“The food system is out of balance,” says JD Sawyer, founder of Colorado Aquaponics, which houses an aquaponics farm known as Flourish Farms. “We’ve got to figure out a way to have higher quality foods using less resources, period, or it’s not gonna work. It’s really gonna take a grassroots effort. Instead of […]
DENVER (CBS4) – Some believe it’s the future of farming because it uses only a fraction of the water. “The fish waste provides the nutrients to the plants,” explained J.D. Sawyer, owner of Colorado Aquaponics. Sawyer and his wife Tawnya have created a system of grow beds and […]
The onset of the economic downturn may have proven to be a blessing in disguise for one of Denver, Colorado’s poorest inner city neighborhoods. Like so many other accomplished professionals, JD Sawyer was laid off from his job as the Director of Operations for Johnson & Wales University Denver campus in 2009. With extra time […]
