Dear Friends of Portable Farms®: It is with great joy that we offer you this glowing endorsement (below) from Mr. J.T. Mapoka, the License Holder of Portable Farms® in the Country of Botswana Africa, regarding our Portable Farms® Aquaponics Systems’ technology in his country. J.T. Mapoka installed a 10,000 sq. ft. aquaponics system for commercial growing …
What Makes Portable Farms® Aquaponics Systems Different? – by Colle and Phyllis Davis Aquaponics can be traced back over 4,700 years to an area located in present-day China. The technology has been in use for a very long time. The older systems were referred to as pass-through or as one time water-use systems. This means the …
Zucchini! OH YUM. You can cook almost anything with zucchini and they are EASY to grow year round in a Portable Farms Aquaponics System! Generally, zucchini are grown during the summer (May to August in the Northern Hemisphere). Zucchini is a small summer squash (a vegetable) that looks like a cucumber but has yellow flesh inside …
Deep Fried Beer Batter Tilapia Recipe from Phyllis Davis’ Cookbook, 10 Tantalizing Tilapia Recipes to Titillate Your Tastebuds© Ingredients: 8 to 10 Tilapia Fillets (4 to 6 ounces each) cut into 2 inch strips 8 Tablespoons of lemon or lime juice (freshly squeezed juice works better than concentrate) ½ Cup chopped parsley 6 Tablespoons olive oil …
The HEALTHIEST Bread in the World – NO FLOUR! – by Colle and Phyllis Davis This bread recipe has NOTHING to do with aquaponics, but many of our readers are full-fledged ‘foodies’ (as we are) and we enjoy passing along recipes that light us up. THIS ONE IS A GOODIE. You must try it. The …
Secure Seed Vault – by Colle and Phyllis Davis Have you ever considered putting vegetable seeds in a tin can or air-tight pouch ‘just in case’ you need to grow your own food? There is a hot new trend sweeping the world for saving seeds that are non-GMO, heirloom and organic. It’s a good idea to …
Trending: Eating Locally Grown Food – by Colle and Phyllis Davis Sales from locally grown foods have increased 20% PER YEAR over the past ten years with output reaching nearly $11 billion nationwide in the US. There is a growing movement across the world to secure and eat organic or at least locally grown foods …
Pesticide & GMO Free Food is Rare and Precious – by Colle and Phyllis Davis PLEASE NOTE: GMO seeds are commonly used in field crops like corn and wheat but will KILL broad leaf vegetables like tomatoes and lettuces. There are many misconceptions about GMO seeds used in planting typical vegetable gardens and Portable Farms® …
Fossil Water – No Water Means No Life -by Colle and Phyllis Davis Fossil water like fossil fuel is a non-renewable resource. It is not as rare as the ‘rare earth metals’ but once we use it up, it’s gone forever and for those who depend on this water supply (that’s all of us to …
Organic Commercial Aquaponics -by Colle and Phyllis Davis Aquaponics is a relatively NEW TECHNOLOGY and the laws and rulings are changing. Please check with your county and state regulations for their regulations and rules for food they consider to be be organically grown if you are interested in receiving organic certification for selling food grown in Portable …