Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together

By Sylvia Bernstein and Sylvia Bernstein

Book Overview

Grow fresh fish and vegetables together in a closed-loop system that uses 90% less water than traditional gardening. Step-by-step guide to building home aquaponics systems that provide year-round food production in small spaces while recycling nutrients naturally.

Why Aquaponics Works Better Than Separate Systems:

Fish waste provides perfect nutrition for plants, while plants clean the water for fish. This symbiotic relationship eliminates the need for soil, reduces water usage dramatically, and produces both protein and vegetables simultaneously.

What You'll Build:

Home-scale systems designed for families wanting fresh food year-round
Fish and plant combinations that thrive together in closed-loop environments
Simple maintenance routines requiring just 10-15 minutes daily
Troubleshooting guides for water chemistry, fish health, and plant nutrition
Expansion strategies for scaling up successful systems over time

Home Production Results:

Families report producing 50-100 pounds of vegetables plus 20-50 pounds of fish annually from systems occupying just 50-100 square feet of space.

Grow both dinner and the main course in one integrated system. Perfect for urban gardeners, sustainability enthusiasts, and families wanting fresh, local food security.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086571701X
• ISBN13: 9780865717015
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Written by someone who doesn't know which end of a hammer to hold.

This book is a disappointment from the outset. Where do I begin, first she (Bernstein) writes about the history of aquaculture and leaves out the Aztec's giant aquaponic system. Next disappointment is her constant redundancy it seems she gets paid by the word! And what is really annoying to anyone who has ever had a job outside of a cubicle ( I am a construction worker for 30 yrs) is her complete lack of common Sense! Obviously she is completely out of her depth when life calls for more than the use of a laptop.