Changing Lives
With Agriculture.
The world’s most precious resource… conserved.
Through technology, it’s possible to feed 9 billion people by 2050.
What we do
We don’t just build farms. We build food-system infrastructure.
Aqua Hortus designs and builds integrated food-production systems — combining aquaponics, recirculating aquaculture, hydroponics, controlled-environment agriculture, and regenerative soil into one framework that conserves water, cycles nutrients, and grows year-round nutrition where traditional farming can’t.
Our system
One integrated system.
Aquaponics
Fish and plants grown together — the effluent fish naturally produce becomes chemical-free fertilizer. It can change the landscape of hunger.
Hydroponics
Plants grown without soil in a nutrient- and mineral-rich environment, using SMART AG to grow just in time and cut waste.
Recirculating Agriculture
A closed loop joining aquaculture, controlled-environment agriculture, and circular nutrient flows — less water, fewer emissions, no runoff, food year-round.
How we work
Design, build, train & support.
Design
We assess each site for climate, water, land, energy, market goals, and operator capacity — then design the systems, layouts, water flow, crop plans, and training around it.
Build
Durable, scalable systems built to be run by local teams: fish tanks and filtration, grow beds, greenhouses, nurseries, packhouses, and full micro-farm installations.
Train
A farm only succeeds when people can run it. Hands-on training in aquaponic operations, fish husbandry, water quality, food safety, and farm business basics.
Support
Our work doesn't end at handoff — remote and in-person technical assistance, production planning, troubleshooting, and expansion support.
Where we work
More than 45 facilities. One global mission.
United States
Kenya
South Sudan
Canada- Caribbean & Islands
- Global Development
Partners & Projects
Growing together, farm by farm.
Partners
Design & Build
- IATEC FarmLongonot, Kenya
- Traders Hill Farm
- Duval County Public SchoolsMCMS
- Jacksonville School for Autism
- Nassau County Schools
What we grow
The better question is
what we don’t grow.
Produce
- Swiss Chard
- Salad Greens
- Herbs
- Kales & Collards
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Native & culturally relevant crops
Fish
Fresh & Marine
Tilapia
Hybrid Striped Bass
Shrimp
Why it matters
Food systems that heal — not harm — the earth and its people.
Water scarcity
Agriculture is one of the largest users of freshwater on Earth. Our systems conserve, recirculate, and protect it.
Climate disruption
Heat, drought, flooding, and shifting seasons make traditional production unpredictable. Controlled systems stabilize it.
Food insecurity
We bring fresh, nutrient-dense production closer to where people live, learn, heal, and gather.
Workforce development
Every facility is a classroom — teaching youth, women, and small farmers to build lasting food enterprises.
Founder
Angela TenBroeck
Founder of THF Hubery, which established the Aqua Hortus Farm brand and its Recirculating Agriculture Systems (RAgS) model — an international leader in sustainable agriculture, aquaponics, and climate-smart farming, with decades of work across the U.S., Africa, South America, and beyond.
Florida Woman of the Year 2021 · Speaker at COP28
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