I thought that this might be of interest to commercial aquaponics growers in particular... but anyone with an interest in urban sustainability really:

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Daniel Carmody, President of the Eastern Market in Detroit, is a passionate speaker, and entranced many of us attending the…

Hi there,

I am sure that most people already know about this method of composting and fish-food produciton, but I came across this decent video of how to make a DIY Black Soldier Fly composter.  The larvae from these systems consume a huge amount (really huge!) of waste food (including meat) and turn it into:

1.  Much less waste (and a kind of fertiliser liquid gold)

2.  Big fat soldier fly grubs that are about 60% protein and fantastic free fish…