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Aquaponics for Food Production with Stephen Raisner – Epi-3115

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Stephen Raisner is a leading aquaponic consultant and founder of Potent Ponics. He has helped pioneer many of the methods now use for high value and hard to grow crops in aquaponics and has worked on projects around the world including Canada, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and across the US.

During his time working with aquaponics he developed a method now known as dual root zone planting which allows for a much wider range of crops to grow via aquaponics than was previously possible with traditional methods of production.

Steve is also the host of the Growing With Fishes Podcast which is on its 6th year with over 700 hours of educational content for your garden be is soil or aquaponics. On the show they interview botanists, biologists, professors and other industry experts to share the latest in gardening methods and practices.

Today we discuss….

  • What is aquaponics
  • How can aquaponics fit into a homestead or intentional community as part of its cultivation plan
  • What equipment is needed to run an aquaponic system
  • What kind of methods do you use for various crops grown in aquaponics
  • What species of fish are commonly kept in aquaponics
  • What crops grow best for beginners in aquaponics
  • How much does an aquaponic system produce compared to soil or other methods
  • What does aquaponics offer over other cultivation methods
  • Can you grow fruit trees and other odd ball crops like root crops in aquaponics
  • And a ton more

 

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Aquaponics for Food Production with Stephen Raisner – Epi-3115 — 4 Comments

  1. Okay, I just saw this headline and I haven’t listened to this episode yet (and I will this weekend) BUT Steve is brilliant. Hands down one of the smartest cats I’ve met when it comes to aquaponics and growing… plants.
    It’s like my two worlds just collided into this nexus.
    He’s such a treasure for many communities; hosts a yearly virtual aquaponics course online for free!
    So many trix up his steve 😉

  2. This was awesome. I’ve been following and using his methods for medicinal plants for years with very good success. Most notably the dual root zone method with 5 gallon pots in a concrete mixing tub. I’ve also used 15 gallon geo pots in larger concrete mix tubs with success. There’s magic in the fish water. Try it once and you’ll see the difference.

  3. Just finished the episode! I’ve always enjoyed listening to what Steve has to share and this was no different.
    I think I’m most excited that he touched on Korean Natural Farming (KNF). Finally KNF on TSP!
    Over the last few years I’ve felt this was something the TSP community had been missing out on. I even toyed with the idea of submitting a guest form for the show just to talk about KNF techniques and how it’s truly a disruptive technology that can heal your land and save you money. But hey, if you can get Chris Trump on as Steve suggested, do that!

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