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A closer look at phytoestrogens in Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare and the female reproductive system
Introduction: The blogpost takes a more scientific perspective on the topic of Fennel and its medicinal properties by answering these main questions: what is the role of phytoestrogen in the body
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Cowcockle
Vaccaria hispanica
Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .
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Pest Control - Aphids
Monitoring Pest populations in the greenhouse (Sept 2022 - ongoing)
Certain Insects threaten the health of our plant in the greenhouse. The climate within the glass walls are very suitable for pests to proliferate. It's not a surprise that creepy crawlers are...
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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...
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Andreas Buben
Aquaponics Assistant
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Thibaut Counot
A year later: What our wasabi flowers are…
As the Wasabi growing in our aquaponics greenhouse starts to flower, we revisit last year’s tests and learn how to care and nurture this famously fussy crop.
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Knowledge Page Sadhbh O'Donnell
Many meanings of curious composting
A possible bokashi exhibition
In case of future plans with the Bokashi, this knowledge page is to provide information about a possible exhibition in the Bokashi space behind the restaurant. It would be a very interesting topic to...
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Knowledge Page Sadhbh O'Donnell
Being responsible for Bokashi
and other useful information
The amount of time to give to Bokashi really depends on what is happening at Mediamatic. Is the restaurant open? Is communal lunch happening? What season is it? Being responsible for the Bokashi...
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Knowledge Page Sadhbh O'Donnell
Bokashi: Questions to Simon Vos
Frequently asked questions
Here are some questions that have been previously asked so that maybe you don't have to! Simone Vos from agriton has been great for answering questions and is the primary source for understanding the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Thibaut Counot
Serving our fish a special rat-atouille
Turning pests into fish food
Amsterdam is facing an increasing rat population. Can we turn this to our advantage?
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November '21 - April '22
Thibaut Counot
Aquaponics Assistant
I'm a French-Malian electrical engineer. After realizing my interests lie in other fields, I decided to study agriculture in the Netherlands. I am particularly interested in the "underrated" actors...
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Mediamatic Eten
Lunch Try Out
Dishes composed by our restaurant team
Our restaurant team has created a plant based menu with home-made pitas, pancakes and a fresh made soup of the day.
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Knowledge Page Sadhbh O'Donnell
Bokashi: How to
Bokashi introduction
At the back of our kitchen you will see we have our big green bokashi bins which we use for the kitchen and communal lunches. Here you will find a more detailed introduction to the process and use...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Abhay Villa 5 Aug 2021
Is it an alien? Is it a sex toy? No, it's Sopropo!
procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit
You may have come across Sopropo on your travels, at a Surinamese/Asian restaurant or maybe even at home. Read on and learn about our journey procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
Duckweed taste testing 2.0
Using duckweed as an alternative food source to feed our fish
Let me tell you about an aquatic plant I have come to love... Duckweed is a floating aquatic plant commonly found in ponds, lakes, and other still-moving bodies of water. Duckweed is commonly seen as...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Abhay Villa 28 Jun 2021
Shitty Water + Wasabi - Snails = Money
At the Mediamatic Greenhouse, we try to maximise the productivity of the little space we have by growing rare, collectable and valuable crops. All whilst strongly advocating for the advantages of...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
Elderflower Champagne 2.0
Popping champagne straight from the garden!
The first fermentation step for making Elderflower champagne started last week with a trial test of 20L! Here you can find the process, recipe, and some great action shots of the flowery business!
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
Tasting before wasting
Optimizing our African Catfish feed
My project for the past 8 weeks has been to look at how we could use waste streams from both the aquaponics greenhouse and the kitchen to feed our catfish to make the system as circular as possible.
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Knowledge Page - Aquaponics
Water tests
Measuring Micro Elements
Take the box with the little jars and syringes to the sink from the white container. Rinse the jars, lids, spoons and syringes you want to use (you will need some of them) and dry them well with...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
7 kilos of Happiness
The ins and outs of weighing our fish
Every 6 months, we weigh our 128 African catfish. This is done to get a snapshot into the growth rate of the catfish and check on their general wellbeing. The Aquaponics Greenhouse currently has five...
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Apr 21' - Nov 22'
Elise Chalcraft
Workshop Producer and Manager / Aquaponics Assistant
I have worked as an Aquaponics Assistant in Mediamatic's Greenhouse from April - September 2021 and moved from the greenhouse upstairs into the office to work as the workshop manager and producer...
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Knowledge Page Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Testing and Logging pH
Check the pH once a day. The pH is linked the health of the fish, the creation of bacteria in the system, and the ability of plants to absorb nutrients. The pH range for freshwater African catfish...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Abhay Villa 22 Mar 2021
We are Growing Edible Flowers
15 meters from farm to plate
Mediamatic ETEN and the Aquaponics Farm together are aiding the growth of a project that started "rooting" its way into Mediamatic's collection a couple of years ago; and now with the arrival of this...
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Mud, Silt and Fine gravel
Cleaning an Aquaponics Growbed
Since we are using volcanic stones and hydro granules as a growing medium in our system, mud, silt and fine gravel gather overtime on the bottom of the growbed. This could become a substantial...