Through technology it is possible to feed 9 billion people by 2050.
We grow food through an integrated system where fish nourish plants in controlled environment facilities, while surrounding land is cultivated for additional production. Our Recirculating Agriculture Systems (RAgS) are scalable, climate-smart, and designed to be built anywhere in the world.
This is a combination of fish and plants in a safe grow operation and can change the landscape of hunger in the world. Our facilities make fertilizer using a proprietary design to optimize the fish effluent that fish NATURALLY produce without use of chemicals.
Hydroponics
The process of growing plants without soil in a nutrient and mineral rich environment. Utilizing SMART AG technology you can grow products – just in time. Reducing waste further… a win for everyone.
Re Circulating Agriculture - RAgS
Recirculating Agriculture Systems (RAgS) provide a transformative pathway for advancing food security, environmental stewardship, and human well-being. By integrating aquaculture, controlled-environment agriculture, and circular nutrient flows that we use on the grounds around the facilities to grow row crops, RAgS minimizes water use, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and prevents nutrient runoff, thereby addressing critical challenges identified in the Paris Climate Accord. This closed-loop model offers a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture, ensuring year-round production of nutrient-dense foods while conserving natural resources and strengthening ecosystem resilience.
The global significance of RAgS extends beyond agricultural innovation. By aligning directly with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, RAgS contributes to ending hunger (SDG 2), improving health and nutrition (SDG 3), achieving gender equality through workforce inclusion (SDG 5), ensuring clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), promoting decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), fostering sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), advancing responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and driving climate action (SDG 13). These impacts demonstrate that RAgS is not only a food production system but also a comprehensive framework for addressing interconnected global challenges.
Through its dual contributions to planetary and human health, RAgS embodies a regenerative model of agriculture that reinforces the commitments of the Paris Climate Accord while offering scalable, equitable solutions for communities worldwide. This approach illustrates how innovation rooted in sustainability can reshape the hunger landscape, strengthen resilience, and cultivate a healthier future for both people and the planet.
Design + Build
Planning
N. Hill said, “Plan your work and work your plan.” Let us help you design your site plan to ensure food safety, space optimization and efficient staffing for maximized growth.
Design
A controlled environment agricultural (CEA) facility requires advanced expertise and orchestration of biological engineering, agricultural science, environmental controls, fisheries management, food defense plans, and an understanding of a successful business model that pulls together all these pieces. Design your facility with food safety and the highest quality product in mind. You will work with our trusted and experienced design/build team as we help you achieve your company’s goal for the growing future. You can leverage our experience in developing and operating facilities that will maintain Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certifications. Documenting from Seed to Harvest protects the consumer and the farming family (farmer/investor).
Build
Incorporating international standards for food safety and structural integrity, our construction projects leverage our experience, proprietary designs, project management, and state of the art materials. We proudly bring the industry experts to each project. Our team has unparalleled experience in the requirements, hazards, pitfalls, and nuances of building and maintaining a successful CEA facility.
Food Safety
Standard Operating Procedures
Standard Operating Procedures guide your employees in their regular activities. If the activity is critical to quality or safety it should be recorded in your company’s standard operating procedures. (SOPs). We can provide guidance and even create your SOP manual to ensure your operations meet all the safety and food defense requirements as well as ensure you are operating at an optimal level.
Our Team
The strength of RAgS lies in a diverse and passionate team of experts who live and work across the globe, united by a shared mission to transform agriculture into a system that regenerates the planet and nourishes people. Each member brings deep expertise in a specialized field, creating a multidisciplinary approach to resilient food systems.
Aquaculture & Aquaponics – Innovators in closed-loop fish and plant production, designing systems that conserve water while producing nutrient-dense food.
Regenerative Agriculture & Composting – Soil stewards who champion carbon sequestration, microbial health, and waste-to-resource pathways for long-term fertility.
Domestic Animal Systems – Specialists in rotational grazing, integrated livestock, and humane animal husbandry that improve ecological balance and rural livelihoods.
Education & Workforce Development – Trainers and mentors dedicated to equipping youth, women, and smallholder farmers with the skills needed to thrive.
Marketing & Community Engagement – Storytellers and strategists who connect producers to markets, amplify farmer voices, and ensure economic viability.
Together, our team demonstrates that agriculture can be both science-driven and people-forward. By blending expertise in aquaculture, regenerative practices, composting, aquaponics, education, animal husbandry, and market building, we deliver solutions tailored to local contexts yet scalable across the globe.
Our Company Ethos
At THF Hubery, we believe farming must be people-forward, planet-centered, and community-powered. Our ethos is rooted in the conviction that food systems can heal—not harm—the earth and its people.
We design solutions that:
Honor People – Empowering farmers, women, youth, and underserved communities with knowledge, tools, and opportunities to build generational wealth.
Protect the Planet – Closing loops in water, nutrients, and energy to safeguard biodiversity, reduce greenhouse gases, and ensure climate resilience.
Advance Science & Innovation – Integrating aquaculture, controlled environment agriculture, and circular nutrient flows into scalable, adaptable systems that thrive anywhere in the world.
Build Communities – Creating equitable pathways for economic growth, food security, and local ownership of solutions that strengthen ecosystems and societies.
Our work embodies sustainability with purpose—feeding people healthier food, regenerating the land beneath their feet, and restoring balance to the global food system.
Our Founder
Angela TenBroeck is the Founder of THF Hubery, which established the Aqua Hortus Farm brand, a pioneering model of Recirculating Agriculture Systems (RAgS). She is an international leader in sustainable agriculture, aquaponics, and climate-smart farming. With decades of experience across the United States, Africa, South America, and beyond, Angela has advanced people-centered, science-driven food production systems that integrate aquaculture, controlled environment agriculture, and circular nutrient flows.
Her work through Aqua Hortus and the RAgS framework empowers smallholder and urban farmers, enhances community resilience, and advances planetary health while creating equitable economic opportunities. Globally recognized as a speaker, innovator, and collaborator, Angela remains committed to building a future where agriculture regenerates ecosystems, nourishes communities, and drives sustainable prosperity worldwide.
We are creating a consumer behavior change, where communities can see and take part in the growth of their food that is built to deliver the highest quality products, in a safe and sustainable way.
