Atlanta aquaponics

Thanks to Treehugger I see there is an aquaponics supplier in Hotlanta: Sustainable Design Group.

Their system uses fish, but I think crayfish would be better, as they are scavengers. They are also eminently cookable and possibly more profitable?

Before I dived in I'd need to learn more about the microbial and food-safety implications of all of this. It could be much safer, though, than dragging dead seafood hundreds of miles from the sea, per SOP in most restaurants.

I do not like the recycled white barrels they used in one of their installations. I'd rather see more agrarian-looking vessels. Of course this stuff gets expensive very quickly. This is a potential new market for potters . . .

I am excited to see some work in the aquaponics arena. It seems like such an obvious idea. And so sustainable, even the algae has the potential for being harvested for biodiesel.

New neighbors

I parked a jug o' fish next to an Aerogarden 3. I'm but a couple of tubes away from aquaponics, or growing things with fish. My aim is to increase the oxygen the java moss produces via the extra light, but I must say, the light is very flattering to the fishy friends. Yes, I can see me going full out bonkers on the aquaponics in a couple of months, running aquaducts full of living creatures throughout my urban permaculture oasis.