Market Farming

["Paul Range" <paul AT hanszen.com>]

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS COURSE

Are you interested in learning to produce a constant supply fish and vegetables as an innovative business, a school project, as an outreach in a needy neighborhood, at an orphanage, or even as a “Helps Ministry” in other countries? If so, you will want to attend a practical course entitled, “Integrated Agricultural Systems” held at Camp Living Water, Bryson City, NC, March 7-11, 2005. Instruction will focus on “Aquaponics”, which is the combining of aquaculture and hydroponics for mutual benefit. It will also give an expanded overview of how it can be practically used to integrate all types of agricultural systems, bringing them into a natural balance and turning waste products into an asset. Course participants will learn the techniques of inexpensively constructing and operating these systems which are adaptable to all types of environments. Field trips will be taken to a small-scale high school aquaponics system, a large commercial hydroponic lettuce operation and a greenhouse aquaponics facility heated by methane from a closed municipal landfill. 

On Friday, each attendee will be given an opportunity to construct a highly productive, small-scale system from barrels, capable of producing fish and a large variety of vegetables, greens & herbs. This will serve as a learning facility before using as an effective outreach or expanding to a larger operation.

For more information or to register, visit: www.aquacultureinternational.org , or write: Aquaculture International, Inc., PO Box 606, Andrews, NC 28901.