Just today I was reflecting that I needed a new name for my blog.
I started an aquaponics blog almost a year ago. At the time, I wanted to prototype an indoor DIY system that would allow year-round gardening. I picked the name 3x5 Aquaponics because:
Anyone with a 3 by 5 area (that can literally support a ton of water/gravel/etc.) can have an aquaponics system for well under $1000. Thats under $1000 complete with lights, fish, and rocks (most experts recommend home aquaponicists stick to rock-based systems).
I designed the system and created a prototype. Seeds sprouted, and I transplanted them to the garden.
It worked. But the taller my plants grew, the more I envied those who can grow outside. When my tilapia "failed to thrive," I was free to create a system outside.
The garden grew...
And grew...
And grew.
Im loving this aquaponics adventure. Alas, "3x5 Aquaponics" doesnt really describe what Im doing now. What new name could I pick?
Then I browsed to the Aquaponics Association website, to review what the site is promising about what Ill present this month in Orlando...
365 Aquaponics.
Year-round gardening.
Its perfect to fit where I am now in my journey, as well as including my original idea of a small indoor system.
So thank you, thank you, thank you to whoever decided I was Meg Stout of 365 Aquaponics.
For the next year Ill continue to blog here about what Im doing, with design details, tales of joy and woe, and pictures (always pictures)!
