Aquaponics is a form of agriculture that combines raising fish in tanks (recirculating aquaculture) with soilless plant culture (hydroponics).  In aquaponics, the nutrient-rich water from raising fish provides a natural fertilizer for the plants and the plants help to purify the water for the fish.  Aquaponics can be used to sustainably raise fresh fish and vegetables for a family, to feed a village or to generate profit in a commercial farming venture, year ‘round, in any climate.

Natural and Sustainable

Aquaponics is a completely natural process that mimics all lakes, ponds, rivers and waterways on Earth. The only input into an aquaponics system is fish food. The fish eat the food and excrete waste, which is converted by beneficial bacteria to nutrients that the plants can use. In consuming these nutrients, the plants help to purify the water. You cannot use herbicides, pesticides or other harsh chemicals in an aquaponics system, making the fish and plants healthful and safe to eat.

Benefits of Aquaponics

• Use 1/6th of the water to grow 8 times more food per acre compared to traditional agriculture!
• All natural fertilizer source from fish waste.
• No reliance on mined and manufactured fertilizers.
• Efficient, sustainable and highly productive.
• Produce is free of pesticides and herbicides.
• Fish are free of growth hormones and antibiotics.
• Allows continuous production of food.
• Produces both a protein and vegetable crop.
• Integrated system is sustainable and earth-friendly.
• Eliminating soil eliminates soil borne diseases.
• When combined with Controlled Environment Agriculture, you can grow year ‘round in any climate