by Kristin | Nov 30, 2021 | Aquaponics, Farm
Mini aquaponics system By: Sophia Shelton (farm intern) Have you ever had a pet fish? Did you ever think that your fish could be used to grow plants? Well, it can, by aquaponics! Aquaponics is when you use fish and their waste to give nutrients to the plants you are...
by Kristin | Mar 25, 2021 | Farm
Basil and Growing Herbs By: Kaitlyn (Farm Manager) Herbs are typically easy to grow, and when used fresh, can add tons of extra flavor to meals, tea and cocktails. True Leaf Market created a guide on how to grow 40 different popular herbs, and it can be found here:...
by Kristin | Mar 24, 2021 | Farm
Farm Feature: Collard Greens By: Kaitlyn (Farm Manager) Collard greens (Brassica oleracea) are in the cabbage family, and they are commonly used in southern cooking.We grow collard greens on our aquaponics farm, and they do very well in our system. We harvest them...
by Kristin | Mar 11, 2021 | Farm
Farm Feature: Barrelponics System By: Kaitlyn Dykstra (Farm Manager) https://www.foodiecrush.com/how-to-ripen-avocados-perfectly/ The very first aquaponics system on the FoodChain farm was the barrelponics system. This system helped to demonstrate how aquaponics works...
by Kristin | Feb 25, 2021 | Farm
pH and Aquaponics By: Alex (Farm Intern) What is pH? pH is an abbreviation for “potential of hydrogen” which comes from p standing for “power” and the standard capital H being the element hydrogen. pH is a measure of how acidic or basic/alkaline a solution (could be...
by Kristin | Nov 23, 2020 | Farm
FoodChain’s Aquaponics Farm: An Intern’s Perspective By: Alex Deaton (Farm Intern) Over a year ago I was introduced to FoodChain here in Lexington, KY. This organization is a nonprofit organization that runs an aquaponics farm inside of the Breadbox on West Sixth St....
