My name is Dustin Betz. I am currently a junior at Penn State University majoring in Plant Biology and with intended minors in Horticulture and Engineering Entrepreneurship.Tumblr (3.0; @betzidea)http://betzideas.com/ TFF Challenge!: Last day to vote for our team’s project in the Thought for Food...http://betzideas.com/post/50093764234http://betzideas.com/post/50093764234Fri, 10 May 2013 11:50:11 -0400We are gaining some awesome momentum in the Thought for Food competition&#8212;thanks AgriTecture...http://betzideas.com/post/50025791971http://betzideas.com/post/50025791971Thu, 09 May 2013 14:35:54 -0400GreenTowers ongoing R&D blog, managed by Mike Ghen: Check out this link to see all the R&D...http://betzideas.com/post/42677442937http://betzideas.com/post/42677442937Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:48:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7017144e66c520e72d09e580860c5bcc/tumblr_mhyrkpFFMJ1rqetn0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Newest/Larger-scale shelved aquaponics system that we recently put together at our downtown #MakeSpace location. We will scale this tech to construct the vertical growbed system in the ISBU vertical greenhouse prototype later this semester.</p>http://betzideas.com/post/42676542393http://betzideas.com/post/42676542393Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:36:25 -0500makespaceaquaponicsDiyvertical farmingGreenTowers - Spring 2013 Gearing-Up Vid: Kudos to our videographer in residence Dan Lesher for...http://betzideas.com/post/42676098513http://betzideas.com/post/42676098513Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:30:30 -0500GreenTowers gets some coverage from Penn State LIVE!: I actually had not known that “More than...http://betzideas.com/post/37271061436http://betzideas.com/post/37271061436Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:32:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7e9wd6Yk1rqetn0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>New GreenTowers handout flier for tonight’s TEDxPSU event!  </p>http://betzideas.com/post/36739637180http://betzideas.com/post/36739637180Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:13:08 -0500Mike's Springboard blog entry + website getting started (!): Check out what my GreenTower’s...http://betzideas.com/post/36262011077http://betzideas.com/post/36262011077Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:15:56 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdvexjWk3m1rqetn0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This pic was taken right after we were announced as the winning team for the the 2012 Ag Springboard Competition.  Leading up the team for this GreenTowers project has so far been one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had.  Now that we have secured some seed funding through the MNE Innovation challenge and the Ag Springboard Competition, we can finally move our work towards actually building a real-scale prototype!  I still don’t know exactly what the coming months have in store for GreenTowers, but I do know that it’s gonna be a blast. </p>http://betzideas.com/post/36260779038http://betzideas.com/post/36260779038Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:56:07 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XMQSV6heI_g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s the video myself, <a href="http://vimeo.com/dleshh" title="Dan Lesher" target="_blank">Dan Lesher</a>, and the rest of the GreenTowers team put together for the 2012 Penn State Ag Springboard Competition.  Dan’s cinematography is great, my narrating is not so much. (It gets hard to watch towards the end, all those little nitty/gritty/guessy details…)</p>http://betzideas.com/post/36257849687http://betzideas.com/post/36257849687Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:11:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4p7q4YeZZ1rqetn0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://betzideas.com/post/23882916610http://betzideas.com/post/23882916610Sun, 27 May 2012 16:32:28 -0400Windowfarms: So I won (!) the PSU Ag60 Entrepreneurial Pitch competition today!  It was an...http://betzideas.com/post/20377821905http://betzideas.com/post/20377821905Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:07:14 -0400AgUrban AgriculturehydroponicsaquaponicsentrepreneurshipAn overwhelming number of citizens across this country are of the opinion that the United States War...http://betzideas.com/post/19902138589http://betzideas.com/post/19902138589Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:43:06 -0400ACLUNDAAOWSOccupyWar on Drugscivil libertiesHR347<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14765127&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/>http://betzideas.com/post/19844882976http://betzideas.com/post/19844882976Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:20:41 -0400BeirutScenic World<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0a8yuF86C1qg81iwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://betzideas.com/post/19815382485http://betzideas.com/post/19815382485Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:59:14 -0400Grist FTW, I love this site and this idea: CanopyEngine: Open-source, real-time content curation for...http://betzideas.com/post/19769424738http://betzideas.com/post/19769424738Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:51:05 -0400ExposeTheBastards.com: This is an interesting blog of a soon-to-be released documentary entitled...http://betzideas.com/post/19646937593http://betzideas.com/post/19646937593Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:43:07 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36881035" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Cool video that gets to the crux of contemporary problems with the copyright system.  It’s the last of in a four-part series and the most informative of them all, but I’d recommend watching them all if copyright is the kind of thing that tickles your fancy.  </p> <p>“<span class="Apple-style-span">Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.” —Mark Twain</span></p>http://betzideas.com/post/19645760630http://betzideas.com/post/19645760630Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:23:28 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MqQySJnHcHI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">This a video I created for the Penn State 2012 Ag-60 Elevator Pitch video contest. It briefly outline some of my ideas about future aquaponics products and markets as well as how social business models could be utilized to promote local, healthy and organic food access around the world.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Ch-</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Ch-</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Ch-</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Ch-</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Ch-</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Ch-</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Ch-</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Check it ouuut.  I’d say to vote for me, but it’s a picky-panel contest. </span></p>http://betzideas.com/post/19645258895http://betzideas.com/post/19645258895Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:15:07 -0400“Our democracy has been hacked. It’s not working the way it should. —Al...http://betzideas.com/post/19300112830http://betzideas.com/post/19300112830Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:19:00 -0400SXSW