Aquaponics 707: Community Aquaponic System
Location Toronto, Ontario
Year 2016
Client Scadding Court Community Centre
Services Design and Technical Development, Installation and Fabrication, General Contracting, Maintenance, Training, Education and Program Facilitation
Scope 6,500 litre volume, 50 kg mean aquatic biomass, 64 sq. ft of DWC grow beds
Installed by WaterFarmers UAI in the main foyer of a busy metropolitan community centre, this system creates educational and social development opportunities for urban youth centered around fresh food production. Using fish waste as fertilizer for plants, leafy greens, herbs and microgreens are grown and harvested by community centre staff and volunteers. The system has been in operation since installed in 2016.