Pentair and Urban Organics Open Second Commercial-Scale, Indoor Aquaponics Farm in St. Paul, Minn.
June 01 2017 - 4:05PM
87,000-square-foot
urban farm will produce 275,000 pounds of fish
and 475,000 pounds of organic produce
annually
LONDON - June 1, 2017 - Pentair, a global leader
in sustainable water solutions, and aquaponics farming innovator
Urban Organics, are opening a new, 87,000-square-foot indoor
aquaponics farm in St. Paul, Minn. As one of the largest commercial
aquaponics facilities in the world, the urban farm has the capacity
to grow 275,000 pounds of fish and 475,000 pounds of organic
produce annually.
"The world's population is growing, and with it,
the demand for fish protein is quickly surpassing sustainable
natural fish production. Pentair's aquaculture and aquaponics
solutions are expanding farming techniques, including in urban
areas, and supporting greater access to protein worldwide," said
Karl Frykman, President, Pentair Water. "We joined forces with
Urban Organics to help accelerate the development of large-scale
modern aquaponics as we believe it can provide a real commercial
option to help solve this growing food dilemma."
With advanced water filtration technology
developed by Pentair, the system is designed to allow Urban
Organics to decouple the fish water from the plant water. This
allows Urban Organics to raise fish species in cold water with low
nutrient levels, alongside plant species in warm water with high
nutrient levels. Waste nutrients from the fish water is
concentrated and delivered to the plant water. Additionally, the
system was designed for cold-water fish to take advantage of the
colder climate in Minnesota, and therefore operate more energy
efficiently. LED lighting is also being used to further reduce the
farm's energy use.
"Our collaboration with Pentair has helped us
achieve our vision of creating a new model for urban agriculture
that ensures access to healthy foods, while using less than two
percent of the water consumed by traditional agriculture," said
David Haider, Co-founder of Urban Organics. "Our local market will
get the benefit of our fish and greens, but there will also be a
worldwide benefit as we continue to learn from this model and apply
its lessons to other locations in the future."
Fish and produce production at Urban Organics is
underway, and the farm is expected to be at full capacity in early
2018. Fully certified by the USDA as an organic produce farm, Urban
Organics is growing a variety of fresh greens, including green and
red kale, arugula, bok choy, green and red romaine, Swiss chard,
and green and red leaf lettuce, alongside sustainably-raised
Atlantic salmon and arctic char.
Urban Organics is distributing its fish and
produce at regional supermarkets, co-ops and restaurants. And, in a
first-of-its-kind partnership in Minnesota, Urban Organics is
working with HealthPartners hospitals and clinics to put its fresh
greens in patient meals, cafeteria salad bars, and retail take-out
locations.
Pentair and Urban Organics first started working
together when Urban Organics opened its inaugural aquaponics farm
in 2014 in the former Hamm's brewery building in St. Paul. Pentair,
with its innovative technologies in water systems and solutions and
biological and technical expertise, worked closely with Urban
Organics to design, install and engineer the world-class system. To
learn more about Pentair's aquaculture and aquaponics solutions,
visit pentairaes.com.
ABOUT PENTAIR
Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) is a global company dedicated to building a
safer, more sustainable world. Pentair delivers industry leading
products, services and solutions that help people make the best use
of the resources they rely on most. Its technology moves the world
forward by ensuring that water is plentiful, useful and pure, and
that critical equipment and those near it are protected. With 2016
revenues of $4.9 billion, Pentair employs approximately 19,000
people worldwide. To learn more, visit pentair.com.
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Pentair Communications
Tel: +1 (763) 656-5580
Email: rebecca.osborn@pentair.com
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