In mid-November, Wisconsin Sea Grant is co-sponsoring the 2016 Growing Power National-International Urban and Small Farms Conference, set for Nov. 18-19 at the School of Freshwater Sciences in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Growing Power, one of the biggest names in urban aquaponics, and its founder, Will Allen, have worked closely with Wisconsin Sea Grant and the School of Freshwater Sciences to promote an understanding of this rapidly growing field.
The two-day conference slate reflects that. This year’s theme is “Scale It Up! Growing Food and Farmers: Best Practices in Growing, Distribution and Community Building.” Experts in engineering, water quality, fish health and the aquaculture and aquaponics industry will talk about everything from system design and construction to fish nutrition, microbiology and marketing. The list of presenters includes Fred Binkowski, Wisconsin Sea Grant’s aquaculture outreach specialist and director of the Great Lakes Aquaculture Center, as well as several School of Freshwater Sciences professors and researchers, including Ryan Newton, Jeff Nuese and Robert Paddock.
Conference sessions run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
To register, visit
https://growingpower.networkforgood.com/events/578-growing-power-s-national-international-urban-and-small-farm-conference-2016.
