AQUACULTURE EDIBLES

Calamus "excellent filter plant in pondscapes, it will clarify yucky water and promote health of any waterway or pond. The aromatic rhizome of this plant is taken as a fresh chaw or dried, ground and made into an oil for filling the "neti pot" or taken as a liquid extract, tea, or even smoked—used to improve digestion and sharpen the mind." seeds:horizonherbs

Cattail It is said that if a lost person has found cattails, they have four of the five things they need to survive: Water, food, shelter and a source of fuel for heat.  Also provide shelter, filtration and prevent erosion.

Pickerel Rush The nutritious, starchy seed can be eaten straight from the plant or dried and added to cereals, it tastes a bit like puffed brown rice. The seeds can also be dried for storage, then boiled, or roasted to improve the flavour or ground into flour. The young leaf-stalks can be cooked as greens or eaten raw in salads.

Tiger Nuts (vid) African seeds +stamina strength endurance immunity

American Lotus: cold hardy to -50 degrees F.  Ponds that do not freeze on the bottom are probably more likely to sustain good populations of this plant through the winter, but it is nonetheless extremely cold hardy, especially in comparison to its Asian counterpart (Nelumbo nucifera).  This is the largest native american wildflower, with leaves that reach to 2 feet and large yellow flowers on tall stalks that rise handsomely above the water surface. horizonherbs

Egyptian Lotus

Watercress high in iodine, antioxidants (anti-cancer), carotenoids, zeaxanthin and leutin

 

Medium-sized pond 

FOOD FISH

Tilapia

Catfish

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