Our PROJECT will look something like the image to the right. Based on the CDC South model it will consist of 4 fish rearing tanks, another series of tanks for solids management, pumps and plumbing, and a raft tank for growing the veggies and herbs.
The space is a south facing room with glazing on the south and west walls. It is located within the City of Edmonton's ACT Aquatic and Recreation Center at Rundle Park. There will be an opportunity to utilize some of the room for vermicomposting, seedling propogation, and water quality monitoring. Our goal is to ensure the space offers completely barrier free access.
The location is perfect for providing visitors an opportunity for a side-trip to learn about our project even though they may have come onto the grounds and into the building for another purpose.
Who knows... maybe at some point in the future we can add photovoltaic panels, rainwater catchment, and solar hot water collectors onto the roof to demonstrate that this technology defines sustainable!
PROJECT UPDATE
On December 3, 2011 three of our volunteers, John A, Ryan N, and Derek Reid got busy and de-commissioned the benches that the Options in Bloom group had used for their project. Next step... replace the cedar counter with a laboratory grade countertop (so we can get the sink back in) and build the raft tank (so we can reduce the lumber pile a bit). We are working on fundraising, so if you have any ideas, please give us a shout. As we move into the more technicaql part of the construction phase we will be looking for folks to volunteer their experience, or a willingness to develope some, in everything from architecture to zoology. After we commission the project and go 'live' we will be looking for volunteers to manage the day to day operation of the project, and offer tours and other programming to the community at large. This will be a fantastic educational tool!
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