Original story by Ben Chenoweth, the Wollondilly Advertiser
ANDREW Bodlovich’s kitchen may not “rule” but his barramundi and herb farm operation is certainly proving successful.
Aquaponic herb farmer’s insights: Andrew Bodlovich at his Cobbitty herb and barramundi farm. Photo: Jonathan Ng
The 50-year-old Cobbitty farmer was chosen — as one of 34 farmers who supply Coles supermarkets — to have a brief guest appearance on Channel Seven’s reality show My Kitchen Rules.
Mr Bodlovich said his inclusion in the show, due to air on March 24, was to give the contestants and viewers an insight of where the produce originated.
“I think it’s really important for people to see beyond the cooking challenge,” he said.
“It’s a cooking show but they also want to showcase where the food comes from.”
It will be the second time the local farmer has graced Australian television screens.
His first appearance was on the ABC’s New Inventors program, where he and a fellow inventor demonstrated their combined herb farming and barramundi technique.
Mr Bodlovich said the system was designed so both fauna and fish benefited from the other.
“It’s all inside a high-tech glasshouse,” he said. “The vegetables are on a conveyor belt and below are the fish in tanks. The fish produce the nutrients and it turns into plant food. The fish feed the plants [which] keep the water clean.”
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