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    Aquaponics Explained: 12 Ways that Aquaponics Differs From Hydroponics

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ March 30, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

    On April 1st I’m giving a presentation at the Progressive Gardening Trade Association annual conference titled “Secrets to Selling Aquaponics”.  The audience will be primarily owners and managers of hydroponic stores.
    When I started thinking about the notion of “selling” aquaponics, the first thoughts in my business school-trained brain were about target markets.  How is the [...]

    A Fish Called Fertilizer

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

    Mention the words “fish fertilizer” and all too often growers are holding their noses. Sure, some fish-based products stink, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing! An aside—some growers mistakenly believe that root feeding fish-based products to their plants results in their produce tasting fishy! WRONG! But hey, these are probably the same folks that [...]

    The International Plight Of Salmon – Our Collective Responsibility

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    When I was growing up my extended family used to spend Christmas at the house of my grandfather in northern England. It was a time when the whole clan would come together to eat, drink and generally catch up. As part of the get-together my grandfather always laid on a special treat — a smoked [...]

    Aquaponics Explained – Part 2

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

    Welcome back to the aquaponics revolution.
    In the last issue we talked about just what aquaponics is (the marriage of aquaculture and hydroponics) and how it works. I described system types and then went into some detail about the creatures that live in a media-based aquaponics system: fish, plants, bacteria, and worms.
    This article is the second [...]

    Aquaponics Explained: Part 1

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ August 31, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

    Words: Sylvia Bernstein, www.theaquaponicsource.com
    Ready for a revolution?
    This article is the first in a two part series about aquaponics that will first describe aquaponic gardening, then focus on the practical details around the components of a thriving aquaponics system; from the fish, plants and bacteria to the grow beds, fish tanks and plumbing options.  Hopefully by the [...]

    Build Your Own Aquaponic Mini-Living-Wall

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ July 12, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

    Want to give your living room that special wow factor? Check out this neat project! It’s a miniature aquaponic living wall that you can build yourself! Simply follow our step-by-step guide …

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