Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together

Author Sylvia Bernstein is the president and founder of The Aquaponic Source, one of only a handful of US based businesses focused entirely on the home aquaponic gardener. She also runs AquaponicsCommunity.com, largest US based online community dedicated to the topic and writes the blog, Aquaponic Gardening which has an average of 2000 readers/week. Intended audiences are current aquaponic gardeners, permaculturists, homesteaders, survivalists, hydroponic gardeners, educators, and backyard gardeners. The author considers aquaponics better than organics,a solution to global warming, world hunger, groundwater pollution, overfishing of oceans Fish make aquaponic gardening unique. They are a healthy form of protein, complete the eco-cycle, are an inexpensive source of fertilizer and add life, fun and enjoyment to gardening The author's goal is for the reader to be able to set up, start and successfully run and maintain their own home aquaponics system Author is widely published in the area of aquaponics including a piece in the February 2010 issue of The New York Times She was featured in a piece by EcoFilms Australia, "Sylvia Bernstein: America's Aquaponics Dynamo" Includes over 70 graphics Mother Earth News book for Wiser Living choice