Urban Farming simply became the right idea at the right time and place and I am grateful for the right to be part of a revolution that seems to be getting stronger. In addition to my work in the field, I have built an informative magazine website that provides free professional information, including DIY guides, and inspires anyone who is interested in the field and thinks about starting to grow his own food.
So to sum it up !
I have quite a few interests, I like coding, I like building websites, but the thing i like the most is being out there in the nature, to grow food and other kinds of plants , I like technology and utilizing it for all the other stuff mentioned above.
I love the concept of close cycles, of using the natures magic resources like solar power, like photosynthesis...but I also love automation and controlling the shit out of it by using modern solutions like iOT, smart sensors , etc…
I will do my best to use this weekly curation digest to find the most amazing posts written that week on like minded topics. I hope in the future we will be able to add some competitions and a little bit more interaction.
I want to thank our dear @torico , for giving me the opportunity to take her place as the curator of MSP Sustainability Curation Digest and I hope I’ll be able to step into her shoes and keep providing you with an awesome digest that will make you keep coming for more !
So if you are interested in sustainability, in gardening, urban farming or anything else to do with the environment, if you want to learn or teach ways in which we all can live more sustainable, be it with technology or 100 year old trick and techniques...make sure to follow me up and join our weekly curations!
And I'll leave you with this quote :)
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
– Robert Swan, Author
See you next Sunday!
If you read this post and don't know what I am talking about, make sure to read the latest weekly Sustainability Curation by @torico