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Rosebud Magazine would be my first guess...........
open your mind, people get too zealous in these organic arguments. as it's seems to be common knowledge that an aquaponic system will require less irrigation/water,less energy, and higher food production than a conventional or organic soil ag system.
rosebud, hah, good one....
they teach aquaponics in permaculture, it's a sustainable practice. some people see anything that isn't soil as intimidating.
http://www.livingmandala.com/Living_Mandala/Aquaponics_Course.htmlJust curious where you're quoting from?
course right there^ first link that came up on a simple google search.
there they actually quote:
-98% less water
-1/3 the energy than alternative systems
-products of the system include: solar electricity, heat, fish, prawns, vegetables, aquatic plants, algae, snails, worms, fertilizer.
http://www.asabe.org/awards/competi...Aquaponic Food Production System - McGill.pdf
^ lays it out.
it's funny, it's almost like you guys saw 'ponics' and immediately brought the heat. what you overlooked was I'm on your side.
organics and permaculture.
http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/15359/sub046.pdf
^^simple comparisons of water use for food production
Litres of water per A$100 of output:
-Vegetables and fruit (soil grown) 37,900
-Aquaponics -- fish and lettuce 500
-Aquaponics --fish and basil 173