Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Emery Mitchamore <emitch@att.net>]

Is Duckweed problematic for lakes and rivers, i.e., invasive?  I wouldn't 
want to run afoul of the plant police.

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.net



On Jan 14, 2011, at 12:14 PM, paul@oneseedling.com wrote:

> We feed duckweed which not only grows in adjacent tanks of the aquaponic 
> system but in the effluent from the methane  biodigestor. Duckweed can be 
> fed to all livestock except horses. We have fed it to rabbits, fish, 
> chickens, pigs, geese and goats.  
> Paul the Skeptic
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jan 14, 2011, at 10:53 AM, "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Now that's intriguing, what can they eat that's natural for fish other 
>> than insects?
>> 
>> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>> 
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>> On 1/14/2011 at 10:03 AM gloria@aquaponicfarm.com wrote:
>> 
>>> That is why we grow our own fish food
>>> 
>>> Gloria
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Jan 14, 2011, at 8:41 AM, "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Just a personal thought, it seems to me that plants that evolved with
>>> roots in soil shouldn't be growing in water since aerobic microbes that
>>> normally feed plants can't survive in water. Haven't taken time to
>>> research it much and aquaponics sounds like an efficient, sustainable
>>> system, but a snag might be in how the fish are fed. Large scale
>>> commercial fish farming has got a bad name
>>> http://www.worldwatch.org/node/760
>>> http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/aquafarming.aspx . 
>>>> 
>>>> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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>>>> On 1/14/2011 at 6:22 AM Emery Mitchamore wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> "Unnatural" is not a very useful way to describe the aquaponics
>>> process. 
>>>>> It's really a managed ecosystem; not at all like chemical-based
>>>>> hydroponics, and can be very natural.  However, the main point I would
>>>>> like to focus on is that intensive vegetable gardening is not
>>> incompatible
>>>>> with aquaponics or Permaculture Forest Gardening, for that matter. 
>>>>> Although limited by my own time and energy, I will eventually doing all
>>>>> three + chickens and bees.  If another venture can be folded in, I'll do
>>>>> that too.  As we move forward into trying times, I believe we should be
>>>>> embracing all options.
>>>>> 
>>>>> E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
>>>>> www.hillcountrynatives.net
>> 
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