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  • Jip Santen

    Project manager (she/her)

    Hello! My name is Jip. I recently got my bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences and started at Mediamatic shortly after. My work here is centered in the aquaponics greenhouse and the garden.

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  • Rainwater storage in the Biotoop

    and how to build your own

    When I started working at Mediamatic, I did not expect to be using the abbreviation IBC as much as I have. It therefore should not come as a surprise that the versatile intermediate bulk container...

  • Heerlijk Helder Grachtenwater

    Artikel in de rubriek Groen Doen van De Straatkrant over ons project Korreltje Zout.

  • Bokashiponics

    Bokashi: a nutritious wondertea or an overhyped fairytale?

    We are investigating what it would take to turn our aquaponics system into a hydroponics system. The main question is where we will source our nutrients. We want our fertilizer to be as organic and...

  • Future scenarios for our beloved greenhouse

    An honest review of 10+ years of aquaponics

    We first started experimenting with aquaponics in 2012 at our previous location at the van Gendthallen . After more than 10 years of learning, growing and enjoying an abundance of fresh herbs, we...

  • Salinity increase in aquaponics

    An update after 6 months of canal water irrigation

    In May of 2023 we started adding the shimmering canal water of Het Oosterdok in our aquaponics system. We started with small amounts of water in the first month to let the plants and the fish adapt...

  • EC as a parameter for water salinity

    Monitoring the quality of het Oosterdok

    As we are adding canal water to the aquaponics system, we are monitoring several parameters relating to salinity. One of them is EC. Measuring the EC is quick, easy and inexpensive. However, there...

  • First canal water addition in aquaponics

    Grain of Salt

    After diving deeper into (the scarce) research articles that have been published about the topic of saline agriculture, we are now adding canal water to aquaponics. This goes hand in hand with...

  • Visiting the Volkstuin of Almere

    In Almere lives the largest Suriname community in the Netherlands. In this Volkstuin they bring their native crops and grow them under the glass, where the climate reaches the optimum conditions for...

  • Oyster leaf

    A fishy substitute for our plant-based kitchen

    Oyster leaf ( Mertensia maritima) has been given its name because the leaves resemble the taste of oysters. Therefore, the leaves of this plant can be an interesting addition to plant-based dishes to...

  • Salt tolerant plants in aquaponics

    Exploring new plants as an adaptation strategy

    As a part of our project ' Grain of Salt ' we are researching plant species that are more tolerant towards salty conditions. These plants have special mechanisms to withstand higher concentrations of...

  • Sea Aster

    A salty Amsterdam local

    Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) is a salt tolerant plant that can be found in the Netherlands at salt marshes near the coast, but also at the banks of het IJ in Amsterdam. The plant takes up the salt...

  • The green gold

    Celebrating our Wasabi's 2nd birthday

    After some cold and rainy months in aquaponics, we were overjoyed to see the first aquaponics plant in bloom. This early bloomer has got to be a bit of a diva, as most plants are not showing any...

  • Closing the Tap

    Turning to the canal to reduce our tapwater consumption

    The goal is simple. We want to stop using clean tapwater to irrigate the plants at Dijkspark and instead use a watersource that may be considered unconventional: the canal. The common perception of...

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