THE MONDAY EDITION OF THE AQUAPONICS DIGEST

I was asked how come I call these digests Monday, Wednesday and Friday editions when they are dated Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Quite simply, Im in the "Land Down Under" and we are reasonably close to that line that separates today from tomorrow. So in order to put it out at a time that sort of coincides with the middle ground, I decided in my moments of stupidity to do this thing at around midnight. But I have a feeling that this really isnt necessary so I do believe Im about to have a change of heart and put it out earlier.

Now to work:

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Farm tourism in full bloom in rural San Diego -- Some local farm tours to try, too...
By Don Curlee and Ah-Ha Farm Beat
    San Diego County contains more small farms than any other U.S. county, according to the county Farm Bureau. It’s home to about 6,000 farmers and 6,565 small family farms and is the country’s top producer of avocados and nursery crops. Farming contributes $5.1 billion in annual value to the county’s economy, according to the Farm Bureau. It takes the $1.5 billion value of the county’s crops and multiplies by 3.4 to obtain a total economic value for agriculture.
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From the forums
Hello from Tokyo
My Name is Alfred and i live in Tokyo.
I am Austrian ,30 years in Japan and very interested in Aquaponics since last year.I think there are no Aquaponicer in Japan(maybe i am wrong)so please correct me.
Worked for 30 years in the Restaurant buisenesse in Tokyo.
Lately i talked with some people about Aquaponics and found a view friends.
I am thinking about a commercial system wich will be succsesful.
I running allready a 1000 liter system and looking forwards to a bigger one.[MORE]
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Future vision elaborated, I hope.
I will try to get some more detailed thoughts into my line of discussion around driving forces for aquaponic production.  I’m not sure if this was EXACTLY the section that I was asked to expand, but if it is, I hope this helps.

By now many people know that I think the world has gone mad and that in some way, I blame the marketing crowd for that.  Humanity has ended up on a treadmill of 24 hour production and income generation, but for all the wrong reasons[MORE]
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Amagazines   
Search Results - aquaponics system
Oh Yes, plenty of information HERE

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Aquaponics will change how we get our food
By: Ben Scheelk

It’s that unremitting sound, the endless gurgling of water as it runs off the improvised rockwool filtration system, which always reminds me that my roommate is saving the world. Well, maybe not directly, but he is experimenting with an old idea in a bold and innovative way that has the potential to revolutionize how much of the world’s population gets its food.

It’s called aquaponics, and the idea is to create a[MORE]
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My future vision for aquaponics
For the photo competition, we were asked to select up to five different pictures from members that we believed represents the future of aquaponics.  This got my head going, and I eventually selected some pictures that represented the following trends:

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Online Introduction to Aquaponics Workshop

Time: March 8, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: online
City/Town: anywhere USA
Website or Map: http://www.coloradoaquaponics…
Phone: 720-470-7007
Event Type: training, workshop
Organized By: Tawnya Sawyer
Latest Activity: 13 hours ago
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Event Description

March 8th and March 10th, 6pm - 8pm MT - online training

The interest in aquaponics is growing rapidly, but not everyone gets a chance to attend a class. During two evening web based sessions the Introduction to Aquaponics workshops will cover :
Benefits of Aquaponics
System Components
System Designs
Fish Selection and Health
Plant Selection and Health
Bacteria and the Nitrification Cycle
System Design Ratios
System Startup Procedures
Ongoing Maintenance Procedures
Tips and Tricks For MORE
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Aquaponics?Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture

Aquaponics is a bio-integrated system that links recirculating aquaculture with hydroponicvegetable, flower, and/or herb production. Recent advances by researchers and growers alike
have turned aquaponics into a working model of sustainable food production. This publicationprovides an introduction to aquaponics with brief profiles of working units around the country.
An extensive list of resources points the reader to print and Web-based educational materials forfurther technical assistance.
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In restoration, hands get wet and brains fed
By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer
LANAI CITY - While conservationists work to restore the native watershed on Lanaihale tree by tree, theyre getting some help from students at Lanai High and Elementary School.

For the past two years, science teacher Lisa Galloway has been getting her students out of the classroom and into the greenhouse, where they learn ecology and also grow seedlings for the watershed restoration effort.
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Tropical Aquaponics
E-Books
Challenges and Opportunities for Aquaponics in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Clyde S. Tamaru, Bradley Fox, Marissa Lee,
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 Now this new section, where we try to find articles that nare primarily of interest to the everyday gardener, which however we feel could be of interest or help in broadening ourunderstanding of what, why and how Aquapods do things.

Lets Talk Seeds
With warmer weather just around the corner (we hope), many of us turn our thoughts to gardening, and to those lovely seed catalogs calling our names. Learn more about seed saving from a professional, and meet two new bloggers, Amy and Lawrence, who both talk seeds in their first posts. More...
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Where There’s Muck There’s Brass
In this newsletter, we’ll discuss various types of compost and whether or not to feed seedlings – are we killing them with kindness?
Compost – the earth in bags from the garden centre!
Where there’s muck there’s brass – the old saying is true when it comes to buying compost. It is expensive and large pots and containers need lots of it!
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Thats it for another day
See You Soon
Take Care
O Z Z I E

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Its Weekend Edition Time

Welcome

Welcome to any and every new visitor to the Digest. I hope you have an enjoyable and enlightening experience each time you visit. This issue will be focussing on catchup as my little book is getting a bit full and that means when I pass these sites and Blogs on to you they may be a bit late and we dont want that to happen.

So lets do it....

Back to the Environmental Centre. Yes, weve been there but this is from another site and so a different viewpoint. - Aquaponics explored in course at Tom Ridge Environmental Center

Affnans Aquaponics is Back this time touching on Ferns

A download site for some Murray Hallam Information

Aquaponics o2 - Building a System Video

Murray has linked to a series of download sites and as I find them Ill show them because they may hold other morsels of great joy. Well it could be worth a look.

Here is another One

The Bulldog Kaimuki High School Honolulu, HI

Starting your A/P System using fishless cycling

120 things is next talking about SLUGS

Eco is next with Worm Farming and Aquaponics


Improved crop production practices, diversification of the agriculture sector and encouragement of mini-aquaponics systems are some of the key focus areas

An Aquaponics setup growing organic vegetables and raising fish

A 3-day aquaponics workshop will be held in Montello, Wisconsin, USA, from 9-11 December 2010
  
Aquaponics in Wisconsin

recirculating-aquaculture

Can You Feed Your Family With Aquaponics? 
  
How to build aquaponics system 

 WARNING WARNING. OCD Aquaponics 7

Killian Morgan Griffins Greenthumb Gardening 2010 - Update

all is well and at Peace....
Hope you enjoy yourselves with this issue. I certainly have so far.
Bye for now
OZZIE

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THE WEEKEND EDITION OF THE DIGEST

So, we meet again and again I welcome you to this Weekend edition of Ozzies Aquaponics Blog:

And from Murray Hallams Forum:
Aquaponics in schools

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Hi Murray
Murray I have been asked by 2 schools (1 in Brisbane and 1 on the Sunshine Coast) about aquaponics and one of the questions they have is how many other schools have a system in SEQ.and could they have a look at one ?
A person from the school has seen a aquaponic system already but I think they would like to talk to someone at the school about how they went about it.

If anyone else has an idea on this I will pass the information back to them.

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Commercial Aquaponics
meet new people almost every day who are interested in pursuing commercial aquaponics and ask me for direction. They usually have no background in farming, hydroponics or aquaculture but are looking to take their lives on a new path. They want to be a part of the unique potential for global change that commercial aquaponics offers.

I usually counsel them to start by reading my blog post “Commercial Aquaponics: 10 Things to Consider Before Taking the Plunge” and take the time to

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In restoration, hands get wet and brains fed
LANAI CITY - While conservationists work to restore the native watershed on Lanaihale tree by tree, theyre getting some help from students at Lanai High and Elementary School.

For the past two years, science teacher Lisa Galloway has been getting her students out of the classroom and into the greenhouse, where they learn ecology and also grow seedlings for the watershed restoration effort.
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Aquaponics - Organic Gardening Plus Fresh Fish

If you are an organic gardener or looking to start a garden you may want to consider designing an aquaponics home system. The combination of aquaculture and hydroponics has created a unique marriage where you can grow fresh organic vegetables and raise fish at the same time!

In a nutshell the way the system works is your fish produce waste which of course is
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Home Aquaponics Systems
Home aquaponics systems are opening up the possibilities for many people to grow their own organic food. A lot of people who may not have a fertile plot of land or even outdoor space at all, are finding aquaponics to be both practical and a lot of fun. This is very important, because if something is enjoyable, people are more likely to stick with it.
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Green Patch: Rosemary, Sage and Basil Growing Problems Solved
Are your basil leaves turning yellow? Is your garden sage having trouble staying alive? Have your rosemary leaves fallen off? Keep your herbs thriving with our expert advice.
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Food Pairings: Fresh Herbs and Artisanal Cheese
Pair fresh herbs and aritisanal cheese in these 5 sensational recipes by award-winning chef, Jerry Traunfeld.


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Cures for Winter Blahs: Winter Sow Herbs
DebDebs family owns a small herb farm and herbal skin care business in Porterfield, Wisconsin. It is there that they play and work with herbs on a daily basis.  Deb is a Master Gardener Volunteer, organizer of a local herb group, and a teaches herb-related and soap-making classes for a local technical college, folk school, and right on the farm.
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Blue Bungalow Farm

Heather Zydek is a writer, college English teacher, and master-gardener-in-training who lives on the east side of Wauwatosa with her husband and three children. She blogs about her adventures turning her old bungalow into a sustainable urban homestead.
Touring the Food Revolution
By Heather Zydek
Yesterday I took my three girls to Sweet Water Organics for a tour of their facility at 2151 South Robinson Avenue in Milwaukee. Sweet Water is an indoor urban fish and vegetable farm in operation since 2008. Ive been following their progress over the last couple of years and figured it was time to check the place out.


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Mowing With A Scythe: Custom Fit Snath Makes It Easy
Ive used a number of different scythes over the years -- most were borrowed and used mainly to cut vegetation in places where I couldnt manuver the tractor and mower. Some of those scythes were heavy and clunky, but worked nicely at whacking back brush. Others were light and almost flimsy
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Best Tools for Fencing
Many people with several acres eventually want to raise livestock. To contain animals on a pasture, you will need a good fence. The following tools will help you build a good fence and maintain it over time.
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Ok Friends That should do for now. Just a clarification The Aquaponics area of the web is fairly saturated with Aquaponics 4U which you will have noticed I have steered well clear of. This is causing me some concern as it means that my sources are being filled with the one thing. with no doubt as many trying to sell it as there is people to buy it. If Im right that is not profitable except...well I;m sure you can figure that one out. The other thing worth mentioning is You may notice that Im introducing areas  related to A/P that should be benificial to our blog members and visitors. O.K. Thats a Wrap
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