There is a growing trend of people who are choosing to eat organic food. Organic food is often associated with the garden grown vegetables that come from someone’s back yard. But just because a label says something is organic, doesn’t mean it is any better than the non organic food. Sometimes it is, but often it is just much more expensive.

If you want to eat food that is truly organic, and without costing a fortune, growing your own can be the best way. For most people this is a dream that has long been out of reach. Although they would love to grow their own food, they may not have the resources or the time to grow a garden. A large plot of land with fertile soil is just out of reach for a large percentage of people in modern times.

Aquaponics is changing this. This is a system of growing food that takes little time, much less space, and no need for fertile soil, or soil at all. Aquaponics produces both fish and plants in the same system, all organically. When you combine fish and plants living together, you end up with a powerhouse of growth that mostly takes care of itself.

In this system, plants are grown in the same water as the fish. The plants are grown with their roots in the fish water, where they clean the water. In return, the plants get to absorb all the water and nutrients they need from the fish wastes in the water. This ends up being a win win where the fish get clean water and the plants get free organic nutrients.

You can think of it like having an aquarium that has a plant growing bed instead of a mechanical filter. This kind of system uses no soil and eliminates most of the work involved with gardening. It is a complete biological system that mostly takes care of itself, with only a little input from you. In return you get a great output of fresh organic fish and produce.

Since the plant roots are given a direct supply of nutrients and water, there is enough resources to grow many more plants in a smaller space. People are often shocked at the amount of food they can grow, even in a small indoor grow bed. And without the need for watering, weeding or working with soil, the work is minimal.

If you are serious about eating healthy organic food, aquaponics can be a practical way to grow your own.

You can give aquaponics a try by following this simple aquaponics guide. You can quickly set up a simple but very productive aquaponics system.

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The autumn leaves have changed, the snowflakes are beginning to fall. Little children’s Halloween costumes are back on the shelf to be redesigned into something for next year (hopefully!) and the relatives are beginning to call asking what the “plans” are. What’s on everyone’s mind? Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to sit back, take stock of the passing year and spend some time with family and friends enjoying a warm meal. Just thinking of Thanksgiving brings smells of roasted turkey, cranberries, cinnamon and pumpkin pie into the air.

But there is one problem associated with all that merriment and eating- weight gain! How can you eat all the wonderful foods associated with this festive season- Turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and stuffing- and of course, the dessert menu!- without feeling bloated, stuffed, lethargic and feeling like you’re unable to do anything but roll into your car, drive home and lumber into hibernation like a bear?

Well I can tell you right now- you can still enjoy all the wonderful traditional dishes of a home-style Thanksgiving without the guilt, without the poundage, without the added stress and concern of losing yet another button on your favorite holiday shirt or being red-faced and short of breath for yet another holiday photo- Just use Organic Recipes!!!

Whether you have been eating healthy for a while, not eating healthy at all, or just been into recent events, you might know of the wave organic recipes have taken over the market. Organic recipes are flavor-packed, nutrition-rich and offer you all the same dishes you love, without any of the preservatives, bad oils, or pesticides you would find in conventional food.

“Forget everything you know about butter being bad for your health- butter is in, its organic, and its 100 percent edible.”

Maybe you’ve been eating organically for the past year, fruits and vegetables, and yes, its easy to make yourself salads and risottos and steam some vegetables every now and then.

But now it’s Thanksgiving. The relatives will be coming over, and although you’ve made the choice to be healthy, serving a wild rice pilaf and steamed organic vegetables or your normal everyday salad just isn’t going to cut it.

You still need gourmet recipes, packed with flavor, that will wow your guests this Thanksgiving and Holiday season, and you want the nutrition that organic recipes provide you.

Organic recipes allow you the same tastes you grew up on, with the same ingredients your great-grandmothers grew up on. Organic recipes use ingredients that are not genetically modified, that do not contain harmful cocktails of pesticides, and certified organic vegetables are vegetables your kids will actually eat!

OrganicThanksgivingRecipes.com gives you the best organic recipes, tips on how to cook with organic ingredients, and we offer you the best certified organic ingredients, many delivered right to your door within 24 hours. With cooking updates, tips and videos to get you prepared for your holiday entertaining, you’ll have everything you need for the perfect organic Thanksgiving dinner!

AnnaMarie Farone is an Organic Living and Wellness Expert currently living on the Gold Coast, Australia.
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Aquaponics – Easy and Fun – The U.S. organic food industry is a $26.7 billion market. Organic food is more accessible now than it was a decade ago. From the corner grocer to the mass market retailer, produce shelves are brimming with organic fruits and vegetables for the health-conscious consumer. Some commercially grown organic vegetables are lower in quality and more expensive than pesticide-laden vegetables.

The convenience factor is high, but unless you grow it yourself you cannot be certain what you’re putting into your body. Raising organic vegetables in a traditional garden is labor-intensive and potentially expensive. Aquaponics makes it easy and inexpensive to grow your own high-quality, organic fruits and vegetables.

What makes aquaponics easy is that you can set up and maintain your aquaponic farm without a high level of expertise. It is a sustainable, farming system that combines the raising of aquatic animals and the cultivation of plants in water. Examples of aquatic animals used in aquaponics include fish, crayfish and prawns. You do not need expensive equipment for aquaponic farms.

It only takes a few minutes to understand the principles of aquaponics and to create your farm. Within days, you will begin growing your own organic food. What makes aquaponics easy is that once it is set up and running, it is self-perpetuating. Raising your own organic food has never been so simple!

You begin by selecting your aquatic animal. A fish is typically the easiest aquatic animal for most people. The next step is to purchase your fish and place it in its tank. The fish will eat food and release excrement. The fish excrement produces bio-nutrients for your plants. When there are sufficient nutrients in the water, you can propagate your seeds. They will germinate and grow. This makes aquaponics easy for those who tend to under- or over-fertilize their plants.

The use of fish in aquaponics is an efficient and beneficial system. The fish provide essential nutrients for the plants and you don’t have to clean their tanks. This makes it easier for you to care for your fish and to raise your organic food.

Another thing that makes aquaponics easy is that you don’t put your seeds into the ground. For those with poor soil or limited gardening space, this system is an ideal solution. You place your seeds in a netting pot and wait for them to germinate and to grow. There is an ideal time to plant your seeds.
Aquaponics Easy and Fun

Many people make the mistake of purchasing their fish and placing the seeds in the netting pot on the same day. Although the seed may germinate and develop, it usually dies within days of exhausting its own nutrients.

The perfect time to place the seed in the netting pots is after the fish excrement has turned into nutrients. Through the process of decomposition, bacteria transform ammonia into nitrites and nitrites into nitrates. When the process is complete, your plants use nutrient-rich nitrates for growth and development.

The plants absorb the nutrients through their roots and remove the potentially harmful ammonia from the water. This symbiotic relationship provides clean water for the fish and nutrients for the plants. This natural and continuous source of nutrients makes aquaponics easy for those who don’t have the time to purchase and apply store-bought fertilizers.

When you set up your aquaponic farming system, you will experience and savor high-quality organic food.

What a cool way to get your Vegetables, Fruits and your Fish as well. To learn more about Aquaponics System at home, check out Aquaponics At Home

Happy Gardening

Tyler York

Greenhouse Design