Godney Aquaponics


Godney Aquaponics
In the village of Godney, with the beautiful back drop of the Glastonbury Tor, Melv and Sal are embarking on a new venture. Fed up with the poor quality of veg in the shops, they have the ambition to set up an aquaponics system to provide fresh vegetables and salad crops for the village, and with a little help from their hens a supply of fresh free range eggs too.


What is Aquaponics??


What is Aquaponics??
Aquaponics is a sustainable method of producing quality food with minimal external inputs. It is a system that combines conventional aquaculture (e.g. fish in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. Water from the aquaculture system is fed to the hydroponic system where the by-products are broken down and are utilised by the plants as nutrients, and the water is then re-circulated back to the aquaculture system.


Monday, 26 November 2018

A lovely day at the office!

Taking advantage of a beautiful sunny day and the calm before the stormy weather forecast we decided to finish the job we started yesterday.
 

And after two truck loads of logs, several metres of dead hedge laid and of course many cups of tea later...


A tidy job was completed



One down - many more to go - we will certainly have enough firewood for even the coldest of winters.

 
We gradually worked our way along the boundary, tidying up as we went, weaving the brash into the hedge line.

 
For the more tricky branches, Melv got to use his new toy - a pole saw - brilliant bit of kit and so much safer for the high awkward limbs.
 
 
 
We ended the day in some lovely late sunshine - the light was spectacular - it really has been another lovely day at the office.


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