AQUAPONICS AND INTENSIVE CONTAINERIZED
HYDROPONICS:
dateS: MaY 15-16, 2018
location: SFS-CAFT Conference Center, Everett Yacht Club
Building, 404 14th Street, Everett, WA 98201 (Located in the Port
of Everett’s Waterfront Place Development)
coSt: $249.00

Producing fish and fresh produce in aquaponics facilities
provides an alternative for intensive agriculture reducing the
need for artificial inputs. Aquaponics is a growing area for
urban gardening and intensive agricultural systems in
suburban and rural communities. Intensive Containerized
Hydroponic systems are very compact systems, often
employing used shipping containers to provide a means
of producing fruits and vegetables with a
minimal space requirement and may be
combined with aqua-ponics.
This workshop presents methods for aquaponics
and intensive hydroponic culturists to
improve their food safety plans, monitoring
and recordkeeping systems by presenting
realistic strategies that producers can use to ensure product
safety. This will include presenta-tion of a model food
protection plan and good agricultural/best aquaculture
plans for these products. Strategies for monitoring and
recordkeeping for producer, including suggested forms, as
well as suggestions for validation and verification of model
systems will also be presented and explained. Finally,
applicable federal and state regulations will be presented
and discussed. A comprehensive handbook that will be
provided to each attendee.
Practical presentations by existing producers, suppliers and
researchers will be made and a panel discussion will enable
participants to get answers to their questions.