Dillsburg, PA. Monday May 1, 2023. It’s been a busy year since our last post! (Sorry its been so long). We were so inspired by Murray Hallam’s Aquaponics Design Course that my wife Kristi and I built a custom version of his Indy 11.5 Aquaponics System in our backyard. Hoop House It all started in…
Tonight our life group has the privilege to serve dinner to the monthly Foster-Adopt support group at Daybreak Church. God has blessed us with a bountiful harvest of Lettuce to serve with the meal! Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me…
Our friends John and Tracey Pieters sent us this visual summary of what they did near the end of February to get the kids to participate in planting. The activity included a parable taught by Tracey on the 4 soils, a craft, games and a time of water play in a small pool. It was…
The new neighborhood Kids Club “Siembra y Cosecha” (Sowing and Harvesting), for ages 5 to 15 had its kick-off event on February 26th, 2022. The event offered the children Games (Juegos), Bible Lessons (Curso), Crafts (Manualidades) and Refreshments (Refrigerio). Fourteen children from the neighborhood came to help plant seeds in the new Square Foot Garden…
The Mexico City team has the Wicking Bed ready to plant seeds of hope and fresh food in the new community Aquaponics House! Thanks to Tracey, Luis, Jerry, and John. This is the first phase of the system build. (The second phase will be the Aquaponics grow bed and fish tanks on the roof!) The…
With thankful hearts, we Praise God for blessing us with the opportunity to attend Murray Hallam’s Aquaponics Design Course and to receive the commercial systems design certification. The 8 week online course included 5 to 8 hours of weekly video instruction, quizzes, and class discussions. The course required the submission of a complete system design….
The fish had not been eating as much and the plants were not growing well. A crop of Butterhead lettuce seedlings all died within two weeks of being rafted. Something was wrong. Background I’ve been operating my backyard 48 square foot deep water culture Aquaponics system for about 4 years now and have never seen…
In less than a week the first crop of Butterhead and Red Romaine lettuce has sprouted!
Today the Aquaponics grade Blue Tilapia were delivered from Lakeway Tilapia and added to the TOL system. The system water tank was 82 degrees and the shipping water bag was about 78 degrees. The system water was pH 7.5 and the shipping bag was pH 7.8. So everything looked good for adding the fingerlings to…
Tree Of Life Ministries Food Pantry is ready to grow 72 plants per week, year round in this new Aquaponics Greenhouse designed and built by Grace Aquaponics.
