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I know several of you wonder who and what I am. So I thought I might use a little of this space to give a bit of an insight to the Aussie who keeps bombarding you with this Journal. I wondered how I might do this and just this morning I received an email from a friend which had included in it a video that pretty much encapsulates what the  inner me is about. My thinking, beliefs and hopes for the future....

So here it is and I hope it doesnt chase you all away.

Now Back to The Job at hand:

First up, One families drive toward aquaponics and sustainability

MESA, Ariz. -- If you have a pool that youre tired of maintaining, but you dont want to spend the money to fill it or rip it out, Garden Guy Dave Owen might have a solution for you. Convert it to a garden.

Here is a video about two schools, that are highlighted in a news story for winning $10000 of grant money for their students’ projects linking sustainability education, community and industry partnerships.

Chris Newman, a onetime novelist, has converted 14,000 square feet in a former rose-growing facility into stream channels, gravel beds and water pipes to raise fish and grow vegetables commercially.

 Lots of video today - Now some Education - 

Fish farming is making a splash with students at a South Side university. They are hoping it will inspire others in their community to eat locally grown, healthy foods.

Aside from getting more information and unravelling different mysteries of the ocean, marine biologists also aim to learn more about processes that will ultimately provide for the growing needs of populations all over the globe.

Finally a major article from ATTRA.

Thanks for your company....

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Ozzies Aquaponics Digest

Aquaponics offers an answer to food shortages in the Pacific
Updated 14 October 2013, 9:34 AEST
Could the fledgling science of aquaponics be one way of solving food shortages in some of the most hard-pressed areas of the Pacific.

Aquaponics offers an answer to food shortages in the Pacific (Credit: ABC)
Offering a combination of fish farming and vegetable production, it would seem to be an ideal way of creating almost a complete food package - and it can be done on a small and very efficient scale.

This Special Report from ABC Radio in Australia (including the Broadcast)

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ADVISORY/ Chefs José Andrés, Ingrid Hoffmann and Adrianne Calvo to Join Kick Off of Plant it Forward crops to table educational program at One America tour stop in Miamis Liberty City

Miami-Dades largest aquaponic lab will open to educate students about urban agriculture; Celebrity chefs will lead discussion on how to innovate in making food accessible to all; Volunteers to assemble 1,000 mobile garden bags for local residents in need

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Aquaponics: The Future of Local Food?
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A new movement is growing in our backyards and onto our plates. Cultivating one’s own food is becoming a more common practice and has lead to a handful of small businesses sprouting up around the ‘Burg. We at iLovetheBurg.com reached out to a few - 

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Aquaponics Cafe - Saint Petersburg, FL - Restaurant | Facebook

Aquaponics Cafe, Saint Petersburg, FL. 250 likes · 48 talking about this · 11 were here. Aquaponics Cafe is a cafe where all of our food will be grown organically ...

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Hannah & Friends greenhouse gives residents work experience
Posted: Oct 10, 2013 5:53 AM

By Amanda Johnson, Multimedia Journalist
A new greenhouse at the Hannah & Friends campus, is giving residents a chance to learn a unique way of farming and work skills.

"A couple times a week we come out here to feed the fish and also to test the PH and levels of ...MORE

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Nitrogen in Aquaponics
Posted By Nate Storey on Oct 9, 2013

Why Nitrogen First?

In the world of human economy, politics and society, there are many different currencies, all of which are traded for goods.  This could be oil, US dollars, Facebook Likes or Grandmas cookies.  The natural world has similar currencies- trading in oxygen, carbon, and perhaps the most precious currency of all: nitrogen.

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Aquaponics New Member Orientation
Posted October 9th, 2013 by PCC STEM

Join us on Thursday, Oct 10 at 12pm in SV-29 to learn about exciting internship opportunities with Aquaponics!





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Aquaponics research helps Haitian orphanage
By Molly Sigler, Reporter  |  Sunday, October 6, 2013 11:32 PM

A small operation in one of St. Thomas’ greenhouses might have big implications for developing countries.

Biology professor Gaston “Chip” Small and his classes are researching how to optimize a food production effort in Grace Village, Haiti

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And finally from Murray Hallum.

A Blast From The Past.

A look back at a simple home system I upgraded in 2006.  The system was an expansion of one of my very first Aquaponics systems and proved to be an exciting learning experience. I want to share with you the photos that show the explosive growth in those very young media beds.

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