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  • Name: Sylvia Bernstein
  • Location: Boulder, CO
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I am the founder and president of The Aquaponics Source and an aquaponics evangelist. I run AquaponicCommunity.com, write the blog AquaponicGardeningBlog.com, and write for Backyard Aquaponic, Urban Garden, and Growing Edge magazines. I also teach and speak about aquaponics throughout Colorado. In my past life I was the VP of Marketing, Innovation and Product Development for AeroGrow International, where I was one of the company’s original founders and was instrumental in developing the plant growth technology. I have a large aquaponic setup in my backyard greenhouse in Boulder run by tilapia, goldfish, and other creatures-that-swim.

My Aquaponic Greenhouse Boulder, CO

Everything in my greenhouse is grown using aquaponics, which is the marriage of organic hydroponics and aquaculture (rasing fish).  There is no soil, only inert clay balls called Hydroton. All the nutrients for the plants come from the fish waste, and the plants,... » more
  • Last updated: June 26, 2011
  • Garden type: kitchen garden

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