227: Aquaponics: The Future of Sustainable Food – Dr. Steven Summerfelt & Molly Stanek

Nine out of ten Americans are not getting enough fruits and vegetables, and despite recommendations to eat seafood at least two times a week, many people are falling short of that goal. In fact, according to a recent study in BMJ 68% of adults and 95% of children do not consume enough omega-3s to reach the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations. Aquaponics is an innovative sustainable food production system that combines hydroponics (growing plants in water without soil) and aquaculture creating a recirculatory system that might just help us achieve nutrition and public health goals of increasing consumption of two of the healthiest foods lacking in the American diet – vegetables and seafood.

Tune into this episode with Dr. Steven Summerfelt and Molly Stanek to learn about:

• 7 out of 10 people don’t feel very knowledgeable about sustainable seafood
• 68% of adults and 95% of children do not consume enough omega-3s to meet the DGAs recommendations
• 9 out of 10 Americans don’t meet the DGAs fruit and vegetable recommendations
• The differences between wild-caught and farm-raised fish
• The health benefits of farming salmon on land
• What farmed fish eat and what that matters
• How fish waste is captured and converted into organic leafy greens
• USDA organic standards for leafy greens and seafood
• What makes this production system different
• The “Food as Medicine” concept
• Longer shelf life, safety, sustainability and innovation of leafy greens
• The synergy and harmony of this closed loop production system and offering at supermarkets
• Scaling this model for the future of healthy food production

Full shownotes and resources at: https://soundbitesrd.com/227