Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together

by Sylvia Bernstein and Sylvia Bernstein

Book Overview

Dive into home aquaponics with this definitive do-it-yourself guide

Aquaponics is a revolutionary system for growing plants by fertilizing them with the waste water from fish in a sustainable closed system. A combination of the best of aquaculture and hydroponics, aquaponic gardening is an amazingly productive way to grow organic vegetables, greens, herbs and fruits, while providing the added benefits of fresh fish as a safe, healthy source of protein. On a larger scale, it is a key solution to mitigating food insecurity, climate change, groundwater pollution and the impacts of overfishing on our oceans.

Aquaponic Gardening is the definitive do-it-yourself home manual, focused on giving you all the tools you need to create your own aquaponic system and enjoy healthy, safe, fresh and delicious food all year round. Starting with an overview of the theory, benefits and potential of aquaponics, the book goes on to explain:

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 are four to six times more productive and use 90 percent less water than conventional gardens. Other advantages include no weeds, fewer pests, and no watering, fertilizing, bending, digging, or heavy lifting - in fact, there really is no down side Anyone interested in taking the next step towards self-sufficiency will be fascinated by this practical, accessible and well-illustrated guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086571701X
• ISBN13: 9780865717015
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Written by someone who doesn't know which end of a hammer to hold.

This book is a disappointment from the outset. Where do I begin, first she (Bernstein) writes about the history of aquaculture and leaves out the Aztec's giant aquaponic system. Next disappointment is her constant redundancy it seems she gets paid by the word! And what is really annoying to anyone who has ever had a job outside of a cubicle ( I am a construction worker for 30 yrs) is her complete lack of common Sense! Obviously she is completely out of her depth when life calls for more than the use of a laptop.