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Custom Aquaponics Group Workshop

Build a system with colleagues or friends

1 Jan 2013
31 Dec 2013

Aquaponics is a sustainable eco-system for food production that combines the cultivation of plants and fish. Mediamatic designs aquaponic installations on a Dutch scale. Sustainable mini-nurseries that you build with your colleagues, and take care of together. Craving a green(er) office? Don't hesitate to get in touch.

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Mediamatic boeren - Tijdens de Dag van de Architectuur.

Custom workshop

In one day you and your colleagues will build your own eco-system from mainly recycled materials. During this day you'll learn everything you need to know about the eco-system and how you can best take care of it. We'll plant herbs, vegetables and fruits, and release the fish into the water. At the end of the day you'll have built a fully functional office nursery. Fill the meeting room with tomatoes, harvest your own lunch. The workshop will take place on your premises. Our Aquaponics Helpdesk will be available (during weekdays) for any questions you might have. Advanced courses are available for those who would like to take their knowledge of this unique eco-system to the next level.

What is Aquaponics?

The Aquaponic Gardening Community describes aquaponics as "the cultivation of fish and plants together in a constructed, recirculating ecosystem utilizing natural bacterial cycles to convert fish waste to plant nutrients. This is an environmentally, friendly, natural food-growing method that harnesses the best attributes of aquaculture and hydroponics, without the need to discard any water or filtrate or add chemical fertilizer."
The Mediamatic Aquaponics team is currently building an urban oasis based on this eco-friendly system. Our first 4-storey aquaponics tower was exhibited during De Etende Mens, an exhibition in the Designhuis, Eindhoven, and during Dag van de Architectuur in Amsterdam.

More information

Do you crave a green(er) working environment? Don't hesitate to get in touch - we'd love to discuss the possibilities with you. E-mail: Deborah Meibergen. Phone: 020-638 9901.

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Schema van Aquaponics - Featuring one fish tank and three plant containers. Made by the Mediamatic aquaponics team. View the finished result here. Graphic by Els Engel Design of the tower by Els Engel Design of the tower by Els Engel Design of the aquaponics tower by Els Engel. Featuring one fish tank and three plant containers. Made by the Mediamatic aquaponics team. View the finished result here. Design of the aquaponics tower by Els Engel. Featuring one fish tank and three plant containers. Made by the Mediamatic… Els Engel

On Saturday May 26th approximately sixteen people gathered to build a triple-decker aquaponics tower. This marked the first public aquaponics workshop hosted by the Mediamatic aquaponics team. At Mediamatic Fabriek, Oostenburgereiland Amsterdam.

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High Density 4-storey Aquaponics Edifice in Het Designhuis - Willem Velthoven presenteert de High Density 4-storey Aquapnics Edifice bij de opening van De Etende Mens in het Designhuis in Eindhoven. Simone Schoutens

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Sterre and Sander planting tomato - The big system started its cycle. Yesterday we planted different vegetables in the two grow beds.

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Samen werken aan een aquaponicssysteem - Tijdens de Aquaponics Workshop van 26 mei. We want to share our knowledge with you and enable you to build your own aquaponics system at home.