Aquaponics is the use of a water-based system for feeding and growing your own food. Its main advantages are improved efficiency of resources and space, at the cost of initial expense and complexity. It is a recycling system where a mini garden is fed by water and nutrients, generally from a fish tank. The water is recycled through the plants and medium and goes back to the fish clean. So, at the end of the day you have a fresh supply of fish and nutrient rich vegetables.
Bigelow Brook Farm
Watch from the very start of this man’s journey with the construction of a beautifully designed geodesic dome wired with solar cells for power and a rocket stove for heat. Located in Connecticut this channel shows how, with the use of a home-built aquaponics system, you can truly grow year around anywhere if you have the tenacity to challenge yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/user/web4deb/featured
Simple Suburban Living
From various DIY activities (like making soap from bacon grease) to traditional gardening, aquaponics, backyard chickens and more. The SSLFamily channels provide a wonderful baseline for learning a wide variety of resilience minded skills within a suburban setting.
https://www.youtube.com/user/SSLDad/playlists
RobBobs Backyard Farming
You’ll find a lot of useful tips and tricks in RobBobs backyard farm. From worms, fish, chickens, aquaponics and more. This Aussie has a lot to offer the budding self-sufficient farmer.
https://www.youtube.com/user/bnbob01/featured