21 Jan Aquaponics at Barton Creek Farmers Market & Brite Ideas of Austin

Adam Harwood from Lily Pad Farms is providing a series of free talks on how to grow food aquaponically. Aquaponics consists of two main parts; aquaculture for raising aquatic animals or fish, and hydroponics for growing plants.  It is a perfectly balanced system that can sustainably produce food year round.  Harwood sells the food he produces at Barton Creek Farmers Markets to a sell-out crowd.  Harwood will speak at both Barton Creek Farmers Market and at Brite Ideas of Austin on Saturday, January 26^th.

Lily Pad Farm is a family owned and operated aquaponic farm in central Texas. Started in 2009, Lily Pad Farm grows high quality fish and produce for the community and promotes education about deep-water raft aquaponics. The farm is sustainable and 100% natural … never using pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics, chemicals or GMO’s to grow our food. “Aquaponics makes the cleanest, highest quality food around, we are totally sustainable, it is a defensible food source, a food of the future today,” said Harwood.

WHEN:

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Barton Creek Farmers Market: 9:00 AM

Brite Ideas of Austin: 12:00 Noon

WHERE:

Barton Creek Square Mall

2901 South Capitol of Texas Highway, Austin, TX 78746

Brite Ideas of Austin

4201 S. Congress Ave. # 310
Austin, Texas 78745

Barton Creek Farmers Markets bring healthy food, arts and people together by featuring organic local produce, specialty prepared foods made from local ingredients, talented artisans, live music. 

Now Barton Creek Farmers Market is hosting local farmers talks on how to grow and produce organic, healthy food yourself. 

Barton Creek Farmers Market is every Saturday from 9 AM – 1 PM at Barton Creek Mall and every Sunday from 10 AM – 2 PM at Highland Mall. Wolfgang Puck has endorsed this market, voted one of top 5 farmers markets in Eating Well Magazine and by Audubon Society ranking it as one of the top 10 Farmers Markets in the country.