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Habanero pepper
Capsicum chinense var. Habanero
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Patchouli
Pogostemon cablin
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Apple mint
Mentha suaveolens
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Cayenne pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Cayenne'
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Salad burnet
Sanguisorba minor
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Garden sorrel
Rumex acetosa
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Mini basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Minette'
Ocimum basilicum's small cousin
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Red leaf basil
Ocimum basilicum var. 'Magic Blue'
Basic basil's fancy cousin
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Plants
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Minh Sandberg
Aquaponics Assistant
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Vera Catalano, Doudouce Knol
What does a day in the Aquaponics greenhouse look…
Morning The first thing we do in the morning is to check the pH in the subtank. The pH, a measure of how acidic the water is, determines the health of the fish, the creation of bacteria in the system
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Chewable Plants
Is it possible to give an ordinary piece of rubber a new afterlife?
A human can produce an average of 0.5 to 1.5 liters of saliva each day or 0.3 to 0.4 ml per minute. This production of saliva can be increased or stimulated by eating, drinking or chewing some...
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Aquaponic Pest Control
Life in our aquaponics system not only exists as the African catfish swimming in our tanks, and the plants growing in our flower beds, but also as the pests creeping inside our greenhouse. Pests...
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Winter Update and Ammonia Concerns
I recently posted an article concerning maintenance and care of an indoor aquaponics system in the winter. Now, I'd like to provide an update. It is currently the 16th of January, 2020. Over the...
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Indoor Aquaponics in Winter
It's December 18th, 2019, three days away from the shortest day of the year. Winter time is here, which means colder nights and less sunshine. What's the effect of the winter season on our aquaponics...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Building Aquaponics Systems
26Jan 2020Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
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Indian cress
Tropaeolum majus
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Waste Exploration
A Zero-Waste Vision
I joined Mediamatic as the compost/waste management intern to help figure the various uses for waste at Mediamatic more productively. Before I delve into the wonders of waste exploration, let's take...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Nature needs Heroes: Building Aquaponics Systems
26Oct 2019Thanks to Timberland, you will able to join this workshop for € 12,50. Read more about the Nature needs Heroes campaign here . Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Morphology of Fish: Amsterdam collection
2Nov 201926Oct 2020In her new installation, Mandy den Elzen shows a collection of fish gills, displayed in our Aquaponics greenhouse. Her work unveils the aesthetic side to an organ, that is normally only seen for its...
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Peppermint
Mentha × piperita
Peppermint has long been used as an aid for upset stomach, nausea, and vomiting. As a result, it is often used to soothe during nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy. It is often taken through tea.
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Common Mallow
Malva sylvestris
The leaves of the common mallow have a diuretic effect used to reduce inflammation of the mucosal membranes of the urinary tract and can help with Urinary Tract Infections. This plant can also...
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Celery
Apium graveolens
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Organization:
Wellant College
Wellantcollege is de grootste vmbo- en mbo-opleider van Europa in voeding, klimaat en welzijn van mens en dier.