Welcome to Bioshelters!

Home of Waterfield Farms.
Growers of the freshest Hydroponic Sweet Basil and Tilapia.
New England grown and distributed no more than two hours door to door.

Bioshelters is a recirculating aquaponics facility located in Amherst, Massachusetts. Our entire system is contained in a large solar-heated greenhouse called a Bioshelter. Solar structures create the least expensive and best natural environment for plants, animals and people. To learn more about our greenhouse system please follow the link below. Because the fish, plant and human systems are linked, no pesticides can be used on our produce.

Instead we use predatory insects to control the pests naturally. Bioshelters' primary product is a species of fresh water fish called Tilapia, a light white fish (comparable to flounder or sole) indigenous to Africa with rapidly growing worldwide popular demand. The primary hydroponic produce grown in our Bioshelter is whole basil plants, and with the success of that crop, pesto has been recently added.

Bioshelters' facility is unique in that its hydroponic system is directly linked to its aquaculture tanks. In this way, the fish make food for the plants and the plants clean the water for the fish, and the system recycles 99.7% of all its water and wastes. The 0.3% not used is cleaned in our constructed wetlands.
All of our produce is packed by handicapped Americans who truly appreciate your business.
For more information click on the links below or contact us at info@bioshelters.com.

Hydroponic Basil & Pesto

Aquaculture

Bioshelters Corporate Information

Flexyplant Greenhouse

Employment Opportunities