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How many pesticides do you eat each day ?
A reason to grow your own......
From foodnews.org
The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 87,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2007 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies used to create the list test produce after it has been rinsed or peeled. Contamination was measured in six different ways and crops were ranked based on a composite score from all categories.
The six measures of contamination we used were.......
Aquaponics facility may become a cash generator for dairy industry
A rural St. Croix County commercial property may hold the future for Wisconsin agriculture.
Just outside Baldwin is the building site for the new “Future Farm Food and Fuel” facility, a business partner with the Emerald and Baldwin Dairy operations.
Story from the New Richmond News, First published June 19 2009
A one day "Aquaponics Made Easy" Workshop
at Adelaide
Sunday 12th July 2009
This workshop follows on from our very successful Brisbane and Melbourne workshops last month.
Go here for further details and bookings. LEARN MORE
Had a great time in Melbourne. The venue was great and the food was good....There were 44 attendees plus the crew from Melbourne Aquaponics and AussyAquaponics Geelong.
FARMING fish and plants from the same tank is an emerging trend set to lead the way in Sunraysia’s sustainable agriculture.
A MADEC Community College horticulture project has shown marked success since it was launched two weeks ago, as students also learn about sustainable farming and water conservation.
David Zachery, manager of MADEC Community College, said the eco-cycle farming system would take agriculture to the next level.
“This system will produce three to four times the crop, for the same surface area, than plants grown in the ground,” he said.
“It’s all about sustainable agriculture so we aren’t reliant on wasteful irrigation systems.”
Horticulture teacher David Bush said he was excited to experiment with the innovative practice, having been unsatisfied with other traditional means of agriculture.
Equipment for the project was manufactured and supplied by Practical Aquaponics for Everyone.
I have a really great duckweed supply. My front dam has been empty for the last 7 or 8 years and since the great rain we have had this summer it has come back to life. I noticed some very small patches of duckweed growing on it a few weeks ago. It is now completely covered. I will start harvesting it and freeze it down into small blocks for later food. The Jade Perch will love it. See images HERE
See progress on out test system. This system will be on test for some time yet before we release the system for sale. So far it is performing really well. Floating Raft Systems are sometimes known as DWC or Deep Water Culture systems. See News entries HERE
Murray,
Thanks very much for the fantastic start with Aquaponics. The plans for the Bath tub DIY project are extremely helpful, particularly to a newbie! LOL
Thankyou once again!
Ash
Look in the "Downloads" section...see the menu along the top..Home . Articles, Downloads and so on. After logging in, click on Downloads and there it is....
Hi just trying to find the info as per setting up the bathtub kit...am sure I am just missing it... but I cant find it... HELP!
Assembly instructions can be downloaded from our Information site i
Thankyou once again!
Ash