This Saturday at the library...

Want to grow veggies but you just don’t have the space?  With just a little wall space and a fish tank, you can develop an Aquaponic system that conserves space while producing plants that thrive.

Learn about Aquaponics from Jeanelle Miller on September 21 at 2 pm in the Colfax Library. Miller shares the basic principles of growing food hydroponically (in water) and how to build these systems for home. Aquaponic systems use fish waste to fertilize plants. They are easy, low maintenance, use very little space, and can be up to eight times more productive than growing plants in soil. Discover how aquaponic and hydroponic gardens are changing the future of farming across the globe and helping to meet our future food production requirements.

Jeanelle Miller of Colfax has a B.S. in aquatic and fisheries sciences and is finishing up her M.S. in ecohydrology at the University of Idaho. She has maintained aquarium fish and ponds her entire life and even trained octopuses at the Seattle Aquarium. Growing food with her aquatic ecosystems is just one more step in her goal of creating completely self-sustaining fish tanks and creating local food security. For more information, contact Whitman County Library at 509-397-4366.