This past September, our co-founder and plant whisperer Tyaga  took the stage at the 2025 Aquaponics Conference  held at the University of Maryland . The room was filled with growers, educators, scientists, and curious food lovers—all gathered to explore the vibrant world of aquaponics : a closed-loop growing system that marries fish and plants in beautiful harmony. We’re thrilled to share a series of video clips from Tyaga’s talk, right here on the Gilded Granger blog. Whether you’re a home...

Texas Turmeric is already grown with Permaculture Principles of Design making the grow process ecological and regenerative. Permaculture Principles are applied with processing the turmeric as well. I've seen in India a woman cutting fine, thin slices of turmeric with a broad knife that she held with her feet. Even though it increases my labor we chose to use simple tools and our own human bodies to cut the turmeric. Every single slice of the raw root before it's dried is cut by my own...