… and fish in your own backyard.

With the continued increase in food prices and concerns about peak oil and climate change, many people are turning to their own backyards to grow some of their own food. However, not all of us our blessed with great soil and there are concerns about keeping water use to a minimum.

Do you love the idea of growing your own veggies out the back but your soil is poor and you don’t have much water to spare? Do you like the idea of being able to grow edible fish in your own backyard?

If you answered yes, then Aquaponics may be for you! Aquaponics is the most water efficient method of growing plants and fish together and uses a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics techniques. Aquaponics uses nutrient-rich water from fish tanks to circulate through grow beds filled with gravel where plants are grown.

The Trees for Life ordering season is now open - but orders must be in by July 31st.

Trees For Life seedlings help counter salinity, reduce wind and water erosion and provide shade for stock, or as vegetation buffers around patches of remnant vegetation, providing vital protection.