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Aquaponics in Schools

Experiential Learning Through Aquaponics – Part 1 Garinger High School

The aquaponics operation at Garinger High School has begun! Students will be managing and operating the aquaponics system that will produce 180 servings of leafy…
Aquaponics in Schools

South Iredell High School AquaLab Construction – Part 4

Brake Winch for lowering and raising ZipGrow Towers. Note the water trickling into the catchment gutter. No splashing even from up at 7ft.  The…
Aquaponics in Schools

South Iredell High School AquaLab Construction – Part 3

The ZipGrow Vertical Hydroponic Towers are now hanging! We installed two horizontal steel supports to mount the top pulleys. These supports are also supported…
Aquaponics in Schools

South Iredell High School AquaLab Construction – Part 2

After our last post, Ron Morgan engaged students at SIHS who are eagerly waiting for the AquaLab to be complete. Topics covered ranged from…
Aquaponics in Schools

South Iredell High School AquaLab Construction – Part 1

New Jaderloon Greenhouse just finished at SIHSInside the AG Mechanics workshop looking into the new greenhouse. Construction of the South iredell High School AquaLab…
Aquaponics in Haiti

Mahanaim, Haiti Aquaponics Part 8

All the concrete has been poured for the grow beds and the fish tank. The crew has done an excellent job and now they…
Aquaponics in Haiti

Mahanaim, Haiti Aquaponics Part 7

Today the crew began pouring the concrete walls for the growing beds. The plywood was the 3/4″ thick board and had to be cut…
Aquaponics in Haiti

Mahanaim, Haiti Aquaponics Part 6

Productivity was in the air today in Mahanaim. The construction crew got started at 8am and worked until 7pm with only about 30 minutes…
Aquaponics in Haiti

Mahanaim, Haiti Aquaponics Part 5

Progress continued today as we finished all the drainage plumbing and also completed the rebar assembly for the in-ground fish tank. We could not…
Aquaponics in Haiti

Mahanaim, Haiti Aquaponics Part 4

Today was very hot…the sun was as intense as I have ever felt and I paid the price for trying to withstand it for…