“Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Household food security is the application of this concept to the family level, with individuals within households as the focus of concern.”
Introduction to Hydroponics
This is a very comprehensive course structured to enable you to get a very good understanding of how things work. You will be able to get started with the grow tower kit that comes free with this course :
Day | Subject | Description |
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One | Introduction to Hydroponics | -What is Hydroponics -History of Hydroponics -Why Hydroponics -Pro's and Con's |
- | How plants grow | -Structure of plants -Essential Elements -Growing media |
- | Hydroponic Systems | -Influencing factors -Open or Closed systems -Passive or active -Nutrient Film Technique -Gravity fed systems -Ebb and Flow |
- | Growing Environment | -Inside or Outside -Environmental factors |
- | Nutrients | -Ph -EC -Chemical or Organic |
- | System choice | -Discussion |
Introduction to Aquaponics
This is a very comprehensive course running over two days and structured to enable you to get a very good understanding of how things work. You will be able to get started with the grow tower kit that comes free with this course. You will also have sufficient information to start planning your own Aquaponic system build :
Day | Subject | Description |
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One | How plants grow | -Structure of plants -Essential Elements -Growing media |
- | aquaponic Systems | -Influencing factors -Nitrogen cycle -Bio-filter grow beds -Bed size -Tank size -Stocking levels |
- | Growing Environment | -Inside or Outside -Environmental factors |
- | System choice | -Discussion |
Two | System components |
-Media Beds -Buckets -Towers -Fish Tanks -Grow Media -Pumps -Aeration |
- | Plumbing and Bell Siphons | -Levels and layout |
- | Fish stocking | - |
- | Crop types | -Sytems for crop types |
- | Feeding rate | -How much to feed to keep your system in balance |
- | System Construction | - |
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