Small Scale Aquaponics

It's obvious Ann Forsthoefel of "Aqua Annie" is excited by aquaponics, the growing of plants fed by nutrients from fish, which in turn provide a source of food when they reach maturity. "There are so few inputs compared to growing crops in the soil," she said. With her gardens, she's constantly building up the soil that is depleted at the end of each growing season. The beauty of aquaponics, she said, is that there isn't that constant work because the fish are giving nutrients to the plants. Read the full post on Cooking Up a Story: http://cookingupastory.com/aquaponics ‎