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.


Thursday, 16 May 2019

Out with the old and in with the new - Spring is here

Whilst the polytunnel continues to house many of our salad leaves, particularly the bright and spicy brassicas, as shown below:



together with the watercress -


It is also still home to our winter greens, rainbow chard and black cabbage (below) which are both favourites and very popular with the local people and businesses, but soon they will be making room...



As we look to turn it into a haven for delicious summer produce, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, aubergines, melons and peppers just to name a few. Aiming for early fruits we have already started planting with beds dedicated to tomatoes - 


early dwarf beans - 


early carrots

and of course courgettes, both yellow and green.

But in the next week we are planning for the BIG plant out in the tunnel - with so many plants now bulging out of their pots and the greens outside of a suitable size to prevent a hiatus in supply - the timing should be just perfect.




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