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According to this National Geographic article, male Tilapia fish pee whenever they are looking to attract the ladies.

Tilapia have an amazingly complex social structure. They dig holes in the sand and the most dominant males stay in the centre giving them access to the females.

During this mating ritual the male tilapia pee a lot. In the more…

In an informal carry-on from Monday’s blog ‘8 Reasons why aquaponic gardening is better than regular gardening.’ here are 5 reasons why having your own supply as fish (as well as vegetables) is a ruddy good thing!

1. 1. Safety – in a world where chemical use is out of control, when you buy a fish you never know what…
      

Aquaponics is many wonderful things.  It is environmentally friendly, uber-efficient and fast, and completely organic. It is also fantastic for the home gardener. Here’s why:

1.  Your osteopath will thank you (or be wanting for business).  You can set grow beds at whatever height you want – we recommend waist height!  This way there is no repetitive bending down or crawling in the soil on hand and knee. Your back…

Did you know that if the world continues to catch fish the way it currently does, by 2048 the global natural fish population will be zero and world’s oceans will be barren of seafood? A great tragedy of the fishing industry is that only 10% of what is pulled up in fishing nets makes it onto peoples plates. 90% of the total catch was caught by accident, and dead…

Future generations will judge our action on climate change – Ban Ki-Moon, UN secretary general

It was the recent climate change march in New York on September 20th that saw 100,000 people come to the streets in unity. The crowd included numerous celebrities and Politian’s.

We love the below that was made to mark the event.

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