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Aquaponics for those of you who haven't heard, is a revolutionary new "Food Production System" that incorporates the growing of 100% Organically grown Vegetables and Fish! Yeap, that's right I said it "Fish".

When I first heard of this, the first thing that popped into my mind was the image of native American Indians, planting corn/maze. Typically this is done by sticking a few kernels of corn inside the fish and burying it. That however is not Aquaponics.

Aquaponics is the Merging of:

• Agronomy: The growing of plants for food or fuel.
• Hydroponics: A subset of hydro-culture and is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil.
• Aquaculture: Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants.

As a hobby fisherman and fish lover, I was totally blown away by the fact that I could grow my own fish.

We live in S.W. Florida, and the B.P. Oil Spill has taken its toll upon our "sustainable fish" as sustainable life practitioner we were over joyed at the awareness of Aquaponics.

As a "Victim" of our current economy, Aquaponics has provided us with a great source of financial relief.

I have never taken much to gardening, mostly due to the intense physical labor involved, but that is not the case with Aquaponics. Aquaponics is a water based system, which offers a lot of "Labor relief".

With Aquaponics:

There is no fertilizing or soil cultivation. That means no back braking tilling and constant bending over, typically unavoidable without the use of heavy expensive machinery.In fact, the whole process of nutrient delivery to your plants, which is absolutely critical, is almost completely automated. It works without you, that's the key of this system!

Since there is no soil, there are no soil pests to contend with. This almost totally eliminates the need for pesticides. This also makes it that much easier for you to have amazing plants and fruit without the fear of toxic chemicals, hence you grow 100% organic.

In an Aquaponics system plants grow at least twice as fast compared to traditional agricultural growing methods. Plant experts are shocked to find out just how fast the plants grow.

For example... lettuce, (growing standard) which takes 60+ days to mature, takes only about 29 days with this system. Certain chive have been rated to grow up to 17 times as fast.

There's no more weeding. The system removes your need for pain-staking and annoying weeding. You get more freedom and enjoyment!

You use up to 70% less Energy than conventional gardening! And 92% less water!

This revolutionary food production system was devised by Dr. James Rakocy. Dr. Rakocy also known as the "Father of Aquaponics" he is a pioneer and actually the leader of the research teams that coined the phrase "Aquaponics" at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) some 30 odd years ago.

So, just something to think about, it took Dr. Rakocy 30 years of research and development, at the university level to perfect this method of food production. I say that to mean that, although it may sound simple in concept,(and actually surprisingly simply in practice) there is a lot of hard science involved.

It's likened to the "Egg Of Columbus" once you know how, it's a breeze.

So, if you're looking for a DIY product with benefits, try Aquaponics, and get the benefit of feeding your family 100% organic vegetable and Fish! for free for life!