Adam Cohen is the founder of Green Phoenix Farms, an aquaponics business in Dallas, TX that offers aquaponics trainings to the public, YouTube videos, custom systems design and installation, and support for local non-profits and schools using aquaponics as a tool for both income-generation and education. This is Part 2, where we talk about crops and system design. Adam discusses growing for variety rather than volume, and how root crops don't grow well in heavy media beds. We talk about native fish and how tilapia are not going to save the world. "As long as you adjust what you're doing to match your conditions, your fish will always be fine." Other topics: greenhouse design, rainbow trout, river chub, and wicking bed experimentation for root crops. How to decide what to grow in what kinds of systems: media, raft, NFT, and vertical. Strawberries!!!! Best crops to grow commercially--what the local market wants! We also talk about market research and developing relationships with local restaurants. Food processing and value-added require permits. Energy efficiency, dissolved oxygen, and aeration. Learn why Adam doesn't use bell siphons anymore!
