WEDNESDAY 15th DECEMBER

Busy, Busy. So straight into the fray.

And the first one is:
Trout don’t like hot water, nigh, trout don’t even like warm water. From my experience somewhere around 25 degrees C and they start to struggle. It’s not actually the temperature that gets ‘em, it’s the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) level. See as the temperature of the water rises, the saturation level of DO goes down. And trout are....

Aubrey Parsons, Richard Robotham and Aaron Stachowski, all seniors at Judson, studied the feasibility of an aquaponics operation — raising fish and vegetables in an urban environment.

They talked to two organizations already growing fish and food — one in New York City and one in Milwaukee, Parsons said. They also reached out to grocery store chains and found few willing to...

Enter aquaponics, a system of food gardening that has a small but growing following, not least because its advantages seem almost too good for being true. An aquaponics installation requires no soil, scant water (two-ten percent of that which is employed in usual vegetable garden), a modest financial outlay and minimal maintenance.

Buddhists in the Bathtub: Aquaponics, Boulder Style  by The Aquaponic Source

Olomana Gardens / In a concrete jungle, green dreams are made of aquaponics. How it works: Aquaponics combines aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (soil-less farming in nutrient-rich... 

ELGIN — If run as a non-profit and with the right marketing, an aquaponics business could be successful in Elgin.

However, turning the second floor of the Tower Building into a for-profit shared office space for small businesses likely would lose money

We’ve grown accustomed to hearing about sustainable endeavors like urban farming around town, but fish farming? Who knew? Thanks to the Massachusetts Avenue Project’s ambitious aquaponics (aquaculture plus hydroponics) system, fresh fish raised locally and sustainably on Buffalo’s West Side is...
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Aquaponic systems need a fish tank and a separate plant tank. I had to choose between buying an existing, prefabricated tank or building my own custom tank. I couldn’t find an existing one that would fit into the space available....

Voices from the Good Food Movement: Aquaponics at Our school at Blair Grocery...

 

The Urban Conversion Visits Colorado Aquaponics

The great folks at The Urban Conversion recently paid a visit to JD Sawyer, of Colorado Aquaponics. JD has set up 3 different aquaponic systems in The GrowHaus, and hes showing Rodman the ropes.

From 120 thingsAquaponics Cheese Handmade fishing lures Mold making Solar hot water

Aquaponics - Duckweed auto feeder side view

To add clarity to the previous post, here is a side view animation of the duckweed auto feeder.

Which is better Hydroponics or Aquaponics?Posted on December 9, 2010 Which is better to have, considering maintenance, yield, costs

Fishy Farm Creates Polyculture System for Home Use:Fishy Farm out of Hillsboro, Oregon has created both an indoor and outdoor aquaponic-horticulture-vermiculture system that can grow food and raise fish all within the comfort of your humble abode or backyard

Planting a vegetable garden is a great way to save money on grocery bills, enjoy fresh, healthy, and delicious foods, and reduce your carbon footprint, but across much of the United States, 

Affnans Aquaponics: Conceptual 3D Rendering of Aquaponics - Abhar Amir...: "Receive pictures from Abhar Amir Alias The following picture are interesting 3D rendering by Abhar Amir Alias. The siphon below is an impr..."

 That will do for today
All the Best
OZZIE

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What a Wicked Wet Wednesday

Wonderful Watery Wednesday

Yes we are still getting regular downpours so we have plenty of water in the seven tanks (plus the bore water) But Really, How much water can a puddle hold...

Now, lets see what I can find to amuse all my friends this time around....

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Have you joined Aquaponic Garden yet? Well, heres one young man who has....

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It is not formidable to pattern a simple aquaponic complement which can be placed indoors or outdoors. The options ye have been to squeeze a readymade pack or get the components from your internal hardware plus hobby supply stores plus set up the section yourself.
What have been the components of a simple aquaponics system?

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In the middle of the semester, we became discouraged with our initial project.  We were starting to tackle a problem in our own lives, but felt we weren’t learning or exploring enough.  Around the same time, we came across Elle Sheiferstein’s Aquaponics project, Green Farmed Foods on youtube.  Elle came to Baltimore from New York initially to rehab old rowhomes and create housing.  When she came across the Old Augenbrack Beer Brewery she initially wanted to
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From E-Zine Articles:
You can design an aquaponics at home system that can produce fresh organic vegetables and raise fish at the same time. Taking a lesson from fish farming otherwise known as aquaculture and the practice of raising plants without soil known as hydroponics a marriage of the two worlds are created to form aquaponics.
Aquaponics at home can be a very basic system designed to grow a small herb garden or an aggressive system designed to raise organic vegetables to feed an entire household.

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 From :Aquaponic Lynx LLC - Helping Families Grow Food

Well, getting ready for some new catfish so we moved the aquarium outdoors to become the new Quarantine Aquaponics system.
We decided the big aquarium indoors was too much moisture for the house and we needed more storage space in the spare room. Well why not set it up outside? I did add a cover in front to keep the sun off the tank as the algae would otherwise have taken over and heated up the tank quickly.
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 From Articlesbase:
It is not difficult to design a basic aquaponic system that can be placed indoors or outdoors. The options you have are to purchase a readymade kit or get the components from your local hardware and hobby supply stores and build the unit yourself.
What are the components of a basic aquaponics system?

1. A fish tank with fish, the size you select will be determined by where you locate it and the scope of your system.
2. A grow bed with plants, there is no limit here in terms of what you can grow, it will depend on your goals, the type of water flow and the space you have dedicated to the aquaponics system.
3. A water pump and filtration system, it is vital that a perfect....

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 From The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources:
One of the best kept secrets in the University of Hawaii System is the aquaculture research
and extension complex that is nestled in the mauka corner of Windward Community College
and State Hospital campuses. Beginning in 2009 CTAHR’s aquaculture research and extension
program began to include aquaponic technologies, which integrates aquaculture and hydroponic
food production methods. It is currently being used as....
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 A word from Murray Hallum:We’re very excited about this next DVD offering from Practical Aquaponics Murray Hallam because its something that he’s been asked to do continually over the years by many people who want to build their own aquaponics system.

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 From 120 Things in 20 Years: Aquaponics - Pump-less cycling Success!

Sometimes, I know things like cycling a pile of gravel should work, but Im still surprised when they actually do.

After shovelling 3/4 of the gravel into my grow bed, I got lazy and went to bed. But I thought Id try getting a head start to cycling up my system as gravel in a grow bed, and a pile of gravel on the ground.

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Some Videos from HOWSTUFFWORKS: The big trend in produce farming is to move it indoors and grow the plants hydroponically. This offers the same kind of advantages in terms of water consumption, weather and consistency, and also opens up the possibility of urban farming. Here is an example of an advanced hydroponic lettuce farm:

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 From Can You Feed Your Family With Aquaponics?
Thanks for all these great aquaponic links and ideas.  Thank you, Jag, for the film clip.  The man, Hobie, whom the speaker is most directly conversing is a long time friend of mine.  The plant he is featuring, taro, is an important one of our staples.
My favorite part of focusing my efforts and concerns on food production, is that it makes me happy.  Cultivating life around us, is so much more joyful and fulfilling than stressing about the rise of fascism and an impending economic collapse.  ... I do both, rejoice in the abundant biology around me and stress about the digression in our society.  I like the happy part best, so I place the most energy there.
Our aquaculture system should be up and running within the month.  Hopefully, the rainwater feed will minimize the need for the pump system that will be in place.  Well let you know how well we succeed.....

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Now From GOArticles:With the tough economic circumstances were all facing, getting inexpensive and quality foods and products is a growing challenge for even the most experienced shoppers. Prices are through the roof to the point where it seems you have to spend a fortune to have a healthy diet. More inexpensive products are always of lower quality, this holds true for food as well. You can now get the best organic fruits, vegetables, and fish… plus save money at the same time! Where does this come from? It comes from your own farm…

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 Well, Time has got away from me again. So until Friday Take really good care of yourselves (especially on the roads, and please no accidents if youre on holidays).
Bye 4 Now
OZZIE

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What A Great Day to have a Wednesday on

Suppose we had to have Wednesdays on another day......like Saturday. Then wed have no middle of the week... Or would we.....Hmmmmm....

Well the plants and the fish dont care So I guess I shouldnt either.

So the best I can do is, Blog on regardless.

WELCOME

A practical workshop on how to produce your own organic vegetables and fresh fish in one sustainable, closed-loop system, in your own backyard.
Organic vegetables can be grown highly efficiently while filtering nutrient rich pond water which contains a variety of aquatic life. Fish, yabbies, mussels etc grown in the closed system of aquaponics provide a renewable food source and are a fascinating and educational experience to watch grow.
Sydney Autumn Aquaponics - 2 Apr 2011 - 3 Apr 2011  9:00am - 5:00pm - Alexandria Park Community Centre - Alexandria, N.S.W. - Aquaponics Workshop

The Urban Conversion and Colorado Aquaponics at The GrowHaus - Excellent Video showing The Urban Conversion host Rodman Schley visits Colorado Aquaponics with JD Sawyer at The GrowHaus in Denver Colorado. JD shows Rodman how aquaponics works and demonstrates introducing trout into one of the aquaponics systems.

  Nightly, NBC Promoting a better way of life through sustainable living brought to us by Anne Thompson

A rooftop greenhouse at Manhattan School for Children will serve as a science ... Latorre explained that aquaponics is a combination of hydroponics — when ...

A GROUP of college interns, educators, and faculty from the Cape Eleuthera ... on the kids faces when they learned about aquaponics," said Eric Bethel

Currently a small Colorado-based aquaponics company in Denver has three aquaponic systems up and running in the space, growing lettuce, chard, basil, tomatoes,

Affnans Aquaponics. Amateur Urban Aquaponics, if I can do it, you can do it too ..:). Video Update - 30th Nov 2010. Brief update of my setup. Apologize for the bad video quality, I need a new camera

I have built and been running a homemade hydroponics system in my gagrage growing tomatos and have recently discovered aquaponics(using fish for the nutrient

Aquaponics is extremely productive and uses a fraction of the water used by traditional agriculture. It is a perfect solution for urban living with restricted space

Garden Food Aquaponics hydroponics survival preparation Permaculture independence, do no harm, circle of life, time to change. make the changes for mental health as well as earth health. Free food, will GMO Food plus! Watch the Video

vg Conversion Rate of 6% ~ An evolution in Hydroponics, currently one of the hottest gardening offers available. Learn how to grow ten times the plants in less time. ~ Affiliates GoTo:
Aquaponics Need Help

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Ok so I am going to try my hand at Aquaponics. Im trying to do this as a self renewable system. So I can save the seeds from the grown plants and re-use them. I can also have a seperate tank for breeding more fish. So now I have to figure out a few other things

1. Food for the fish. how do I breed grubs,worms, blood worms, etc without soil?

2. How do I power my pump without electricity? Im thinking solar or wind.

3. Due to evaporation and plants using the water how do I replace it? I was thinking a few rain barrels, but if it doesnt rain for a while......? Guess where I suggested he comes...


How to pay Murray Hallam a visit the hard/long way

The new gardening style with aquaponics

AQUA GARDENER: James Tinker built a greenhouse over the summer to house his breakthrough aquaponic system. Photo by Claire LaSure

It starts with some rocks. Then some water, fish and vegetable plants. They can go in barrels or tubs outside or in a greenhouse. An aquaponics garden is a growing system that may sound like an odd amalgam of natural ingredients, but they all add up to an efficient and tasty cropper’s dream. Take it from James Tinker, who has been gardening off and on for 30 years.

Growing Lettuce, Fish Together Helps Environment

Written by Paul Day

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CBS4s Paul Day observes fish at Colorado Aquaponics 

Children faced with challenge have existed since the beginning of time. But fundamental health issues plaguing todays youth are unprecedented: Obesity and diabetes, once rare in children, are epidemic.

While a variety of factors come into play, diets of processed food and sedentary lifestyles are two of.....
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Kaiser Permanente today presented a $20,000 grant to the Institute of Human Services to support vocational skills training in urban agriculture and an edible gardening initiative in conjunction with IHS’ Rooftop Garden project at its Women’s and Family Shelter.MORE

FISHSONG / WORMSONG

Saturday, December 4, 2010
Open house 9am-2pm
Farm tour at 10:30am
@ Massachusetts Avenue Project, 271 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY
A temporary installation in the Massachusetts Avenue Project’s new aquaponics greenhouse — a multi-channel sound piece exploring the hidden sonic ecologies of MAP’s innovative and sustainable aquaponics system

I was recently in Egypt (Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai) where I am trying to develop an aquaponic system.
The advantage caused by low cost of land, electricity (0.07$kWh) and labour are counterbalanced by low price of tilapia at 1.5$ kg and vegetables (whole sale price basil 2$ tomatoes cherry 2.7$ salad 0.1$) water 2-4$ m3, and the 800$ ton cost of fish feed. MORE

Thats all for now, Be back real soon.

Ozzie

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WEDNESDAY POST

Good morning - running late again - sorry.
So I had better get straight to it:

Is backyard fish farming in our food future?

Reported by Luke Brocki

Have a look at the Video Report

 

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from-meatpacking-to-vertical-farming-in-back of the yards
One of Chicagos most interesting real estate deals of the past year wasnt a downtown development site, and it had nothing to do with the residential market — it was a former meatpacking facility in Back-of-the-Yards. A developer named John Edel (whose other recent development is this commercial building in Bridgeport) acquired a four-story building in July with plans to convert it into a vertical farm using aquaponics (hydroponics + fish) grow beds indoors and a greenhouse on

 

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COMMERCIAL AQUAPONICS TRAINING 

 I meet new people almost every day who are interested in pursuing commercial aquaponics and ask me for direction. They usually have no background in farming, hydroponics or aquaculture but are looking to take their lives on a new path. They want to be a part of the unique potential for global change that commercial aquaponics offers.

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Aquaponics Backyard
I want t? introduce ???t a ??tt?? known secret t? a healthier ??? money-saving gardening method. T?? aquaponics backyard farming system ?r??t?? rich nutrient vegetables ??? fresh fish t? add t? ???r dinner plate giving ??? ?r??t mouth-watering meals.
A lot ?f people ?r? starting t? ??? aquaponics b?????? t??? see t?? advantages t? having fresh

 

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 From England and from a normal tomato growers view:

Make Mine a Large One!

For some gardeners there is only one size of tomato – a large one!
There is nothing quite like biting into a large tomato, with the juice oozing out like a melon. One thin slice can cover a whole sandwich and when they are fully ripe, the taste can be exceptional.

Large varieties for taste and a successful crop.
Brandywine & Cheese
I would recommend Brandywine, an old heirloom which comes in a number of different strains and colours. The pink...

 

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 Now from Singapore:

And the agriculture is much: usually what is the best limbah for insignificant commentary boat? The week-long line of diversification on this past is entire generally because of the handy permission of member and high top systems. Both these highways are young in meaning a gepflügt for the twist of the work. Baculovirus penaei may be big in real deltas but is just to be determined or applied.

 

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Aquaponics
Project Type
Urban, Rural, Residential, Commercial, Community, School Projects, Philanthropic/aid, Demonstration, Educational, Permaculture Local Group/Transition Town/Permablitz

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An Aquaculture Community Site

Aquaponics Bus Tour September 15-17, 2009

David Stark filtering tanks

See all the Photos

 

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 ReturnTo Haslam

AFTER more than two decades, Christie Peucker returns to the town where she was raised. I fell out of a tree once. I was about six. It left me with a scar on my forearm. At night when I wash my face, water trickles down my arm and pools in the indent left by the scar.
It makes me smile every time because it reminds me of my childhood...

 

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Breakthroughs in Aquaponics
Well be introducing new and innovative ideas in the field of aquaponics as we find them. Aquaponics is a new science, combining the best of hydroponics and aquaculture, giving new meaning to the term "growing green"! There are tremendous expectations for

 

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 Next, here is a plethera of Aquaponic topics for you

 

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Ok that;s a wrap... Have fun with that last one

See you soon

O Z Z I E

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