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US (CA): Viridis Aquaponics buy 10 acre property in Santa Cruz

Viridis Aquaponics, is a Pajaro Valley start-up with global ambitions. Partners Jon Parr and Drew Hopkins are attempting to create the largest commercial aquaponics operation in the country at a former rose nursery. If all goes as planned, they'll fill 350,000 square feet of greenhouses with fruits, vegetables and fish within 18 months, all grown in a sustainable, environmentally friendly manner.

"This is the future of agriculture," said Hopkins. The concept isn't new. Ancient farmers used the technique. The modern version of aquaponics, which combines hydroponics - the practice of growing plants in water -and aquaculture or fish farming, dates back to at least the 1960s.

According to the partners, Aquaponics is never been done on the scale Parr and Hopkins envision for the 10-acre property they purchased a few weeks ago for $2.32 million.

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