Research: Agriculture accounts for 92% of average global water use
Published Tuesday February 21st, 2012 | 
Published Tuesday February 21st, 2012 | Chaya, native Yucatan plant as a Tilapia feed alternative
Published Sunday February 19th, 2012 | 
I have been away for a while because the Easter period in Mexico is our most intensive sales period from February 15 – April 8th. I have nevertheless, every intention of developing this current “note” much further ASAP. Meantime, I would tag blog under Fish Feed Alternatives but also very strongly under Food Independence Potential for humans as well.
I will introduce here, perhaps to many, an incredible plant, native to our Yucatán peninsula and farther south into Central and South America, called “Chaya”. In the Yucatan, it is also called “Mountain”, or sometimes, “Mayan Tree Spinach”. It is highly nutritious, tastes great (if you like spinach!), grows like a weed, is drought resistant, and not at all vulnerable to pests and plagues, which is saying a great deal considering the aggressive/challenging natural environment which exists here in the far south of Mexico.
CESAY Workshop
Published Tuesday February 7th, 2012 | 
The first workshop was dedicated to techniques involved in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of parasites common in the raising of Tilapia in a farmed environment. The day was divided between lecture modules and hands-on, practical application of the theories and techniques being offered. Our farm was chosen as the site for this workshop in part because of our new facility designed specifically for this purpose but also, we were told, because we have consistently received high ratings in facility sanitation and production practices. Continue reading
Operations Center
Published Monday February 6th, 2012 | 
The first additional core goal was to provide a place for students of the environment, sustainable agriculture, and aquaculture to come, learn, and even practice in a real-time environment on a fully functioning farm. From school age students to University level and graduate students to adult, practicing, aquaculture professionals seeking to improve techniques and share personal experiences through continuing education it is our hope to provide a place and an environment conducive to all ages and levels of interest and expertise.
The Brave New World of Aquaculture 2012
Published Sunday February 5th, 2012 | 
In addition to our water purity, we do not use antibiotics, growth hormones, or pig, chicken, or other excrements to “fertilize” our tanks, as is the common practice in Asia, to reduce feed costs while supposedly reducing risks of massive losses brought on by exaggerated pond and/or tank densities as well as extreme pollution (especially in China) where even local and national governments have closed their sources for human consumption, and even for contact of any kind with human beings.
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