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.


Sunday, 23 June 2019

Nothing goes to waste when you have chickens that like to eat their greens!

No persuasion is needed when it comes to our hens and the consumption of greens, which means nothing is wasted once plants run out of steam in the production of leaves suitable for our customers.



Cavolo nero is one of their favourites, with the stalk providing a good anchor from which they can nibble off the leaves.


As for the bantams, they always appreciate a helping hand away from the melee of the larger birds.



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