This Is TASTE

506: Aquaponics and the Big Dream of Oko Farms with Yemi Amu


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Yemi Amu is the founder and director of Oko Farms, a beloved community-based aquaponics farm cultivating fish alongside produce in New York City. After a decade of growing food in several locations across Brooklyn, including three years in Williamsburg, Oko Farms unexpectedly had their lease terminated this November. They’re forced to pack up the farm and find a new location, and today on the show, Yemi is sharing more about their search and the power of aquaponics.

Also on the show Matt has a great conversation with writer Joshua David Stein about Esquire’s Best New Restaurants in America package, which was released this week. We go over some of his favorite restaurants around the country. Cincinnati represent! We also talk about his recent cookbook work, and what it’s like to collaborate with Tom Colicchio.  

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MORE FROM YEMI AMU:

  • A New Way of Raising Fish—and Vegetables—in New York [The Guardian]
  • A Farm Grows in Bushwick Thanks to One Woman’s Vision [Vogue]




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