Aquaponics Made Easy Workshop - SYDNEY Casula Powerhouse 17th April 2011
In this workshop you will learn how to raise your own organic fish and vegetables in the most water efficient growing system available, and yes, you CAN do this in your own backyard.
In an Aquaponics system, nutrient rich water is seen as an asset instead of waste and is utilised to grow useful plants. Once the plants have used the nutrients the water is returned to the fish tank clean and ready to be recycled again. The plants help the fish and the fish help the plants.
Aquaponics is the most water efficient agriculture known, and there are near zero environmental impacts.
Aquaponics is a high density organic food production system.
You will learn:
- Both the theory and practice of Aquaponics will be discussed.
- How to understand and manage your own Aquaponics system.
- A brief history of Aquaponics and how it fits in today’s water scarcity situation, and localised food production.
- Important considerations when building or procuring your own home system.
- The plants and fish that can be successfully grown in Aquaponics systems.
- System management, water quality, plant health, pest control, the nitrogen cycle.
- Hand out lecture notes to take home with you.
Our speakers:
Costa
Costa Georgiadis is an Australian landscape architect and television personality, best known as the host of the SBS TV gardening show, Costa’s Garden Odyssey
Costa initially studied languages in an Arts Degree before finding his true calling and transferring to the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree at the University of NSW. His final year thesis titled Green Cities of the Future: Ecology, Sustainability, Awareness and Responsibility for the Enrichment of Human Settlements was the road map upon which Costa moved out into the world. Settling in Austria and Prague as his base for 6 years, Costa found work in the landscape industry working for a Vienna based company specializing in ‘eco’ swimming ponds and rooftop gardens. On returning to Australia he then worked as project manager for Sydney based landscape architects Urban Landscape Projects. He also undertook additional studies in Freshwater Aquaculture at Armidale TAFE, and Catchment Management at Macquarie University. Costa has also installed Aquaponics systems as featured in his popular TV show.
Dr Wilson Lennard
Dr Wilson Lennard (PhD), is an Australian scientist, commercial aquaponics systems builder and researcher with a PhD in Applied Biology, specializing in the optimization of commercial aquaponics systems. Dr Lennard has studied and worked with Dr Jim Rakocy the world’s leading scientific authority on Aquaponics as well as consulting, designing and building aquaponic system for clients around the world. He has also featured as a guest speaker on previous Murray Hallam Aquaponic Workshops held in Brisbane Australia. Dr Wilson is an engaging speaker with a no nonsense approach to Aquaponics. You will learn a great deal from his very open and frank discussion on building and running backyard aquaponicss systems.
Murray Hallam
Murray Hallam is an Aquaponics systems builder for home, schools, farm and commercial enterprises. As well as presenting Aquaponics through his popular DVD’s that are enjoyed around the world, Murray has conducted Aquaponics seminars across the east coast of Australia and the USA. Murray has pioneered the production of Home Based Aquaponics Premium kits which are sold across Australia and more recently exported them to the USA, Bermuda and other places. An inspiring and entertaining speaker, Murray ability to explain Aquaponics simply without mystery and his genuine warmth endears him to people around the world.
Date : Sunday 17th APRIL 2011
Session times : 8:30am till 5:00pm
Included : Light lunch, morning and afternoon coffee or tea.
Venue : CASULA POWERHOUSE Sydney.
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Early bird attendance fee per person= $195.00
Regular attendance fee per person= $225.00
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