Tilapia, lettuce co-exist happily in LaPorte

In a little corner of LaPorte, a sustainable agriculture operation is quietly ramping up, getting ready for large-scale production. "Eat local" folks are already enjoying ultra-fresh salads from the LaPorte facility. As soon as processing is available, they will be able to dine on fresh tilapia from the same source.

Quatrix Aquaponics is an unusual agricultural operation that produces both fresh produce and tilapia. The business, owned by Matthew Westenhaver, consists of a large greenhouse and an attached steel fish house, all located on County Road 54G in LaPorte. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers