This article appeared in the 24 July issue of The Canarsie Digest.

How does sautéed tilapia with a side of grilled zucchini served on a bed of fresh Bibb lettuce and arugula sound? Imagine then that it was all grown organically and purchased locally right here in New York. Sounds tasty, right? So tasty, you wouldn’t even know the secret ingredient is fish poop.

Aquaponics is a fast growing field of sustainable, organic farming where the entire entrée is fed nutrient-rich fish waste in a closed hydration system. To put it in terms New Yorkers can understand, it’s like a highfalutin dirty water frank, and it may be coming to a restaurant or farmers’ market near you.

Martin Schreibman grows basil, lettuce and echinacea with a fish-fueled, closed hydration system at his Brooklyn College lab.

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Click on the video below to see a 60-second crash course in aquaponics at Cabbage Hill Farm.