New York
Intro To Aquaponics – Oko Farms
Farming With Water
Step inside a living system where fish, plants, and water work in perfect harmony. In this introductory workshop at Oko Farms, you’ll explore aquaponics as both ancient practice and modern urban tool. Together, we’ll trace its Indigenous roots, unpack the science behind recirculating ecosystems, and see firsthand how food can be grown through relationship rather than extraction.
Participants will tour the farm, learn how fish and plants support one another, and get their hands involved in the fundamentals of propagation, fish selection, and system design. You’ll leave with a working understanding of how aquaponics functions and why it matters, along with tea brewed from Oko Farms’ own harvest.
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When
03/21
Time
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Intensity
About
For over 13 years, Oko Farms has been cultivating aquaponics in New York City as both practice and possibility. “Oko,” a Yoruba word meaning farm, refers to a place where agriculture shapes daily life and community. What began as the transformation of a vacant Bushwick lot into a volunteer-built ecosystem of fish and plants continues as a working site of growing, experimentation, and exchange. Oko Farms expands the idea of what urban living can hold, demonstrating that food production, ecological awareness, and neighborhood connection do not have to exist outside the city, but can take root within it.
