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Galactic Farms – Fish food for thought: University of Montana experiment uses fish as local, sustainable farmers

UM Dining collaborated with alumnus Jeff Pernell to build an aquaponic system to grow sustainable food, while also providing students with an opportunity for hands-on learning.

Pernell, who graduated from the University of Montana in the ’90s with degrees in business and business education, said his interest in sustainable food systems started while he was teaching in the Flathead Valley and working on an aquaponics program for his students to grow their own food. He came back to UM for continuing education and wanted to learn how to implement aquaponics into institutional food services.

Pernell worked with the environmental studies department and UM Dining to do an independent study and develop an aquaponic system.

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by Erin Loranger

Full Story: http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/article_3ee308be-ab3a-11e4-933d-7b21beb98626.html

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