How to Use aquaponics in a Sentence

aquaponics

noun

• In its patented aquaponics system, fish tanks are placed below shelves filled with leafy green herbs and vegetables.
  — Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 19 July 2022
• Mike went on to Cal Poly Pomona to study agriculture and became interested in aquaponics.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• How about aquaponics, a form of farming thousands of years old where fish and vegetables are grown together in water?
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
• Other amenities include a restaurant, a pool, and an aquaponics greenhouse.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
• The new 3rd Street Market Hall opening soon in downtown Milwaukee is adding an aquaponics vendor to its lineup.
  — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2021
• The site includes a historical greenhouse from 1926, and inside there is an aquaponics system, a small music venue and public space.
  — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
• As with aeroponics and aquaponics, the hydroponic plants need nutrients and can be grown in vertical racks or on your kitchen counter.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2021
• Samantha Greene and her young son, Maverick, started a miniature aquaponics garden that way.
  — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2021
• At Chico State, which is developing its own aquaponics program, excrement from koi and bass provides the nutrients for the plants, which are housed in a greenhouse.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2021
• According to Larry Willis, a Missouri farmer who worked on the aquaponics project, Constant approached the venture with flailing extravagance.
  — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
• Villarreal, who is also a skilled tradesman and has experience with aquaponics, became a co-owner of the company in February.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2020
• In an aquaponics operation, plants are nourished by waste from fish farmed alongside them: ideally, one crop supports another.
  — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
• Brooks owns an agtech company called NxT Horizon that focuses on affordable urban aquaponics.
  — Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2020
• On 2 acres along the Midtown Greenway, there are plots of beets, broccoli, cauliflower and cucumbers, greenhouses for tomatoes and peppers, beehives, hydroponics and aquaponics, and a brand-new chicken coop next to a stand of cherry trees.
  — Adam Belz, Star Tribune, 22 Aug. 2020
• Readers suggested other uses for vacant spaces: live-work housing, urban gardens and farming, aquaponics and more.
  — Noah Arroyo, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2022
• The combination of the team’s experience with aquatic life and cultured meat manufacturing has enabled Mermade to connect the dots in a unique manner and see the potential of aquaponics in cell cultivation.
  — Gil Press, Forbes, 23 May 2022
• In addition to proving that good cannabis could be grown in a recirculating aquaponics system, Schiebel and the Habitat team had another mission: to show that farmed salmon could compete with wild salmon, both on sustainability and on quality.
  — Amanda Siebert, Forbes, 27 May 2022
• While in that role, the university announced its first endowed professorship, saw an increase in its student retention rates and expanded its hydroponics and aquaponics program.
  — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2021
• Students will have access to robotics kits, 3D printers and aquaponics systems and will learn data analysis, computer programming and public speaking, among other subjects, Sheperis said.
  — Andres Picon, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2021
• If your yard is tiny, or even just a balcony, Jordan Karambelas has a suggestion for growing food organically: a good-looking aquaponics system that uses recycled water enriched by fish poop to irrigate vegetables planted above.
  — Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
• Other community benefits built into the site include a biking and walking trail, an electric vehicle charging station, backup power for a nearby community center, and an aquaponics greenhouse to grow produce.
  — Camille Squires, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2022
• Statistically, aquaponics uses up to 95% less water than conventional farming. Fork.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2021
• The aquaponics facility would provide food, job training and employment opportunities for local residents.
  — Anne Snabes, The Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2020
• There are several methods for growing lettuces and vegetables indoors, including aquaponics, hydroponics and aeroponics.
  — Kristen Leigh Painter, Star Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
• Additionally, Vincent High School requested $3.75 million for repairs to agricultural program areas, a new barn and remodels of its environmental science, horticulture, aquaponics and food science classrooms and labs.
  — Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024