Man's garden thriving in dry conditions due to water method

(AP) — With local cities and towns putting water bans into place at an alarming rate this month, Ed Tivnan would like everyone to know the state of his garden.

The plants always have access to the water, and they always have the ability to hydrolyze.

Because I am circulating the water, I am actually reusing it in a sustainable way.

Tivnan, or "Aqua Eddie" as he is more commonly known, two years ago built a similar aquaponics table in a hoop house at Cider Hill Farm, where fancy goldfish— Tivnan calls them his "chemical engineers" —live and excrete ammonia with their metabolic waste.

A certified teacher and an education consultant for Grove Labs in Somerville, Tivnan spent the past school year teaching advanced placement biology at Pentucket High School.

[...] I had students tell me the aquaponics carrots taste better than candy bars.

[...] there is no better hands-on experience than touching and experiencing living organisms, and what is even better is teaching them a sense of awe in nature.