New Way Aquaponic Farms

We are proud to be recognized by the TSU Cooperative Extension Service at their Small Farm Expo as an award winner for Best Management Practice and Farmer of the Year.

New Way Farms opened in 2017 and is located in the Raleigh section of Memphis. We began the farm as a means to train school age kids and adults in the science and art of growing food via aquaponics.

Aquaponics is the combination of the word “aqua” from aquaculture or the growing of fish + “ponics” from hydroponics or the growing of plants in a medium other than soil. In aquaponics, we grow vegetables and plants with fish in water, in a closed system. The liquid ammonia in the fish pee and poop is converted, by naturally occurring bacteria into nutrients that the plants absorb to grow. We only use 10% of the water used in conventional agriculture.

Our demonstration grow rooms are located indoors. We also have a conference room for formal presentations and chefs available to demonstrate cooking techniques to enjoy freshly grown vegetables.