Aquaponics
Aquaponics connects fish, water, and plants in a recirculating system, and the Growing Dome’s above-ground pond and protected environment can make it a natural place to explore this gardening method. This category brings together practical guidance on greenhouse aquaponics, including system types, pond or tank options, fish and plant choices, cycling, maintenance, and scale, along with stories from schools, community projects, and Growing Dome owners using aquaponics in real-world settings.
Growing Spaces Featured on Dakota News Now
January 17, 2026
Wagner High School in South Dakota turned a growing dome into an outdoor classroom that's half science lab, half garden.
How to Start an Agribusiness with a Greenhouse
January 16, 2025
Learn how to start an agribusiness with a Growing Dome greenhouse. Discover sustainable solutions, high-value crops, and strategies to maximize year-round profits.
Innovative Aquaponics at SFCC: Transformative Learning in a 26’ Dome
September 6, 2024
At Santa Fe Community College a 26’ Growing Dome greenhouse is an integral part of their course offerings. This state-of-the-art facility isn’t just a greenhouse; it’s a living laboratory powered by aquaponics, where students dive deep into the future of agriculture and environmental stewardship. Aquaponics in a Growing Dome The Growing Dome greenhouse creates a…
A Beginners Guide to Greenhouse Aquaponics
August 21, 2024
Aquaponics is a growing method that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. Aquaculture is the process of raising fish and hydroponics is a soilless growing method. In short, aquaponics uses the wastewater created by fish in an aquaculture system as fertilizer for hydroponically grown produce in a recirculating system. This type of system allows you to reduce…
Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership: Thriving Community Greenhouses with Sustainable Energy
January 7, 2023
Today the community venture known as The Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership, Inc, consists of three 42’ Growing Dome greenhouses run on geothermal power, a native plants garden, a rotary club garden, and an amphitheater along the San Juan Riverwalk. The greenhouses use geothermal energy from nearby natural hot springs. This renewable energy source helps to maintain a consistent temperature within the greenhouse, allowing for the growth of a variety of plants year-round in USDA hardiness zone 5a.
Eliada Homes Helping Children Succeed
March 8, 2022
In 2017, they took their first step towards bringing farming back to their community by building a 42' Growing Dome Greenhouse. The Dome provides food for the cafeteria, attracts many new people, and acts as classroom space for the campus farm program. Since then, the Growing Dome has been referred to as the beacon on the hillside.
Jeff Forristall’s Small Outdoor Greenhouse
December 8, 2021
The last time we caught up with Jeff and his puppy Theo was in December of 2020, not long after he planted his first round of crops. We are excited to jump back in one year later and tell you a little about the changes and improvements Jeff has made since then.
How to Create a Beautiful Pond Garden
June 17, 2021
The above-ground pond included with our greenhouse kits creates an optimal opportunity for growth. -- It aids the growth of your plants in your raised beds, acting as the greenhouse's primary source of thermal mass, but it can also foster the growth of aquatic plants & fish. It can even promote the growth of a peaceful environment with soothing sounds and art.
Geodome Greenhouse in Canada
July 29, 2019
The construction of their geodome greenhouse was a school-wide effort with students contributing from all grades. It took them three weeks to build the structure.
Milk and Honey Farm Part 2: Aquaponics in a Growing Dome Greenhouse
May 2, 2019
Butch Weaver discussed the custom aquaponics system in his Colorado Community Greenhouse
Growing Bananas at 60 Degrees North
November 26, 2018
Janet and I first met Bjorn Oliviusson in Fall 2012 when we arrived to help install the 33′ Growing Dome Greenhouse sold to the Royal Institution of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. As described in Bjorn’s post, it ended up at a school near the university, a pleasant setting, but late Fall in Stockholm the sunlight…
The Boys and Girls Clubs and the YMCA of Greater Waterville, Maine open new 42-foot Growing Dome Greenhouse
June 4, 2018
The Grand opening of the Mary Nash Beaupre Greenhouse at the Alfond Youth Center was a welcome sight to many children in the Waterville, Maine area. It is wheelchair accessible and features both aquaponics and hydroponics systems. It will provide fresh produce and herbs to the Kids’ Kitchen and Weekend Backpack programs year-round, and will…
Learning in Grand Traverse Academy’s Growing Dome
July 11, 2012
Grand Traverse Academy in Michigan has been using aquaponic and hydroponic techniques in their Growing Dome garden for 2 years with great success. They are learning a lot along the way and continuing to increase their yield. Their fish species of choice does well in cold water and provides them with fertilized water for their…
Experience with Growing Edible Fish in Tank?
March 29, 2010
Please share your input and/or experience with growing edible fish inside the Growing Dome water tank.