[Pil-pc-oceania] Aeroponics

[Graeme George - Earthcare Permaculture]

Penny & Tom

I'm curious to know where you see hydroponic, aquaponic and aeroponic 
systems fitting in with Permaculture. I've always viewed Permaculture 
systems of growing food as being totally natural and hydroponic systems 
as being totally artificial, though I know many people curiously confuse 
the two. I have presumed until Penny's latest posting that aquaponics 
and aeroponics sat somewhere between these totally opposed systems, but 
the additional step of spraying solution onto bare roots would require 
additional energy expenditure and therefore make them even less 
sustainable. I don't see how these modified hydroponic systems can be 
seen as a part of a Permaculture solution.

Regards

Graeme

Graeme George
Earthcare Permaculture
35 Deering Ave, Healesville, Vic, 3777
(03) 5962 5070


> Tom Duncan wrote:
>> Hi Penny,
>> Joel of Backyard Aquaponics has put together a system and a book that would 
>> be helpful for you.
>> Aeroponics compared to Aquaponics is not so straightforward I believe.
>>
>> I consult in this area and can design and construct a system if your 
>> interested, but if you get Joel's book with DVD you can pretty much build 
>> your own.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Tom
>>
>> Manager
>> Ecoplan
>> http://www.ecoplan.net.au
>> tom at ecoplan.net.au
>>
>> Global Aquaponics
>> http://www.aquaponicsglobal.com
>>
>>   
>>> Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:32:30 +1100
>>> From: "P Ferguson" <pennyfer at bigpond.net.au>
>>> Subject: [Pil-pc-oceania] AEROPONICS
>>> To: <pil-pc-oceania at lists.permacultureinternational.org>
>>>
>>> In a 1991 copy of Aust Horticulture was an article titled AEROPONICS - a 
>>> growing role in future production systems
>>> about Jeff Fivash's Aeroball Gro-nab system.  However, neither he nor his 
>>> business name Gro-nab Biotechnical come up either as a website nor in 
>>> Telstra's white pages.
>>>
>>> So what did happen to the Aeroponic Gro-nab Ball?
>>>
>>> I was interested as I have been looking for a small simple hydroponic 
>>> system for a corner of my backyard.
>>>
>>> P Ferguson
>>> Illawarra NSW 
>>>     
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