GROWING NETWORKS

Aquaponics, the symbiotic production of fish, plants, and bacteria in a recirculating water system, holds promise in contributing to the re-creation of food infrastructures to be not only more sustainable but also produce higher yields of nutrient rich food products. It has the unique ability to provide substantial amounts of nutritionally rich herbs, vegetables and fish while addressing water deficiency and the restraints of capital expenditure... Growing Networks, in partnership with Sweet Water Foundation, a non-profit aquaponics academy, UW-Madison, and Mahattil LLC, seeks to democratize the aquaponics movement by creating networks of support between countries that already have a burgeoning Aquaponics movement and countries that are currently nurturing the seeds of the fledgling industry. Through the democratization of Aquaponics, Growing Networks will aid in the re-imagination of the world food system to encourage local production and consumption of highly nutritious food that..