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I don't disagree but the FA does say: "In Australia, where gardeners have grappled with droughts for a decade, aquaponics is particularly appealing because it r
by samt 17y ago
I don't disagree but the FA does say: "In Australia, where gardeners have grappled with droughts for a decade, aquaponics is particularly appealing because it requires 80 to 90 percent less water than traditional growing methods."
- kingkongreveng_ 17y agoI didn't imply this in particular is water inefficient, just that it's probably inefficient in some way. I suppose this system really amounts to scrap food recycling. You're feeding the fish various waste organic material that was already grown on a real farm. The real question is probably: why not just feed it to pigs or goats, the traditional solution? Older folks tell me it was common for there to be residential garbage pickup, separate from trash. The garbage would be taken to farms.
- niels_olson 17y agoWe still have the in-ground iron slop bucket in our backyard. It has been filled with dirt, but the neighbor who has worked in this neighborhood since the 1940s (he's black, so back in the day he couldn't live here, but as a kid he pulled the white ladies' groceries in his wagon for tips), said that the farmers would contract for the slop and pick it up on a regular schedule.
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- Nwallins 17y ago> The real question is probably: why not just feed it to pigs or goats, the traditional solution? The fish are hungry, that's why not. Aquaponics takes care of the fish waste and plant food, but there is still the question of fish food. Nom nom.