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.


Saturday, 20 June 2020

A couple of stunners

Self seeded red orach has really come into its own and has well out grown the plants that we grew from seed. It is both stunning to look at and stunning to eat, with a real silky taste, holding its texture and has proved to be an excellent addition to curries providing a richness and depth, being a valuable addition to what is a regular dish for us.


The globe artichokes look amazing, as for taste - we are working on that as we didn't have a market for them and they are new to our culinary expertise!!

But none the less, their structure is amazing and they are really photogenic - beautiful

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