A new year means a new wave of projects for Ian to delve into, and he wasted no time setting up a home-based aquaponics system right in our pantry.

Actually, saying Ian waited till the New Year is putting it too strongly. He had the system set up in our pantry back in early December, and I was forced to verbally combat him in numerous lengthy arguments over why he couldn’t justify buying fish early and getting a fish sitter through the holidays. Yes, these are the kinds of fights that define our marriage- Ian begging for new pets and me never quite managing to talk him down (our second dog, anyone?)

In any case, I think he nailed it with this latest project. Who knew it was this easy to raise your own edible fish right in the pantry? We now have tilapia to join our worm bin as a kitchen-friendly self-sufficiency boost for our daily lives. In fact, I think this system is so great I’m going to try to convince you to build your own.

Wait…Why Raise Fish Exactly?

As the outside political situation becomes increasingly tumultuous, I value the things we can control in our own lives even more. I passionately hope to someday live in an energy-secure world that doesn’t create food at the cost of irreplaceable fossil fuels, and one way Ian and I strive to bring about that change is through producing as much of our own food as we can. We already raise our own rabbits, chicken and pork, so why not add fish to the mix?

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