Sustainable Urban Fish Farm In 50-Gallon Recycling Bins

 


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“Not far from the New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point, Christopher Toole is doing a little fishing of his own.

Leaving behind a life of financial planning, Toole and his girlfriend Anya Pozdeeva have set up shop as urban fish farmers.

Dozens of 50-gallon plastic recycling bins make up the couple’s fish farm, where they are raising tilapia and other fish. The fish are part of a small urban farm at a Bronx Community Center, where an herb garden is fertilized by the fish’s waste.

Feeling disillusioned by the banking industry, both Toole and Pozdeeva left their financial jobs in hopes of raising fresh organic fish right here in the Bronx. The tilapia, which Toole nicknamed “Bronx Best Blue Tilapia,” was chosen for its high protein content and easy breedability. The fish swim around the couple’s aquaponic tanks, which were first installed in their Riverdale apartment…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...


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