aquaponics
Noun
Meaning
aquaponics (uncountable)
(agriculture) A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water in which fish are reared being used as nutrition for plants.
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Ford told Black some students are putting together the aquaponics system as their final project grade for fall semester.
The windows of the science lab at Corner Brook Intermediate are filled with trays of lush plants grown in the aquaponics system maintained by the school's science club.
Saturday May 20 Advanced Aquaponics Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 10:30 a.m.-noon, $5/non-members.
A main benefit of aquaponics is how water-efficient the system can be to operate, using up to than traditional agriculture.
The beef is purchased from 44 Farms in Cameron and the microgreens are collected from Jeff’s Aquaponics and Farm in Santa Fe.
Solar water heating, Solar power, Biogas, grey water treatment, Aquaponics - the sun is the limit."