Today we鈥檙e listening back to a conversation with aquaponic chicken farmer Sean Short of , located in Greeley, Colorado. And just what is aquaponic chicken farming?
Short says the farm uses aquaponics, 鈥渁 fancy way of saying that we have some fish, and we use the fish water to grow plants.鈥� In other words, aquaponics combines fish farming with hydroponics. Short is also using that fish water to grow chicken feed. He said that system helps him clean up wastewater from the messy process of producing the feed. All of this is connected to Short鈥檚 organic egg production to make some 鈥渞eally yummy eggs,鈥� he said.
Beyond agricultural sustainability 鈥� 鈥� what is also notable about Farmer Sean鈥檚 operation is the people involved. He is bringing at-risk kids into the fold and helping them to learn new skills and carve paths away from the criminal justice system. And one of the ways he engages youth鈥檚 passions is to talk like they do.
