Description
Aquaponic Gardening is the definitive do-it-yourself home manual, focused on giving you the entire tools you wish to have to create your own aquaponic system and enjoy healthy, secure, fresh, and delicious food all year round. Starting with an overview of the theory, benefits, and potential of aquaponics, the book goes on to provide an explanation for:
- System location considerations and hardware components
- The living elements–fish, plants, bacteria, and worms
- Putting it all together–starting and maintaining a healthy system
Aquaponics systems are completely organic. They’re four to six times more productive and use ninety percent less water than conventional gardens. Other advantages include no weeds, fewer pests, and no watering, fertilizing, bending, digging, or heavy lifting–in reality, there in point of fact is no downside! Anyone interested in taking the next move towards self-sufficiency will be fascinated by this practical, accessible, and well-illustrated guide.
Sylvia Bernstein is the president and founder of The Aquaponic Source and the Vice Chairman of the Aquaponics Association. She also manages AquaponicsCommunity.com, the largest US-based online community site dedicated to aquaponic gardening. An experienced speaker and internationally recognized expert on aquaponic gardening, Sylvia writes and blogs on the subject for the Aquaponic Gardening Blog, Growing Edge and more. Her inspiration is a large, thriving aquaponic setup in her backyard greenhouse in Boulder, CO powered by tilapia, catfish, and other creatures-that-swim.