sustainable food sources using aquaponics

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Sustainable Food

Sources UsingAquaponics

Presented by

Joseph Decker CMPC

January 11, !1"


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$o ypes o co&pos ng ec n ques areused

to support the Aquaponics %ar&ingsyste&'

#he (rst is a standard co&postingsyste&'


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Shredded paper collected ca&pus $ideand other basic co&postable &atter

collected %ro& the kitchens is placed in

this large bin'


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A larger auger is attached to the co)er o%this bin' #he co)er can be rotated around

the bin to aerate the &i*ture


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+n an $eek se&ester, 1!,!!! lbs' o%organic

&atter and paper is turned into ,!!! o%useable co&post in the -a$aiian cli&ate'


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#he second type o% co&posting syste&used is called a .er&ico&post Syste&


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/edding &aterials and %ood $astes, along$ith so&e shredded paper are placed in

these speciali0ed bins along $ith the

$or&s


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,periodically ne$ bedding &aterials and

%ood &atter are placed on one side o% thebin, and the $or&s &igrate to the ne$

%ood source


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#hese castings are then retrie)ed and&i*ed $ith other co&posted &aterials

and potting &aterials


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#hese co&posted &aterials are used increating the seedlings in the Aquaponics

as $ell as rich soil co&ponents in the

garden syste&s


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#he Aquaponics syste& uses tilapiacastings as the source %or the nutrientrich $ater produced %or the hydroponic

plants


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#he a&&onia rich $ater $ith the castingsis pu&ped up to bins (lled $ith la)a rock

and onion plants


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ra)ity is an i&portant ele&ent in thissyste&


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#he $ater is di)erted into " separate binsusing a si&ple setup $ith P.C pipe and

rotating the& to control 2o$ at the

discharge point'


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#he la)a rock acts as a puri(er and incon3unction $ith the plants creates the

nitrogen and phosphorus in the $ater


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#hrough gra)ity, the $ater in the upperbins no$ 2o$s through P.C pipe into thehydroponic bins on the other side o% the

(sh tank


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#he plants gro$ here, $ith the rootsstructure bathed in the nutrient rich$aters' #he lettuces are &ature and

ready to eat in 14 days5


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#he plants basically puri%y the $aterthrough this process, and the $ater is

then pu&ped back into the tank $ith the

tilapia'


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#he liliquoi )ines shade the (sh tank andproduce beauti%ul 6


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Passion %ruit %ro& the blosso&s' #heseblosso&s only open once a day at a

particular ti&e' Pollination is done by

hand


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#he gardening syste& uses cuttings as$ell %ro& around the college'


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7api8olani Co&&unity College is the onlyACF certi(ed 1!!9 green sustainable

accredited culinary progra& in the US


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Students $e &et during &y stay andhelped out $ith the dinner


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+ 3udged their state student cook o: andcerti(cations $ith Che%s Sta:ord DeCa&bra C;Cand

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