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MICROPONICS ELEMENTS Useful microponics organisms include :
• Fruit , vegetables , and herbs
• Freshwater fish and crayfish
• Japanese quail for meat and eggs
• Chickens for meat and eggs
• Fruit and nut trees
• Muscovies and other waterfowl
• Bees
• Aquatic plants — duckweed , azolla , water spinach , Chinese water chestnuts
• Fodder plants and trees — pigeon pea , amaranth , comfrey , Chou Moellier , tagasaste , and moringa
• Live animal protein — Black Soldier Fly larvae , feeder roaches , mealworms , worms
• Farmed rabbits
• Snails
• Mushrooms and fungi
• Other forms of microlivestock — heritage breeds of goats , pigs , sheep — even microcattle , such as the ancient Irish breed , the Dexter .
APPLIED MICROPONICS
Okay , so what does the integration look like on a practical level ? Currently , we grow fish , vegetables , herbs , trees , Japanese quail , chickens , black soldier fly larvae , worms , and duckweed .
Here ’ s how our microponic unit works :
• The fish provide nutrients for plants ( including duckweed ) and the plants clean the water for the fish .
• Plant residues and fish processing wastes are fed to Black Soldier fly larvae . The larvae are fed to fish , chickens , and quail .
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