Aquaponics Digest - Thu 10/14/99
Message 1: http://www.egroups.com/list/jam-watah-growers/
from dreadlox@cwjamaica.com (michael kent barnett)
Message 2: RE: Field trip activities
from "Pangilinan, Norman"
Message 3: Re: Field trip activities
from S & S Aqua Farm
Message 4: RE: Polytank tank, was RE: Fwd. Re: Aquaponics in Indonesia
from S & S Aqua Farm
Message 5: Re: Field trip activities
from Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Message 6: Purslane anyone?
from Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Message 7: Re: Purslane anyone?
from dreadlox@cwjamaica.com (michael kent barnett)
Message 8: Re: Purslane anyone?
from Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Message 9: Re: Purslane anyone?
from atkindw@cwjamaica.com (david w atkinson)
Message 10: Re: Purslane anyone?
from Dave Miller
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Subject: http://www.egroups.com/list/jam-watah-growers/
From: dreadlox@cwjamaica.com (michael kent barnett)
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 01:46:41 +0100
Hi guys,
Out of meeting David A. also on this list etc, Ive stopped
procrastinating and have setup the Jamaican Water Growers Association.
Water in our Dialect is pronouced "waatah", so the acronym for the group
is WATAH,
Water gardeners
Aquaponics
Tilapia Farmers
and
Hydroponic
Growers Association. Although membership is screened, we invite the
application from all interested, in a sustainable and eco friendly
approach, we have kick started with some very practical local problems
such as media sourcing etc, so from that perspective not always
applicable to other nationals, but we welcome all persons particularly
those in similar, insular and subtropical settings to join up...
Please help us to post this to all other groups you subscribe to...
hydroponics, aquaculture and related groups....
http://www.egroups.com/list/jam-watah-growers/
Thanks
Mike
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Subject: RE: Field trip activities
From: "Pangilinan, Norman"
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 09:42:20 -0400
One good idea is to let them taste the "fruits of your labor" as in give them
food that came from your aquaponics (fish and salads would be great).
Encourage them to protect the environment by using simple gadgets and no fancy
chemicals being used in your green house. This will help them realize the
importance of mother earth.
mandy
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From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
[SMTP:gutierrez-lagatta@home.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 12:48 PM
To: aquaponics@townsqr.com
Subject: Field trip activities
I have a group of fourth graders invited to come to my greenhouse on a
field trip. Can some of you share your ideas on possible activities to
incorporate into the visit to make it as interesting as possible?
Adriana
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Subject: Re: Field trip activities
From: S & S Aqua Farm
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:40:58 -0500
At 12:48 PM 10/13/1999 -0400, Adriana wrote:
>I have a group of fourth graders invited to come to my greenhouse on a
>field trip. Can some of you share your ideas on possible activities to
>incorporate into the visit to make it as interesting as possible?
Adriana - we have had real success with school tour groups using an herb bed.
While one part of the group was touring the greenhouse, we had the other
group at the herb bed tasting the herbs - we'd tell them the plant name, let
them taste a small section of a leaf, then they'd try to fill out a short
"matching" form to identify which herb flavor they'd find in various foods
they were familiar with -- or to say which name they knew that the plant
tasted like -- pizza, spaghetti, peppermint candy, licorice, etc. It's a
great entertainment/education tool, and usually keeps pretty good order with
a large group also. I've a few suggestions written up if you'd like them.
If the teacher hasn't made any special requests, then probably the visit
will be to see your alternative growing system (as opposed to soil based
systems) and to generate the thinking patterns of their young ones. The
best way to know what the school wants from the visit is to have a short
conversation with the teacher about what part of their study you are to
supplement. That way you can make sure you cover the material desired in
your "tour".
Paula
S&S Aqua Farm, 8386 County Road 8820, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-5124
Web page http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/
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Subject: RE: Polytank tank, was RE: Fwd. Re: Aquaponics in Indonesia
From: S & S Aqua Farm
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:43:50 -0500
At 09:31 AM 10/11/1999 -0500, Chris Mills wrote:
>We have two greenhouses at our facility that we raise Tilapia in for Bead
>Filter research. We would like to install a small aquaponics system in
>conjunction with our fish systems. Just to hobby at first! I am relativley
>space limited to start. Can I use one tray to begin and then add from
>there? My green houses are clear poly so light is not a concern.
Chris - I think you'll find all sorts of ways to modify in order to
experiment. How much space did you plan to use, and what crops were you
planning.
Paula
S&S Aqua Farm, 8386 County Road 8820, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-5124
Web page http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/
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Subject: Re: Field trip activities
From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:00:03 -0400
Paula,
The herb bed sounds like a great idea, especially with the matching
activity. I've chaperoned field trips where the teacher had abolutely
no idea what they are doing and it is not good for anyone. I will talk
to the teacher beforehand, she's my daughter's fourth-grade teacher.
They are already in the process of making floating growing units and
studying ecology and water-related subjects.
> Adriana - we have had real success with school tour groups using an her
I 'd love a copy of your written material if possible; can you e-mail
it or do you want an address or fax #?
> a large group also. I've a few suggestions written up if you'd like them.
Adriana
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Subject: Purslane anyone?
From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:22:22 -0400
I just grew a bed of purslane as a special request. The bed was ready
to cut after 26 days and the yield was excellent, almost 1/2#/sq. foot
on the first cutting. Since this is the first harvest I don't know how
fast it will grow back or how many cuttings I can get before it will be
necessary to reseed. The leaves don't have a lot of flavor but they are
very attractive and have a nice crunchy texture.
I would like to offer purslane to my other chefs along with some recipe
suggestions. Do any of you have any recipes which highlight the features
of purslane? I think this will also be a good addition to salad mixes,
both from a visual and texture standpoint and from a financial
standpoint.
Adriana
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Subject: Re: Purslane anyone?
From: dreadlox@cwjamaica.com (michael kent barnett)
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:57:49 -0700
Adriana Take a peek...
http://www.foodbite.com/Recipes/r2101.htm
http://www.wholehealthconnection.com/library/purslane.htm
I am surprised? Is this the stuff we weed up and dump??
Please confirm the same type, ( and Ill bite my thumb)
http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/weeddocuments/purslane.htm
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/~weeds/Ag317-99/id/WeedID/purslane.html
http://chatlink.com/~herbseed/purslane.htm
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Subject: Re: Purslane anyone?
From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 19:15:31 -0400
Hi Michael,
Thanks for the leads. Start chewing your thumb, yes, :>), it is the
noxious weed, only there is a variety called Golden Purslane which has a
more upright growth habit and a larger leaf. My web searching has shown
a definite Middle-Eastern slant to the recipes.
A sales rep for the company that sells me things like nutirents,
pyretrins and botanical insecticides came to visit me last week. As I
showed him the vaious greens and weeds that I sell he couldn't believe
his eyes when I pointed out the purslane. "Do you know how much
herbicide we sell to farmers to get rid of that stuff?"
Adriana
> I am surprised? Is this the stuff we weed up and dump??
> Please confirm the same type, ( and Ill bite my thumb)
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Subject: Re: Purslane anyone?
From: atkindw@cwjamaica.com (david w atkinson)
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 19:51:20 -0700
Q? What is this purslane?
David A.
At 06:22 PM 10/14/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>I just grew a bed of purslane as a special request. The bed was ready
> ... snip..< standpoint.
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>Adriana
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Subject: Re: Purslane anyone?
From: Dave Miller
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:08:52 -0400
Purslane grows wild in my gardens where there is bare dirt. A member of
the portulaca family it is delicious young and raw in salads. Quite high
in vitamin C!
Thanks for the recipes sent earlier.
Recycler Dave
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