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["Rob Crook" <crookkohler@bellsouth.net>]

Does anyone have any funding sources to whom I could write a research 
proposal too and investigate the performance of my floating wetlands? I have 
talked to several researchers who feel that this is a viable approach but I 
need to put numbers to this concept. 

Lawrence thanks for the observation. I too think that this is like a 
chinampas from Mexico City. I would also like to build islands and actually 
use the sediment that is in the body of water to cover the island with to 
grow crops, improve water quality, and increase fishery productivity. All of 
that could be achieved without the addition of nutrients from outside the 
loop since it would already be in the lake sediment.

We could do a project like this in Lake Jordan. A large floating farm that 
increases the quality of the fishery and improves water quality. It would be 
pretty cool.

Thanks,

Rob Crook
Managing Partner Floating Island Southeast
300 Waterside DR
Carrboro, NC 27510

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-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org 
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of venaurafarm
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 12:09 PM
To: permaculture
Subject: Re: [permaculture] pc aquaponics

On 10/8/2012 9:54 AM, Rob Crook wrote:
> I want to let you know that we are looking to work with aquaponic 
> projects to test out if our floating treatment wetlands can provide 
> enough fish food in the form of periphyton to the system. This is an 
> approach that seems to be accepted by several researchers in the 
> field.
>
> Do you think there is any interest in our islands to be incorporated 
> into aquaponics projects?

Hello Rob:

I would think so since your floating islands are essentially modified 
chinampas. You are talking crop irrigation with wicked up nutrient rich pond 
water. This could become an essential element in the wetlands zone system I 
described, growing aquatic plants to feed tilapia, and offer a new function t 
that zone, plant production on the floating island/chinampa. These crops 
could be edible, livestock feed, ornamental, more fish food, used for further 
water filtration and purification or biomass used for soil improvement and 
compost.

Thanks for this important suggestion, a missing element in previous 
discussion.

I forgot to mention figs as another "whole systems" crop.

We still need to get a cup of coffee in Chapel Hill sometime.

Lawrence London


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