The Fish That Forgives Almost Everything

She lost two batches before anyone told her she had the wrong fish entirely. The species that would have survived everything her first season threw at it was sitting in a tank two towns over — and it costs less to raise than almost anything else you can put in a backyard pond.

In Episode 3 of Farm Fresh, we finally stock the tank — and we break down why tilapia is the single most beginner-friendly, fast-growing food fish a backyard farmer can raise, and exactly how to manage your first grow-out cycle from fingerling to harvest.