Aquaponic Hub
When a TURF Aquaponic Hub is installed in a local garage, it creates powerful synergies for the community. It provides fresh, locally grown food year-round, strengthens neighborhood resilience, and promotes sustainable living.
✅ Strengthens Local Food Resilience
By producing fresh food year-round, aquaponics reduces reliance on global supply chains.
✅ Protects Our Oceans
Sustainable fish farming eases pressure on overfished wild populations.
✅ Saves Water and Energy
Aquaponics uses up to 90% less water than traditional farming, preserving vital resources.
Synergies
The Hub can serve as a learning center, offering workshops and hands-on experiences in urban farming, water conservation, and circular economy practices. It also fosters local entrepreneurship, inspiring new food-related businesses and creating job opportunities. By transforming unused spaces into vibrant food hubs, communities reconnect, share knowledge, and build a healthier, more self-reliant future together.
User Stories
The user stories on this page illustrate the real potential of urban farming — how fresh, locally grown food can connect businesses, schools, restaurants, and communities. While these stories are fictional, they are based on real-world synergies that could emerge when repurposing urban spaces for sustainable food production. Explore the possibilities and imagine how urban farming could transform your city!
Name: Tanaka Hiroshi
Title: Restaurant Owner
Vision: A city where restaurants, growers, and citizens co-create a circular food culture
Background
Tanaka runs a restaurant with one goal: to serve local, sustainable meals. But city life makes fresh, ethical fish and greens hard to source — and kitchen waste kept piling up.
“I wanted a system where nothing is wasted — where fish, food and community nourish each other.”
Partnering with TURF
Through Turf, Hiroshi joined forces with a local aquaponic system. His kitchen scraps now support a closed ecosystem — feeding plants and fish that, in turn, feed his guests.
“Our herbs grow above tanks of Clarias fed by yesterday’s prep. It’s not just farm-to-table — it’s kitchen-to-farm-to-plate.”
Impact and vision
Tanaka’s restaurant now serves ultra-fresh greens and sustainably raised fish, grown just blocks away. Food waste is minimal, and customers are fascinated by the story behind each dish.