What is Aquaponics? (VIDEO)
source: http://www.organicnation.tv/blog/new-video-what-is-aquaponics.html
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Myles Harston of AquaRanch Industries has been working with aquaponics 1992. At his innovative facility, he grows tilapia and a wide variety of certified organic vegetables including lettuce, kale, chard, herbs, tomatoes, and hot peppers. Myles is hoping to become certified for organic fish production as soon as that standard, currently under development, is finalized by the USDA.
Because all inputs can be measured throughout the lifespan of the tilapia, Myles can guarantee a product free from heavy metals like Mercury (which wild-caught fish are often exposed to in our oceans and lakes) and free from hormonal manipulation. Many people are not aware that farm-raised fish often undergoes a sex change to the gender which grows the fastest. For example, in tilapia, the males grow faster so conventional producers change all the females to male. At Aquaranch, Myles spawns the fish himself to ensure that his process is all-natural.
While touring the facility, it occurred to me that Aquaponics could be a great solution for urban land-locked environments in need of safe, fresh food. Myles mentioned that this process could be done in old warehouses with rainwater collected on the rooftops!
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msumonica
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oh, i forgot to mention that my school does this right now to recycle human waste water, but i don't think they're using the water for crops or anything. the plants they've used to filter the nitrates look like they're straight out of jurassic park. but i believe that they're also using bacteria for this filtration process as well
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msumonica
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msumonica
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I'm trying to put together all of the resources I need for a hydroponic window farm. i wanted to use legume water, but it might be a better experiment to see if i could compare the growth of both the legume water and the poo water from the aqua culture pond. if this is true, i might also want to consider the advantage of not having to use dirt if the poo water is as good as they say that it is. has anyone else tried this?
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msumonica
