OMG, We just finished the San Francisco 'Green Festival'. I am only now getting my voice back and my arms still hurt from all my gesticulating. Anyway, we got a very good reception from our green sensitive 'constituency'. But how would we do in Peoria? I don't know. I believe the average person is ready to make a change that is 'adaptable' and 'reasonable'. We at Inka are trying to offer a way for people to deal with water and food resources simply and beautifully. If you can make a few simple changes at home, the implications could be world wide. We call this "Bio-Amelioration" , simple things that make the biological environment directly around you, better. The number one global issue is "Water", over 2 billion people are at risk of 'Hydraulic Poverty'. If we can better manage our water resources at our own homes, we can have an impact globally. Because, there is no big government agency, church, school or institution that is going to lead the way. Talk about social networking , the revolution in how we live in balance with the worlds natural resources is going to be up to us individually and collectively. I do not believe that a calvary is going to save us now. So, if we can figure out how to manage our own basic resources, within our own means, a lot of good can come of it. Each home could become a 'Green Lab'. We decided to really reconsider how an individual home, apt., hut, whatever, can use it's water resources to the maximum benefit. We created a series of hydroponic 'Micro Farms' that can grow plants on vertical surfaces ( excellent for urban/peri urban environments) and run on cycled and recycled water. . These small 'Wall and Stretch' gardens help people grow a garden where there is no arable land and limited water. Also, everyone who does decide to try vertical gardening is also entering a grand experiment with us. That could be considered a new biological 'social network'. ('Vision Drive') Everyone that plants vertically can stay in touch with us through our "forum page". The real idea here is to realize that you and I are the solution to he worlds problems. By combining intelligence,creativity, and concern for the world, we may have a chance to make a positive difference in the world, during our lifetime. Please stay in touch with us concerning anything you discover with your own experiments and even from using our garden systems..Thank you for reading! The adventure continues, Warm Regards, Paul paul@inka.fm

This weekend October 1-4, 2009, was our first debut of all of our water/ food growing systems in one location. About 1000 people walked through Kat Taylor's ( co founder of Inka ) home for the Junior League home tour. One of the many features of Kat's home was the 'Power Meter", with this new device, you can monitor your electric consumption and costs in a meter the reads out in dollars and cents. So, basically you know exactly how much power you are consuming, financially speaking. This device was invented and developed by Bill Littlehale of Nevada. Soon this device will be available to residents in California. Another big hit of the day was a 'Photovoltaic Glass' awning created by Schott Solar ,and installed by Object Assembly. Chris Whitney, the owner of Object Assembly is also the fabricator and designer of all of our devices for Inka. For this presentation, we set up the 'Rotating Garden' the 'Stretch Garden' the new plastic 'Wall Garden', and the Sun Curve 3.0. The Sun Curve has attracted the imagination of people from all around the world. For the first time it is possible to grow plants and fish in a very small area, and produce extra power to run a computer / phone system. The Stretch is a 1"inch thick fabric or 'Bio-Quilt" that can be installed on fence lines. walls or stretched between poles. Any way, we got a great response from the people there and it is encouraging to see that people from all walks of life are interested in our work. And to that end. This week , we have unveiled our 'Wall Garden'. This consumer model wall garden can grow vegetables, herbs, flowers and grasses vertically in a simple to install and operate garden. The grow area is about 1 meter x 1 meter. The exterior dimensions are 36" X48". We designed a built this vertical garden so that almost anyone can own and operate it. We are keeping the price as low as possible, ($299.) and still keeping all the components high quality, and assuring that the garden is an actual rugged 'tool'. As we continue to design and develop our market line of products we will tell you about it here. On October 16-18, 2009 we will be presenting our Sun Curve 3.0 and Stretch gardens at the Bioneers conference, at the Marin Civic center. Our next public presentation will be at the 'Tech Museum' in San Jose on November 9-23,2009. We will be collaborating with ISKEM. The reason for the exhibits is to educate and inspire people to think of sustainable and innovative ways to grow food and to build awareness for the work ISKME does with Open Educational Resources (OER) and innovative, collaborative processes for teachers and learners. And last but not least , we will be presenting at the "Green Festival' in San Francisco on November 13-15, at the Concourse center. Please come and check us out , we will have 2 booths and David Bealby ,our CEO will be speaking at the Sustainable Construction tent. Cheers, Paul

Hi Everyone,

I just came back from Maker's Faire. We have been "pedal to the metal" for the last few weeks getting ready as it was the public unveiling of our new Suncurve 3.0.