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Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Aquaponics is a mashup of hydroponics and aquaculture. It is the practice of using fish wastewater as fertilizer for plants, whose roots filter the water, cleaning it sufficiently to be returned to the fish. In this episode, we visit homeowners, a non-profit, and even a restaurateur using this highly efficient system to grow a stunning array of fruits, vegetables, and freshwater fish.

After an unusually rainy winter In Southern California, it seems nearly every patch of earth is in bloom. It is not something San Diego gardeners are used to, but it is a fitting time to catch the new season of KPBS' "A Growing Passion."

The play, which is based on the novel by Luis Alberto Urrea, follows a group of Mexican teens who travel to the U.S. on a mission to save their hometown from drug criminals.

Airs Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

As we begin our search for the 2017 One Book, One San Diego selection, we asked local representatives from major publishing houses, including Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and MacMillan, what books they recommend.

Airs Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 at 9 p.m. & Saturday, Feb. 25 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

KPBS recognizes Susan Polis Schutz and Stephen Schutz as the 2017 KPBS Hall of Fame Visionary honorees.

Joely Proudfit is a Luiseño professor who wants American Indians to control how they're represented in media. She heads the largest Native peoples film festival in the state.

Randy Edmonds is a tribal elder who's coached fellow Indians through a common evolution: moving from life on a reservation, to life in the city. He's dedicated to tradition, and honored to accept the latest Local Hero nomination.