Greenhouse with tilapia lettuce herbs and cucumbers

A completely integrated food production system using retractable roofs to create optimal growing conditions using the advantages of the natural outdoors and a greenhouse.


Green Sky Growers, a rooftop farm, is located on top of the Garden Building in Winter Garden, Florida, and is the first Certified Green building in the world with commercial-scale, Aqua-Dynamic farming on the rooftop. Green Sky Growers produces tons of fresh vegetables and fish on an annual basis without the use of harmful pesticides.

• Environmentally friendly growing practices include the harvesting of rainwater that is recycled in the Aqua-Dynamic growing systems. 
• All the growing systems continuously recycle 100% of the nutrients and water.
• The majority of food produced is available to the local Winter Garden community, thus providing healthy, locally grown and low carbon-footprint food.
  
  
  

  CCRES AQUAPONICS 

  project of NGO

  CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)

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Obama Algae

President Obama talks with students at the University of Miami about algae as potentially one of the most productive ways to address our fuel needs as the price of gas continues to rise.

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Project of NGO
Croatian Center of Renewable Energy Sources (CCRES)

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Green Sky Growers

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Green Sky Growers

Welcome to Green Sky Growers
Green Sky Growers, a rooftop farm, is located on top of the Garden Building in Winter Garden, Florida, and is the first Certified Green building in the world with commercial-scale, Aqua-Dynamic farming on the rooftop. Green Sky Growers produces tons of fresh vegetables and fish on an annual basis without the use of harmful pesticides.

• Environmentally friendly growing practices include the harvesting of rainwater that is recycled in the Aqua-Dynamic growing systems. 
• All the growing systems continuously recycle 100% of the nutrients and water.
• The majority of food produced is available to the local Winter Garden community, thus providing healthy, locally grown and low carbon-footprint food.
  
  
  

  Fresh Lettuces Download our Fresh Sheet PDF to see what were picking. Includes pricing and purchase information. Fresh Herbs Fresh Fish Edible Flower
  http://www.ecofilms.com.au Aqua-Dynamic farming is the production of food crops and fish in a closed growing system, using environmentally friendly practices. Tilapia fish tanks are the key component to Aqua-Dynamic farming. Each tank is home to 500 – 600 Nile tilapia. By controlling temperature, diet and water quality we can produce a 1.5 lb – 2 lb tilapia in 12 – 18 months from a 1” fry. Our rooftop system produces healthy fish that are locally grown and free of harmful chemicals. Fish waste is filtered from each tank and then digested into minerals that the plants will use. Living biological filters will convert harmful ammonia to a nitrate form of nitrogen, which will be absorbed by the food crops above. After the fish water has passed through the filters and the digesting equipment, it is then delivered to the hydroponics growing systems above. The plants absorb the minerals from the water and the excess water drains from the hydroponics system back into the fish tanks. This completes the Aqua-Dynamic loop. Tilapia is often marketed as "St. Peters fish" since some species have inhabited Middle Eastern waters, such as the Sea of Galilee, for thousands of years. Tilapia species are members of the freshwater fish family Cichlidae (pronounced "sick-li-day"), of which there are many aquarium species. Tilapia grow fast, consume inexpensive feeds, reproduce readily in captivity, resist most fish diseases and have a pleasant, mild flavor. Feed conversion ratio is better than 1.5 pounds feed : 1 pound of fish.                                             Green Sky Growers Address: Green Sky Growers                    146 West Plant Street, Suite 331           Winter Garden, FL 34787 (MAP) CCRES AQUAPONICS part of NGO CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)    Email: Info@GreenSkyGrowers.com Phone: 407-472-0521

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Skinny Tilapia Lettuce Wraps

This weeks recipe features two Lone Duck specialties: Lettuce AND Tilapia!

 

Skinny Tilapia Lettuce Wraps

 

 

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Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook Time 5-10 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Serving size: 2 wraps with 4 oz tilapia per wrap?

Ingredients

• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 Tbsp garlic, minced
• 2 lbs tilapia fillets
• 1 Serrano pepper, diced + seeded
• 2 Tbsp diced jalapeños
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 8 large Romaine leaves
• 2 cups purple cabbage, shredded
• 4 Tbsp reduced-fat sour cream
• 1 avocado, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes
2. Add tilapia to skillet and cook 3-4 minutes on both sides until fish turns white.
3. Break up fish with spatula into small pieces and mix with onions and garlic.
4. Add Serrano pepper, diced jalapeños, tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Stir. Cook for another 3-5 minutes.
5. Arrange lettuce leaves on a platter. Spoon ? cup fish mixture down the center of each leaf. Top each lettuce wrap with ¼ cup of shredded purple cabbage, ½ Tbsp sour cream and a few thin slices of avocado

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Come meet us!

If youre looking for something to do this Thursday night, weve got an excellent option to consider: you can come meet us!

 

Well be speaking at the Delafield Public Library, explaining what we do here at Lone Duck Farm and giving more information on aquaponics and permaculture in general. The presentation goes from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

 

We hope to see you there!

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Lettuce Growing Tips

Today’s article is about one of the favorite and easiest vegetable. We have discussed spinach growing. Now today we will discuss about its cousin the Lettuce.

Lettuce is very easy to grow and probably the most favorite vegetable after tomatoes. You can also use container gardening methods to grow them. As discussed in our earlier article lettuce being a leafy vegetable, Lettuce grows pretty well in shade (click here to know about shade gardening) also. 

Like almost all other vegetables lettuce also prefer nutrient enriched well drained soil. A pH of 6 to 7 is ideal for lettuce. It is not a plant of the summers. Too much heat will result in faster bolting and will make the leaves taste bitter. An ideal temperature ranges from 45 to 75 degree F.

The best part of lettuce planting is that you do not need to bother much about the spacing. You can space them wide or you can plant them very close they will adapt to the spacing.
Sow the seeds only ½ cm deep in to the soil. You can also use coconut coir or Perlite to grow the seedlings.

To make the soil more fertile add compost to the soil before planting. You can also add bone meal, cotton seed meal etc. Choose the manure which has nitrogen in high quantity. Leafy greens like lettuce flourish in nitrogen.

Lettuces do not have deep root system; most of the water it absorbs is from surface and near by. So it is very important that you keep you soil moist. A thick layer of mulch will save them from weed infestation and also retain the water inside the soil.

Normally your lettuce plant can handle little bit of slug and aphid problems. But if you feel the need to make your plants pest free use organic pest control techniques.

The best time to harvest lettuces is in the morning; that is the time when they are crispiest. Harvest with a knife. If the variety forms head; cut it right below the head and separate it from the stem. Some varieties do not form the head. Well in that case harvest the leaves from the outer side of the plant and leave the central core intact. This process will give you continuous supply of lettuce. You can choose any type of leaf be it mature or tender. The immature leaves taste best with the salads.



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Nutritional elements contained Spirulina

CCRES SPIRULINA PROJECT

Amino-acids composition of bulk spirulina powder

Essential amino acids per 100 grams of bulk spirulina powder Isoleucine 3.17g Leucine 5.02g Lysine 2.70g Methionine + Cystine 2.19g Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 5.00g Threonine 2.78g Tryptophan 0.84g Valine 3.48g (Total amount of essential amino acids) (25.18g) MORE INFO HERE

Non-essential amino acids per 100 grams of bulk spirulina powder Arginine 3.60g Alanine 4.11g Aspartic acid 5.47g Glutamic acid 8.02g Glycine 2.85g Histidine 1.09g Proline 2.04g Serine 2.74g (Total amount of non-essential amino acids) (25.18g)

Pigment contents of bulk spirulina powder
(per 100 grams)

 

Components

per 100 grams of bulk spirulina powder

Chlorophyll-a

1.29g

Total carotenes

157mg

Xanthophylls

81mg

Phycocyanin

7.56g

Major carotenoids

?-carotene

201mg

Zeaxanthin

72mg

Lutein

ND

Spirulina consists of the wide range of healthy/nutritional elements, more than 50 different kinds.

 

 

Amino acids

Valine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, methionine, lysine, tryptophan, threonine, cystine, tyrosine, histidine, arginine, alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, proline and serine.

Vitamins

Beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin K1, vitamin?K2, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, biotin, folic acid, vitamin B12 and inositol.

Minerals

Zinc, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, calcium, sulfur, selenium, cobalt, cupper, chromium and manganese.

Other nutritional elements

Dietary fiber, polysaccharides, linoleic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, phycocyanin, zeaxanthin, chlorophyll a, nucleic acid and SOD.

Generally, some nutrients function better in concert with vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

 

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

 special thanks to 

Mr. Atsushi Egashira

 President of DIC LIFETEC Co.,Ltd

 

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INVE Aquaculture

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http://www.inve.com

INVE Aquaculture was founded in 1983 as a spin-off from the University of Gent. Now almost 30 years later, the company has grown from a pioneer in Artemia research to a global player in the aquaculture industry, with a product portfolio covering both nutritional and health products for shrimp and shellfish hatcheries, as well as farms.

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Hydroponic lettuce automation

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Planting robot and hydroponic lettuce production site in Belgium.





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Fish Farming Pond systems

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An overview of fish farming pond systems.


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