Aqua Vita Farms in Sherrill (Near Syracuse), NY is an indoor seafood and vegetable farm that provides Central New York with fresh food. The farm uses Aquaponics, a combination of fish farming (aquaculture) and growing plants in water (hydroponics) to create a balanced system where the fish provide nutrients for the plants and the plants filter the water, eliminating the need for fertilisers or water changes. Being indoors, the farm doesn't have to rely on seasons - which means all produce, all year round - without the environmental guilt of the miles it's travelled to your plate.
Basically it's a warehouse full of great big tanks of fish and vegetables, that's environmentally friendly and space saving and very clever but also simple. It's also very likely to be a large part of the future of farming.
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