Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Interesting workarounds. It sounds like original thinking on that might be 
valuable technique. Output of one thing becoming the input of another is an 
efficient step in sustainability, isn't it. Like output of animals becoming 
the input for the soil. I'm not familiar with wetland plants but keep us 
posted on your progress.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 1/14/2011 at 9:31 AM Emery Mitchamore wrote:

>Yeah, I wouldn't advocate large-scale (or commercial), ANYTHING!  I do
>think aquaculture could play a part in a multi-function system.  For
>example, wouldn't it be possible to feed the fish "residue" from the
>vegetable and orchard operations; spoiled fruit & veggies, table scraps,
>worms, insects, etc.  Then grow edible wetland plants that you wouldn't
>otherwise have access to in a water-sensitive land-based operation.  If
>there's an effluent from the aquaculture operation, it should be good
>fertilizer for veggies, but this should go mostly as nutrients for the
>wetland plants, which filter the water for the fish.  Wouldn't the
>chickens enjoy fish scraps, and fish enjoy chicken scraps (neither of
>which you want to put into compost)?
>
>My small aquaculture operation will attempt to grow edible and ornamental
>wetland plants in a greenhouse.  The water tank mass and circulation
>should help moderate temperature and humidity in the greenhouse, to keep
>plants in production longer in spring and fall, and prevent freezing in
>winter.  There is no way I would consider trying to produce for others,
>but I can reduce my family's dependence on the system, which should
>benefit others.
>
>E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
>www.hillcountrynatives.net
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