US (OH): Aquaponics farmers are making waves
The couple founded and run Oasis Aqua Farm, an aquaponics farm in Beavercreek. They offer tours, a how-to explanation on their growing method as well as their products – a variety of organic produce and protein sources – to the community.
It started with a small fish gifted to their children by a grandparent. Kimball Osborn, an Air Force veteran and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base civilian employee, wished to put the fish to good use. He started researching aquaponics farming, leading him to Environmentally Controlled Sustainable Integrated Agriculture CEO and founder Glynn Barber of Redkey, Ind.
Inspired by the potential of aquaponics, the Kimball’s sold their home, bought a farm and built a greenhouse. They utilized loans and money tucked away for retirement to establish the needed equipment, sowing their first seeds on Jan. 22 this year.
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