10/1/11 Friendly Aquaponics Comes to AllStar!

-Written by KC

Susanne Friend, from Friendly Aquaponics shares vegies and herbs with us today!

Courtesy of www.friendlyaquaponics.com:

Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines aquaculture (raising fish in tanks) and hydroponics (growing plants in water) so that both grow better.

  • Aquaponics uses less than 2% of the water that traditional farming does.
  • Aquaponics is energy-efficient: our current systems use one-tenth of the energy conventional farming does!
  • Aquaponics has eight to ten times more vegetable production in the same area and time.
  • Aquaponic systems with mosquito fish eradicate mosquitoes in a LARGE surrounding area!
  • Aquaponics is fully scalable from indoor systems to backyard family systems to full commercial systems.
  • Aquaponics is pure, clean, and natural: USDA Certified Organic and Food Safety Certified.
  • Aquaponics is easy to learn and operate: anyone can do this!

In contrast to hydroponics systems, where the aim is to have a sterile system to avoid disease outbreaks, aquaponics systems are teeming with life. They are miniature human-made ecosystems: there are mosquito fish, prawns, tilapia, water fleas, and little red worms in our systems. Those are just the things visible with the naked eye; there are also myriad smaller creatures and bacteria, all of which contribute to the incredible health, dynamic strength, and stability of these systems.

This family is doing some cool stuff with sustainable food production, and it tastes delicious!

For more information visit www.friendlyaquaponics.com!


Train anywhere, with anything!

George Subiono trains with his twin daughters at our kids AYSO Soccer game today! And the girls loved it!

Georgia Polak Deadlifs in todays wod.

Georgia and Cristy train together.

Workout of the Day

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5 muscle ups
245 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
15 GHD Sit-ups
Sprint 50 yards
5 muscle ups
245 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
15 GHD Sit-ups
Sprint 100 yards
5 Muscle ups
245 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
15 GHD Sit-ups
Sprint 150 yards
5 muscle ups
245 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
15 GHD Sit-ups
Sprint 200 yards

 

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