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Aquaponic farms bubble up in Clark County

By Rachel Pinsky, for The Columbian
Published: October 14, 2021, 6:07am
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Debbie Boe, owner of Edible Acres Farm in Ridgefield, feeds koi swimming in the fish tank in a room near her greenhouse on Friday morning. Waste from the koi is circulated through planting beds to grow food in a process known as aquaponics.
Debbie Boe, owner of Edible Acres Farm in Ridgefield, feeds koi swimming in the fish tank in a room near her greenhouse on Friday morning. Waste from the koi is circulated through planting beds to grow food in a process known as aquaponics. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Two operations grow produce using water from tanks enriched by koi

Visiting an aquaponic farm feels like landing at a space station or stealing a glimpse into a Seussian future.

Unlike Old McDonald’s farm, there’s no dirt, tractors, barns filled with hay, chicken coops or bags of fertilizer. In place of these long-established farm items are rows and rows of rapidly growing produce using 10 percent of the water needed for traditional farming.

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