Bradley Tech's Aquaponics Lab
An aquaponics system produces fast growing and
incredibly succulent fruits and vegetables while also providing
fish with another food source. Aquaponics is a sustainable, fun, and
simple way to produce excellent, healthy, high quality food for your friends
and family.
This works because the fish waste provides a
valuable nutrient source for the plants, and in turn the plants filter the
water for the fish. Plant waste (parts that are usually discarded) can then be
composted in a worm farm, or used directly by providing food for the fish.
Aquaponics was reportedly used by ancient civilizations such as the
Aztecs, and is now being used in modern cities everywhere.
Aquaponics is completely organic because the fish produce natural
fertilizer used by the plants - and that means no man-made chemicals!
Most aquaponics labs use tilapia because they are easy to maintain and
they grow quickly.
The vegetables grown in an aquaponics lab are typically marketed to
local communities, so products can be harvested right before use rather than
being transported across the countryside.
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