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  • Biological Control

    The circle of life writ small in our aquaponics greenhouse

    It's all just things eating things in here.
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  • Aquaponics
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  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    New Zealand Spinach Juice

    Drinking our aquaponic vegetables

  • Ladybirds

    A promiscuous cannibalistic insect loved by gardeners

    Lately we have been finding several aphids on our plants in the greenhouse. One way to fight aphids is by spraying cold water over plants. However, aphids can also be fought in an organic way: by...

  • Field Peas

    Growing field peas in an aquaponics greenhouse

    Although our shade cloth can cool the greenhouse on hot days, it is still nice to have some complete shade inside. We have created some extra shade by just using some string and field peas.

  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    Jap Chae and Banchan

    Kim chi made from aquaponic chard inspires a Korean meal

  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    Risotto With Peas and Chard

    My first contribution as Aquaponics Intern: lunch!

  • Dealing with pests

    The pineapple sage infestation

    With the changing of the seasons and the drop in temperature, some plants in the unheated greenhouse become more susceptible to pests and infestations as they are perennial, such as the Pineapple...

  • Cooling a greenhouse

    How to cool a greenhouse on hot summer days

    With the summer approaching, the temperature in the greenhouse were rising. On sunny days the temperature can skyrocket during this time of year. Imagine what the temperature in the greenhouse will...

  • Get rich with aquaponics

    Successful plants in our aquaponics greenhouse

    Having an aquaponic system in an unheated greenhouse creates very specific conditions for plants. Some of the plants love it; others not so much. As many of the plants we have sowed have reached...

  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    Lasagna Florentine

    Spinach and cheese feature prominently in this week's aquaponic lunch

  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    Saag Paneer, Butter Chicken, and More

    An Indian feast becomes our most aquaponic meal yet

  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    When life hands you catfish...

    The aquaponics team makes a minor mishap into a major feast

  • Pea Pod Painting

    Aquaponic Ink from Purple Snow Peas

    When life hands you pea pods, make ink!

  • Workshop

    with new system design

    Mediamatic wanted an aquaponics system in their greenhouse office at the Fabriek, so during the workshop we built one upstairs. It's a new design, because the tower wouldn't fit underneath the glass...

  • Miniponics succes

    Many people want it at home

    After two days of workshops using the miniponics as a demonstration model, we can say it's a big succes.

  • New nursery!

    Yesterday we built a new space for our small plants, we used recycled materials. The first nursery was not working very well because the environment was too cold for them. We installed a plastic...

  • Aquaponics student workshop

    Aquaponics for the bright young ones

    In the beginning of march for the first time we teach Aquaponics to the younger once in your society. It was hopeful to see that there are young people interested in the way we grow our food.

  • Catfish Holiday

    European catfish move to summer residence

    Our second attempt to populate the greenhouse fish tank after a false start.

  • Duckweed

    Alternative food sources

    As we investigate different food sources for our fish, duckweed emerges as a hassle free option.

  • Van koud naar warm

    Het wordt al lekker warm in de kas

    Het water in ons aquaponics systeem stroomt sinds begin februari non stop door de groeibedden en vistanks. De afgelopen periode zijn we bezig geweest met het geven van de eerste workshop en het...

  • Iron, Man

    Testing Iron Levels in our Aquaponics Setup

    Maintaining proper iron levels is essential in aquaponics.

  • First sprouts transplanted to the Aquaponics…

    Field Peas (Capucijners) are looking great!

    New season starts for the Aquaponics Systems. After few days awaiting for our first shoots we have finally some baby plants to transplant to the grow beds.

  • Bladluis en mier vs lieveheersbeestje en koud…

    aquaponics biogevechten

    Omdat onze planten zo lekker zijn moeten we ze beschermen tegen indringers. De kleinste indringers weten toch onze kas binnen te sluipen. Munt en peterselie worden aangevallen door bladluizen. Wij...

  • Een eerlijke review van onze aquaponics

    minpunten om te verbeteren

    Er is veel informatie te vinden over waarom je aan aquaponics zou moeten beginnen maar de minder toffe dingen worden weinig genoemd.

  • Shit

    Better be safe than sorry

    For a few weeks now, tower 3 has been having troubles. The water looked cloudy, the fish weren't eating, in fact, they were gasping for air. We measured everything we could, but couldn't find a cause.

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