"Pete C." > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
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>> > sf wrote:
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>> >> Higher prices in the grocery store and more imports.
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>> > I expect that's what will happen, at least initially.
>> >
>> > What really needs to happen is a large scale shift to aquaponic farming
>> > which uses 75% less water than old-school dirt farming, is typically
>> > "organic" and also is not dependent on an area with "good" soil,
>> > needing
>> > only a modest water supply and a good sun supply.
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>> And some feed. I have a very small hydroponic unit and I usually grow
>> tomatoes.
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> Aquaponic, not hydroponic. The difference is that Aquaponics assembles a
> symbiotic loop between fish farming tanks and hydroponic grow beds. Yes,
> you still need input into the system, but not as much as you might think
> and it can come from many organic sources.

Quite so, and I agree there is a difference, but -whichever system you use,
it won't flourish with plain water!

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