Aquaponics & next TUG meeting
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Hi everyone,
Here’s a reminder of two upcoming events:
Keeping up a theme of rooftop gardens, the next TUG general meeting will include a tour of FoodShare’s School Grown rooftop farm.
Wednesday, April 15, 5-7:30
p.m.
Eastdale Collegiate Institute
701 Gerrard Street East (1 block east of Broadview)
We’re experimenting with varying up our meeting times to make them more accessible. Let us know what you think!
There are still a few spaces left for the Aquaponics 101 Tours this Friday and Monday. Don’t miss out on a chance to see a fully productive, small-space fish and produce farm in the city!
Date & Time:
Friday, March 27, 1:00-2:30 p.m. or
Monday, March 30, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Cost: suggested donation of $5
Each tour is limited to 20 spaces, please register at readyt...@gmail.com indicating your date preference
Getting there
Aqua Greens is located at 2798 Thamesgate Drive, Unit #7, just off of Airport Rd.
GO Bus 34 (Brampton/North York) leaves York Mills at 12:05 pm and Yorkdale at 12:15 pm, arriving at Thamesgate Drive and Airport Road a little before 1PM. Return is around 3PM, arriving at Yorkdale at 3:50 PM and York Mills at 4:00. Buses run once an hour, so don’t miss it!
If you’re already in the west end, here are a couple of options:
Brampton route 30 leaves from Westwood Mall terminal every 30 minutes, drops you at Airport Rd & Thamesgate Drive
Brampton Zum 511 on Steeles or Zum 501 from York U takes you to Airport Rd, transfer & take #30 south to Airport Rd & Thamesgate
www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/Pages/Home.aspx
About Aqua Greens aquagreens.ca
Aqua Greens is a GTA based company focusing on sustainable food production through aquaponic technology. Aqua Greens is one of the first vertically designed indoor aquaponic farms in Canada. We offer a variety of fresh, healthy, local herbs and greens such as leaf lettuce, chives, basils, kales and organic Tilapia. Our produce grows faster, tastes ‘and smells better than anything on the market.
As pioneers in aquaponic technology, we can provide a truly unique value added product that is beyond organic.
Our vision is to become leaders in sustainable food production by producing more with less. We are passionate and dedicated about connecting people and communities with food through aquaponics. We will strive to be environmentally, socially and economically responsible in every aspect of our business. We want to engage and inspire people and communities to live healthy, more vibrant lives and to meet current needs without compromising the future of generations to come.
Aqua Greens believes that to be truly sustainable we must treat people, resources, environment and communities as our most valuable assets we have. Our company is dedicated to making our city a better place to live both today and for years to come.
Some recent media coverage:
! Toronto Star
http://goo.gl/4FPRZB CBC Our Toronto
http://goo.gl/mdl61t CH 11
http://goo.gl/HQj6Tj CTV at Noon