We are reaching out to you today with a charitable appeal in support of Dr. Mark McMurtry, the brilliant mind behind the Integrated AquaVegeculture System (iAVs). Dr. McMurtry has dedicated his life to developing and promoting this sustainable food production…
Here is a selection of iAVs from around the world, all of these systems are currently in operation in 2024. Dr Hesham Haggag, Egypt Oko Farms, New York Photograph: Makeda Sandford/The Guardian The first iteration of Oko Farms started in…
Plants have evolved over millions of years to thrive in a symbiotic relationship with soil, a vibrant ecosystem teeming with life. Soil organisms work to break down organic matter into essential nutrients for plants, forming a partnership that has been…
Are you tired of struggling with pH imbalances in your aquaponic system? Do you want to harness the full potential of your plants and beneficial microbes? Look no further than the Integrated AquaVegeculture System (iAVs) – a revolutionary approach to…
Dr. Merle Jensen, Professor Emeritus Plant Sciences, background includes intensive agriculture/food support systems for developing agricultural communities and aerospace application. He has also served as a consultant to a number of major corporations and organizations regarding greenhouse vegetable production and…
Mark here. Just learned that Gary has ‘passed on’ on Saturday July 1 following a heart attack a couple weeks back. His surviving spouse reports it was relatively peaceful. Just learned this a few minutes ago so haven’t had time…
Foreword In 2023, the global food situation presents a stark dichotomy. On one hand, millions of individuals are grappling with starvation, some to the point of death. On the other hand, an abundance of inexpensive food is available to the…
In 2017, a member of one of my Facebook groups unearthed a substantial article about an iAVs system that had been established in 1998. While that was a surprise, it was nothing compared to the discovery that the system that…
The legacy of iAVs being the subject of properly constituted research trials is that we have so much validated information available on the method…something that’s not available for most other growing systems. Remember, the numbers cited in this article are…
One of our motivations in developing this site, is to have Aquaponics become a scientific discipline – subject to valid inquiry and elucidation – via the scientific method. The goal of Science is to know as many true things – and as…
iAVs had its roots in a quest to develop a new method of agriculture for arid-zone underdeveloped regions such as the African Sahel. While the following images depict the development of such a low-cost, low-tech iAVs, a similar system can meet the needs…