Is Urban Fish Farming the Next Big Thing?
By Dan Mitchell
Posted Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:05pm
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Urban farming is catching on. But what about urban fish farming? That might be next, the Chicago Tribune reports.
In fact, farming fish and farming produce can be symbiotic. Fish wastewater is recirculated for use by the fruits and veggies, and eventually cycles back to the fish.
This idea has been around for a few years, and there are some fish farms operating in New York, Milwaukee, and elsewhere. But unfortunately, commercial fish farming is, for now, not allowed in Chicago because fish are classified as livestock. Some aldermen are working to change that, as part of an overall set of guidelines for growing food within city limits.
Growing Poweris, a fish farm in Milwaukee, operates on three acres. It is "cheap, simple and clean," owner Will Allen told the Trib. He says he feeds 10,000 people a year with fish and produce from his operation.
