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  • Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Aquaponics Red Endive

    One of the three growbeds in the High Density 4-storey Aquaponics Edifice.
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  • The hypnotic loop of Aquaponics

    An inside view about saturday 21st meeting

    To watch the loop of the water flow in our small aquaponics system is hypnotic: first, the water is whisked up by the pump and makes its way between the clay pebbles until the whole grow bed is full.
  • Internship

    Internship: Aquaponics

    Help us to grow vegetables and fish in this ecologically sustainable system!

    As an intern aquaponics you are involved in designing, building and taking care of the systems. You also help with organising the workshops and organise the educational program for schools. We are...
  • 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...

  • Aquaponics at Mediamatic Fabriek

    Cultivating our own food

    Mediamatic Fabriek, Mediamatic’s new location, is situated in the Van Gendthallen, old ship building halls on the Oostenburgereiland east of the center of Amsterdam. They are huge, and are surrounded...
  • 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!
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Vera Catalano, Doudouce Knol

    What does a day in the Aquaponics greenhouse look…

    Morning The first thing we do in the morning is to check the pH in the subtank. The pH, a measure of how acidic the water is, determines the health of the fish, the creation of bacteria in the system
  • Book: Sylvia Bernstein 11 Nov 2011

    Aquaponic Gardening

    A Step by Step Guide to Growing Fish and Vegetables Together

    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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Abhay Villa 28 Jun 2021

    Shitty Water + Wasabi saplings - Snails = Money

    At the Mediamatic Greenhouse we try to maximise the productivity of the little space we have by growing rare, collectible and valuable crops. All whilst strongly advocating for the advantages of...

  • Farm Fountain, an unusual aquaponics system

    Art and science together for a better way of life

    Farm Fountain is a small ecosystem that allows you to have fresh food grown right at home.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Kool Kabbage

    2018 - 2019

    2018 turned out to be a good cabbage-year. What to do with a food-surplus of 60.000 kilos of cabbages? Mediamatic took them on to survive the winter on cabbage and to question the value of our food.

  • Enormous vertical aquaponics farm in Chicago

    In an abandoned warehouse

    There has been some talk in the aquaponics community about the question whether aquaponics can be done commercially succesful. Here's an example, it's called FarmedHere
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Foraging for Mental Health

    8
    Sep 2021
    - with Lynn Shore

    Are you looking to boost your mood by connecting with your environment? Lynn Shore will take you on a mindful guided session to explore ways to engage with everyday nature in order to support your...

  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    New Zealand Spinach Juice

    Drinking our aquaponic vegetables

  • The Ultimate Miniponics Manual

    How to build it yourself

    The miniponics system is a cute little one, attracting a lot of attention from visitors. Read here how you can build it yourself.

  • 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...

  • Waste Exploration

    A Zero-Waste Vision

    I joined Mediamatic as the compost/waste management intern to help figure the various uses for waste at Mediamatic more productively. Before I delve into the wonders of waste exploration, let's take...

  • Micro-Farms: an Aquaponics system inside a…

    A sustainable project for our cities

    Micro-Farms by French designer Damien Chivialle is a prototype of a small urban farm. It consists of a standard shipping container with a greenhouse on top.
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    The Six-Winged Chicken and other mythical…

    1
    Sep 2020
    - by Anne Kamps

    A few years ago stories circulated on the internet about Six-winged chickens. For a while they seemed to exist. Various media wrote about them, with images of chickens with six wings. Whether this...

  • Aquaponic Kitchen

    When life hands you catfish...

    The aquaponics team makes a minor mishap into a major feast

  • Internship Guerilla Gardening

    Help us influence an uncontrolled green space and grow plants in the public space around Mediamatic. If you have a green thumb and you want to contribute in the shaping of an urban garden and park area, Mediamatic is the perfect place for you.

    We are looking for people who are passionate about urban gardening. We have the opportunity to take care of a green parcel in the centre of Amsterdam, and we want it to be a valuable and beautiful...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Bokashi Containers

    Composting with microorganisms

    The organic waste coming from the kitchen of Mediamatic ETEN finds a special companion in its composting process: the Bokashi container.  This system uses effective microorganisms to enable low...

created Anna Triboli modified Anne Lakeman

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