Dangerous or Responsible? The Truth About Aquaculture

2017 saw its fair share of fish farming mishaps, but the most recent—and perhaps most newsworthy—took place in August. Cooke Aquaculture, an Atlantic salmon fish farm near Cypress Island, Washington, suffered catastrophic devastation from unusual tide activity that damaged the fish pens, leading to the escape of over 100,000 fish. Nature’s unpredictability and some new legislation introduced this year have lead many aquaculture farmers to ask: Are land-based aqua farms a safer investment?Impact

Since I’ve started growing microgreens, people have questioned whether growing them is sustainable. Today I’ll look at some of the arguments for this. Are microgreens sustainable? Microgreens are more sustainable than crops grown to maturity on large industrial farms that use pesticides and chemicals as inputs, and are often transported hundreds of miles to market. You can make microgreens even more sustainable using organic seed, peat-free compost, and responsibly sourced energy. I

Food grade diatomaceous earth (also known as DE and fossilized shell flour) is a naturally-occurring, fossilized mineral dust with microscopic, razor-sharp edges that act as a mechanical insecticide by slicing into insects’ bodies and absorbing their bodily fluids thereby dehydrating them to death. I do not use or advocate the use of food grade diatomaceous earth with backyard chickens for any reason. The assurance that DE is a “natural” product lulls users into a false

  Aquaculture could very well be the future for commercial seafood trading and consumption. Often misunderstood, fish farming can be tremendously advantageous and profitable to corporations and fish farmers alike, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Aquaculture refers to the breeding, raising, and harvesting of fish, molluscs, aquatic plants, crustaceans, and other aquatic organisms that are commercially sold. The practice is considered environmentally responsible a