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Two operations grow produce using water from tanks enriched by koi
Visiting an aquaponic farm feels like landing at a space station or stealing a glimpse into a Seussian future.
Unlike Old McDonald’s farm, there’s no dirt, tractors, barns filled with hay, chicken coops or bags of fertilizer. In place of these long-established farm items are rows and rows of rapidly growing produce using 10 percent of the water needed for traditional farming.
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