aquaponics

• “It's all part of a home experiment he is conducting in a form of year-round, sustainable agriculture called aquaponics - a neologism that combines hydroponics (or water-based planting) and aquaculture (fish cultivation) - which has recently attracted a zealous following of kitchen gardeners, futurists, tinkerers and practical environmentalists.”

  NYT > Home Page

• “This hybrid system (known as aquaponics) circulates water from the fish tank into the watercress tray, where watercress and pebbles clean out nitrogen and other waste from the fish.”

  Memphis Flyer

• “Sarah Christman of Growing Power will run the nonprofit group's "market stand," where she will answer questions about aquaponics, which is the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment, and vermiculture, the science of composting using different species of worms.”

  JSOnline.com

• “New technologies are being developed in agriculture — such as aquaponics — and in other fields that can be brought together to colonize the ocean.”

  The Gyre: A Floating Underwater Eco-Skyscraper | Inhabitat

• “Why not fund a program to convert all those renegade hydroponics experts to "aquaponics," the brilliant marriage of fish farming and greens growing perfected by MacArthur genius Will Allen at Milwaukee's Growing Power?”

  Kerry Trueman: The Bitter Taste of "Lemon Socialism": Let Them Eat Crap

• “In some areas, "aquaponics" has already become a catchphrase.”

  Colorado Springs Independent

• “If you search online there are plenty of kits available for those who want a ready-made option, but -- as Torcellini told me -- most backyard aquaponics farmers are very DIY.”

  The Huffington Post: Kirsten Dirksen: Farm Fish in Your Backyard: DIY Aquaponic System Uses Fish Poo to Fertilize Vegetables (VIDEO)

• “Since the plants don't need dirt, aquaponics allows gardeners to produce more food in less space.”

  The Huffington Post: Kirsten Dirksen: Farm Fish in Your Backyard: DIY Aquaponic System Uses Fish Poo to Fertilize Vegetables (VIDEO)

• “Aquaponics is being done on a more massive scale by some small commercial farmers, but the majority of aquaponics farmers are home hobbyists.”

  The Huffington Post: Kirsten Dirksen: Farm Fish in Your Backyard: DIY Aquaponic System Uses Fish Poo to Fertilize Vegetables (VIDEO)

• “And in addition to the vegetables they can grow, most aquaponics gardeners cultivate edible fish as well.”

  The Huffington Post: Kirsten Dirksen: Farm Fish in Your Backyard: DIY Aquaponic System Uses Fish Poo to Fertilize Vegetables (VIDEO)

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