The annual Exhibition or EKKA as it is fondly known is on again.
We are exhibiting a Aquaponics system with one part a traditional media based grow bed and also a floating raft bed filled with lettuce.
Once a day there is a cooking demonstration and the Chef is cooking (steaming) Jade Perch in a wok .
Fantastic with a salad and a special sauce she makes up. Recipe for the sauce can be seen HERE
It is really great that people are being introduced to Jade Perch for the first time.
The reaction is fantastic.
Most folk are a little suspicious of the Jades as they have not heard of them before, but once they have a taste they are won…
We are part of the Signature Brisbane Pavilion which is an initiative of BCC.
The pavilion can be found on the map at coordinates 16 x S
Plan of the EKKA grounds.
Hard to find outside of Australia, it’s described as the perfect beginners fish.
Why? Because it comes with a number of pluses that are hard to fault.
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Barcoo Grunter or Queensland Jade Perch is the ideal fish to get started in Aquaponics. It has a reputation for being a hardy fish that also has a terrific side benefit. Its very good for you. An independent study by the CSIRO has found that Jade Perch trumped the Atlantic Salmon when it came to healthy fish oils.
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It is even easier to get into Aquaponics with the new web site layout I have just switched on.
Our old website has served us very well, but it has not grown in an organised manner. Little gems of info were tacked on here and there making them difficult to find or go back to later.
A couple of weeks ago I began work on a new layout making use of Joomla Content Management System software.
I believe that easily accessible content is more important than having a “pretty” site with lots of “bells and whistles”.
Some parts of the previous site will still be visible as we gradually transfer the content over and reorganise the indices.
I will be switching on more of Joomla’s amazing modules as the weeks go by….so keep coming back, and please give me some feedback. What improvements can I make ? What do you like best and so on.
Murray Practical Aquaponics website front page.
Aquaponics Made Easy – Afternoon in the greenhouse – Brisbane – 29 August 2010
Please reserve a place at the next
Aquaponics “Afternoon in the Greenhouse” which will be held on
Sunday 29 August 2010.
Session times : 12:30pm till 4:30pm
Pay for and confirm my booking .
An intense Aquaponics 101 in the greenhouse. Will be fun and informative.
This follows a very successful afternoon on 18th July.
See here for details and registration.
Previous successful
I am a lucky bloke, not only do I get to enjoy my growing Aquaponics business, I am surrounded by wonderful people.
I have 4 adult children and a wonderful wife (married 40 years, how about that !)
My eldest son runs a blog HERE. He is a Systems Analyst.
My youngest daughter also has a blog HERE. She is an amazing Mum.
(3 children…sometimes 10.)
My eldest daughter teaches high school as well as raising 3 beautiful children.
(sorry 4 children including her husband)
My youngest son flies B747′s and lives with 3 extremely cute individuals
(wife and 2 children)
How is it that our children are so amazing ?
It is because we made them eat their veggies!!
Sorry, can’t help being a little bit happy!!!
Murray.
