Utilizing nature to create a zero impact, zero waste, carbon positive, completely self sustainable eco system,
... producing fresh organic fruits , vegetables, fish, crayfish & energy - In our backyard.

Welcome to our adventure ...

Aquaponics is a natural eco-system, which organically produces vegetables, fish & crayfish. It is the integration of fish cultivation, aquaculture, with hydroponic plant production.

Fish wastes are 'filtered' by natural bacteria producing a rich nutrient source for the plants. The plants utilize these nutrients for growth, thus purifying the water to then be returned to the fish. This continuous cycle is what happens in a nature.

Aquaponics has many advantages including, requiring much less space than traditional farming methods, highly efficient food productive method - potentially higher than hydoponics, with zero environmental impact.

- No chemical fertiliser's, pesticides, insecticides or soil conditioners are used.

- Zero water waste. All water is constantly purified by the plants and recirculated back to the fish.

- 100% of all nutrients are used, creating two crops from one nutrient source - the fish food.

- 100% of wastes generated are utilized on site through filters that feed the plants. Worm composts & Black Soldier Fly's are utilized for all vegetable off cuts and house hold waste's, creating natural healthy fish food source's. Worm & BSF castings being used for enhancing soil condition.

- As a source of protein, fish are the most efficient convertors out of all our farmed animals, achieving feed to flesh conversion efficiency close to 100%.

Aquaponics is a 100% natural eco-system.

PVA has also incorporated a totally off grid solar power installation, supplying power for the system, work shed and computers.

Overview of system progress - November 2011

This pic shows the 100 hole / 3 pipe hydro system in the back ground enclosure, the water from here gravity feeds the new f&d seedling trays, then into sump. (will get some better pics as im very happy with the seedling trays).
Ive done a simple log boarder and back filled with gravel to tidy things up a bit.
The second twin 700ltr grow bed is under way also.
 Looking the other way you can see the first and second 700ltr twin grow beds & a raised bed, its full of butternut pumpkin at the moment, a third 700ltr twin grow bed will be placed there when it is harvested, just beyond that will be the twin 1100ltr grow beds. You can also see the solar panel array starting to take shape at the far end
 The solar system is up and running though less than half completed and has been powering the AP & some shed stuff for 10 days now - completely off grid.

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