Aquaponic revolution

The struggle of surviving is real even in a civilized society.
Growing your food is a essential part of growing more self sufficient.
I will place the plans for a good aqauponicsystem on my site but i wanted to talk about why it is better to grow your own food. And why you can use aqauponics to do that.



Money:
Money is the perfect example for a necessary evil. I don't want to use it but i am forced to earn it and spend it. Because i don't want to live my life as a slave to the bills i try to sustain my own living. When you are growing your own veggie's and fish you will save a lot of money. Here in the Netherlands veggie's and fruits are not that expensive compared to country's like America.
Growing your own food is like printing money but legal.
Think about it your waste product is tasty delicious fish!

Health:
If you are like me concerned about the stuff we are forced to eat on a daily bases like pesticides and various other poisons then growing your own will help. You know what's in your veggie's because you gave it to them. The meat you will eat the fish you harvest are hormones and antibiotics free. The veggie's will be fed a mineral rich and high nutrient diet. Your home grown veggie's and fish will be a good supplement for your own diet.

Nature:
Aquaponics are good for the nature because it's a closed system. You ad food to the fish tank and you eat the fish and some delicious plants. Your auqaponics is a closed Eco system and therefore no pollution and environment friendly.

Compact:
You can grow enough food and fish to feed a family of 4 in 2 cubic meters of space. This system is easily scaled down even usable indoors.

Taste:
The veggies and fruits you are used to where grown in conditions optimalised for profit. It didn't matter if the produce you eat was grown healthy with the right minerals and nutrients they where fed only what made them grow not tastier.
The vegetables your growing in your own garden are full of taste and full of goodies that will fill your stomach and your heart.

Low maintenance
Where traditional farms use soil and have to coop with bacteria and harmful (for plants) animals in the ground you are free of those risks. No tilling the soil measuring levels or spraying pesticides. The only thing you have to do with a aquaponics system is feed your fish. Possibly ones in a while you have to harvest your food and plant new seeds.

conclusion

Aquaponics is a good and clean additive on your standard supermarket diet. Growing enough to feed your family year round is easily possible but i do enjoy my steak and a little pork in a while.
But with this system you will be less dependably of the local supermarket and its just a wonderful and beautiful hobby.