28 September 2010

Aquaponics














Fish Farms with a Side of Greens
I have always had an eye on this industry in terms of its ability to work in a closed loop...where waste becomes food and vice-versa. The "cradle to cradle" for the food industry?

" Aquaponics — a combination of aquaculture, or fish cultivation, and hydroponics, or water-based planting — utilizes a symbiotic relationship between fish and plants. Fish waste provides nutrients for the plants, which in turn filter the water in which the fish live. Cuttings from plant are composted to create food for worms, which provide food for the fish, completing the cycle."

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