When was the last time you ate organic produce, that you could say was highly nutritional? Even though the labels at the supermarket say "Organic" how can you still be sure? Is the produce really safe? Could it still be called organic? Having your own aquaponics system and eating from this source of food can take the all guess work out of these questions. Knowing exactly what is in your produce and how it was grown is very important to millions of people today.
The nutrients that are highly suggested to get your aquaponics system up and running is seaweed and maybe a teaspoon of chelated iron once a month. Once you have established the system and are running your pH levels at about 6 to 6.8 then your system is doing well. The idea is to keep this process as natural and organic as possible. The bacteria that is created from the fish waste ammonia and plants will also help to keep your system clean and functional.
In an aquaponics system, the color of your leafy vegetables should a deep green. Your small fruits should be sweet smelling and a juicy produce. If you compare the food grown in an aquaponics system to the store bought produce then it will be vast. The question is, how can anyone know the labels in the supermarket produce which say organic, are what they say it is? How can you know what the farmers were doing with the growing? Between the store shelves and the soil, what was going on? At least with aquaponics you have the hands on approach and see exactly everything that is going on. You know where your food came from.
Many people never consider the labels that are now found on vegetables and fruits in store bought produce. These labels are called PLU which stands for product look up. Four digits means the food was grown the standard way. Five digits starting with the number nine, means the produce is supposed to be organic. Everyday more people become concerned over air pollution and radiation from the Fukushima disaster. The question is, how safe is soil based produce now? What about the water that is fed into the farms? Are there chemicals like fluoride present? These are very good questions to ask.
If you have your own aquaponics system, many of these concerns can be resolved quickly. When you think about it, having aquaponics at your house makes much more sense, than not. Your aquaponics system can be kept in a basement, garage or a greenhouse. The questions about eating safer and healthier produce now goes away. You are totally in charge of the growth, production and harvesting of your food. So why aren't you growing with aquaponics now? Don't you think you should?
The nutrients that are highly suggested to get your aquaponics system up and running is seaweed and maybe a teaspoon of chelated iron once a month. Once you have established the system and are running your pH levels at about 6 to 6.8 then your system is doing well. The idea is to keep this process as natural and organic as possible. The bacteria that is created from the fish waste ammonia and plants will also help to keep your system clean and functional.
In an aquaponics system, the color of your leafy vegetables should a deep green. Your small fruits should be sweet smelling and a juicy produce. If you compare the food grown in an aquaponics system to the store bought produce then it will be vast. The question is, how can anyone know the labels in the supermarket produce which say organic, are what they say it is? How can you know what the farmers were doing with the growing? Between the store shelves and the soil, what was going on? At least with aquaponics you have the hands on approach and see exactly everything that is going on. You know where your food came from.
Many people never consider the labels that are now found on vegetables and fruits in store bought produce. These labels are called PLU which stands for product look up. Four digits means the food was grown the standard way. Five digits starting with the number nine, means the produce is supposed to be organic. Everyday more people become concerned over air pollution and radiation from the Fukushima disaster. The question is, how safe is soil based produce now? What about the water that is fed into the farms? Are there chemicals like fluoride present? These are very good questions to ask.
If you have your own aquaponics system, many of these concerns can be resolved quickly. When you think about it, having aquaponics at your house makes much more sense, than not. Your aquaponics system can be kept in a basement, garage or a greenhouse. The questions about eating safer and healthier produce now goes away. You are totally in charge of the growth, production and harvesting of your food. So why aren't you growing with aquaponics now? Don't you think you should?
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