Kendall Aquaponics

using fish to put veggies on our dish

Global Sustainability & Earth Literacy Studies

Fish Farmer

GSELS

Fish Farmer

Kendall Aquaponics: Welcome

Behind The Seeds

what inspired us

Both of us, Angel Valle and Rachel Pasteris, seeking to craft a project for our Principles of Biology I course, began discussing viable topics to conduct our research. Conveniently, we both held fond memories of visiting Living with the Land at Epcot. Pasteris viewed the system firsthand on a Behind The Seeds tour of the facilities, the guide coincidently in charge of the aquaponics portion. As a result, we chose to pursue aquaponics for our project, centered on the technology behind it and its benefits. Valle engineered a unit to further study its mechanics for ourselves.

Kendall Aquaponics: About My Project

Our Project

crafting solutions from home

The term "aquaponics" was coined in the 1970s, though its roots dig deeper. In approximately 1000 A.D., it is believed that both the Mayan and Aztecs cultures integrated aquaculture into their agricultural practices.

Today, aquaponics serves as an efficient way to grow vegetation without heavily relying on the common need for nutrient-rich soil by utilizing two sources we already harvest to sustain our population: water and fish.

Out of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world, this project shall predominantly address goals two, eleven, twelve, striving for zero hunger, developing sustainable cities and communities, by engineering responsible consumption and production.

Aquaponics promotes the efficiency of food production from the first level, in regard to the ten percent rule. This states that when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of that energy will be passed on. Therefore, by shortening the food chain, aquaponics sources its nutrients from aquatic life to fuel botanical life, thus ultimately feeding human life.

Overall, it minimizes waste while maximizing energy. Not only that, but aquaponics also efficiently utilizes minimal area, implementing integrated fish and plant farming systems, in undervalued urban spaces, such as roofs and terraces. This provides one of many realistic solutions towards nurturing greener cities for the future.

A gallery is offered below, including recordings of our findings.