Kaly Aquaponic Farm

Vegetables

Lettuces and herbs

We grow mainly leafy vegetables and herbs in the vegetable section of our vertical ecological farm in Kaly. Some space is also reserved for algae such as spirulina or chlorella. The outdoor growing space is then intended for seasonal aquaponic plants. Other plants, including exotic species, are also a part of the farm’s research activities.

We are going to expand the growing area with outdoor heated greenhouses. The outdoor area of the farm will also be completed, and will be used from March to November to grow herbs and root vegetables and to provide a rest area for visitors to the farm.

Fish

Aquaponic fish farming

In Kaly, we breed rainbow trout, fishing out around 50 tonnes every year. Our aquaponic fish come from domestic hatcheries and always have the appropriate breeding certification. Once we have reached the full production potential of the farm, the fish will only come from our own ecological hatcheries. Trout farming is technologically very complicated – sufficient oxygen, stable conditions, and a counterflow, which trout need for a happy life and reproduction, must be kept in the tanks. The successful farming of such a demanding species proves the quality of our aquaponic technologies and their settings.

Research

Academic aquaponics research

There is also a laboratory at Future Farming’s farm in Kaly. It measures water, air, and plant parameters, analyses their root systems and dissects dead fish. It also provides facilities for university students and other researchers. Here, data collection and evaluation or biological risk assessment and the design of possible countermeasures take place. 

We have already collaborated with experts from Mendel University in Brno, the Technical University of Ostrava and the Aquaponics Research Centre in Přáslavice near Olomouc on the design of the Future Farming’s farm in Kaly. We also plan to use the farm to research and develop equipment to reduce energy consumption and operating costs. The goal is to operate an aquaponic farm without the need for fossil fuel sources.