Growing Green / Sustain Your Brain
Noncredit Workshop
Introduction to Backyard Aquaponic Gardening
Event ID: P10396
Info: Jun 20 • Sat • 3:00-5:30pm • 1 mtg • Olomana Gardens, Waimanalo (go mauka on Kumuhau from Kalanianaole Hwy, then right onto Waikupanaha, continuing to 41-1140: park inside gate or on road) • $50, plus cost of materials (one person only), payable to Olomana Gardens, to take home the system built in class • Long sleeve shirt, pants, shoes, and nontoxic insect repellant recommended
With: Olomana Gardens
Learn the basics to build a backyard aquaponic system. Using methods developed by Dr. James Rakocy at the University of the Virgin Islands, discover how to create a simple integrated system that recirculates effluent from a fish tank or pond, runs it through a settling basin to remove suspended solids, through the container where plants are grown, and returns the filtered water to the fish tank, where the cycle repeats. Class builds a system with plastic barrels and locally available materials that one person can take home for an optional fee. Includes an opportunity to stay after class to watch a video about aquaponics and socialize with staff and students.