World’s first commercial rooftop aquaponic farm by david thorpe urban farming comes in many shapes and forms: from traditional farming, to permaculture, hydroponics, aeroponics, and aquaponics. these new farming systems will help develop more produce in urban environments and have more residents be engaged in providing food to their families. Begining stages of our rooftop aquaponics system.. Aquaponics is a marriage of aquaculture (farming aquatic animals, like fish or prawns) and hydroponics (growing plants in water). effluents from fish (and their food) accumulate in the water..
Aquaponics consists of two main parts, with the aquaculture part for raising aquatic animals and the hydroponics part for growing plants. aquatic effluents, resulting from uneaten feed or raising animals like fish, accumulate in water due to the closed-system recirculation of most aquaculture systems.. Our farm combines a 2000m 2 high-tech greenhouse and a 2000 m 2 productive outdoor garden on the roof of foodmet market hall, in the heart of brussels, at the famous abattoir site.. we have developed a state of the art aquaponic system where fish, fruits, vegetables and herbs are grown in a closed & zero waste loop.. Urbagrow aquaponics the garden displays a variety of aquaponic systems growing a variety of vegetables and tilapia and cat fish. the symbiotic relationship between the fish and plants along with the temperate climate of kolkata allows us to grow a wide variety of seasonal vegetables and edible fish ..
