Five largest and longest running commercial aquaponics systems? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T00:35:22Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/five-largest-and-longest-running-commercial-aquaponics-systems?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A606563&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDon't forget about Sustainabl…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2018-08-02:4778851:Comment:6536602018-08-02T19:25:50.778ZAndrew Alvishttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AndrewAlvis
<p>Don't forget about Sustainable Harvesters in Houston, TX. Been serving Houston, Austin, and Dallas since 2013. Just expanded to 20,000 SF. <a href="http://www.SustainableHarvesters.com" target="_blank">www.SustainableHarvesters.com</a> Now hiring another experienced greenhouse manager. Please email contact@sustainableharvesters.com for any inquires. </p>
<p>Don't forget about Sustainable Harvesters in Houston, TX. Been serving Houston, Austin, and Dallas since 2013. Just expanded to 20,000 SF. <a href="http://www.SustainableHarvesters.com" target="_blank">www.SustainableHarvesters.com</a> Now hiring another experienced greenhouse manager. Please email contact@sustainableharvesters.com for any inquires. </p> Hi:
We are putting together a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-06-13:4778851:Comment:6312452016-06-13T22:08:32.525ZAlan Hendersonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlanHenderson
<p>Hi:</p>
<p>We are putting together a 320,000 sf commercial aquaponics facitity in NY to grow organic produce. We have the existing greenhouse and have spent over 3 years researching aquaponics and the market. We will be doing equity funding soon on Fundable.com and Gust.com. Check out our website at Proganics.biz.</p>
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<p>Hi:</p>
<p>We are putting together a 320,000 sf commercial aquaponics facitity in NY to grow organic produce. We have the existing greenhouse and have spent over 3 years researching aquaponics and the market. We will be doing equity funding soon on Fundable.com and Gust.com. Check out our website at Proganics.biz.</p>
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<p></p> Might be interesting to know…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-12:4778851:Comment:6180932015-11-12T18:34:25.604ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Might be interesting to know from the mentioned operations back in 2012, How are they all doing?</p>
<p>I'm still here. I took a bit over 6 months off from doing any real farming/marketing of the farm products in 2014 (I had a baby and we had some issues that didn't let me tend to the farm from about March through October 2014.)</p>
<p>But this past summer, I'm proud to say that Aquaponic Lynx Farm has continued growing lettuce all the way through the summer here in central FL. I estimate…</p>
<p>Might be interesting to know from the mentioned operations back in 2012, How are they all doing?</p>
<p>I'm still here. I took a bit over 6 months off from doing any real farming/marketing of the farm products in 2014 (I had a baby and we had some issues that didn't let me tend to the farm from about March through October 2014.)</p>
<p>But this past summer, I'm proud to say that Aquaponic Lynx Farm has continued growing lettuce all the way through the summer here in central FL. I estimate that for 2015 the farm is about breaking even. I need to improve efficiency on several things, implement some backup systems, and do some more expansion to really allow the farm to be profitable. It has been a real learning curve. The biggest challenges really have nothing to do with aquaponics itself, logistics and marketing are where most start up farmers flounder since you don't actually make any money growing the food, you only make the money if you manage to sell the food quickly and for more than it costs you to grow, harvest, package, chill, transport, and market the food.</p>
<p><a href="https://yalaha.locallygrown.net/market" target="_blank">Yalaha Locally Grown Network</a></p> That's awesome! Cindi Conway…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-12:4778851:Comment:6183012015-11-12T01:44:13.373ZDavid - WIhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidWI
<p>That's awesome!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Cindi Conway said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/five-largest-and-longest-running-commercial-aquaponics-systems?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A337537&page=3#4778851Comment617998"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>We are selling to become self sustaining, and also to be able to donate organic veggies, free range eggs, and raw goats milk to our local food pantry. So far this year, we have donated over 500lbs of…</p>
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<p>That's awesome!<br/> <br/> <cite>Cindi Conway said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/five-largest-and-longest-running-commercial-aquaponics-systems?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A337537&page=3#4778851Comment617998"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>We are selling to become self sustaining, and also to be able to donate organic veggies, free range eggs, and raw goats milk to our local food pantry. So far this year, we have donated over 500lbs of veggies.</p>
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</blockquote> Hi! We started C&C Farm…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-12:4778851:Comment:6179982015-11-12T01:24:10.004ZCindi Conwayhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CindiConway
<p> Hi! We started C&C Farm last year. Did some experimentation last year, and started selling at local Farmer's Markets this past summer. Our AP setup includes a 5000 gal tank with about 1000 sq ft of growbeds and some vertical towers. We are selling to become self sustaining, and also to be able to donate organic veggies, free range eggs, and raw goats milk to our local food pantry. So far this year, we have donated over 500lbs of veggies. We are located in NW Arkansas.</p>
<p> Hi! We started C&C Farm last year. Did some experimentation last year, and started selling at local Farmer's Markets this past summer. Our AP setup includes a 5000 gal tank with about 1000 sq ft of growbeds and some vertical towers. We are selling to become self sustaining, and also to be able to donate organic veggies, free range eggs, and raw goats milk to our local food pantry. So far this year, we have donated over 500lbs of veggies. We are located in NW Arkansas.</p> Living in IL, I always wonder…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-05-29:4778851:Comment:6065632015-05-29T21:36:41.040Zjohn landryhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/johnlandry
<p>Living in IL, I always wonder why greenhouses are so tall - I guess that is why people are going vertical in areas. Just need to heat that space!</p>
<p>I believe that someday soon LEDs will be price effective to not need the sun.</p>
<p>Living in IL, I always wonder why greenhouses are so tall - I guess that is why people are going vertical in areas. Just need to heat that space!</p>
<p>I believe that someday soon LEDs will be price effective to not need the sun.</p> Farmed Here - Chicago, IL 40,…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-04-28:4778851:Comment:6045302015-04-28T04:48:31.788ZSean Schriverhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SeanSchriver
<p>Farmed Here - Chicago, IL 40,000 ft2 all indoor, stacked beds 5 high</p>
<p>Urban Organics - St. Paul, Minnisota (BIG, not sure exactly without re-checking the web) Indoor, stacked beds, 5000 fish (annual), 20000 lbs produce per 50 days per floor, 6 floors total when complete with one floor currently active.</p>
<p>Central Greens - Milwaukee, WI (17,000 ft2) Greenhouse/fish house</p>
<p>That's just a start, there are other smaller set-ups around along with our own in a gradual step-up plan…</p>
<p>Farmed Here - Chicago, IL 40,000 ft2 all indoor, stacked beds 5 high</p>
<p>Urban Organics - St. Paul, Minnisota (BIG, not sure exactly without re-checking the web) Indoor, stacked beds, 5000 fish (annual), 20000 lbs produce per 50 days per floor, 6 floors total when complete with one floor currently active.</p>
<p>Central Greens - Milwaukee, WI (17,000 ft2) Greenhouse/fish house</p>
<p>That's just a start, there are other smaller set-ups around along with our own in a gradual step-up plan to 15,000/20,000 over 3-5 years that we are starting to design/build now trhoughout this summer starting with a 220 or 440 Gal. hybrid system.</p> I am doing a business plan to…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-02-25:4778851:Comment:5980552015-02-25T21:11:14.212ZHollis Armstronghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HollisArmstrong
<p>I am doing a business plan to start with 4 each 10,000 sq ft green houses. My long term business plan is to get to 40 each green houses for a total of 400,000 sq ft of green houses. Im still working on how to fully utilize the space. Im trying to figure out a way to incorporate media beds, raft beds, towers, and NFT beds to reach 80-90% space utilization. This will require supplemental lighting. I hope I can get the funding and make this happen.</p>
<p>I am doing a business plan to start with 4 each 10,000 sq ft green houses. My long term business plan is to get to 40 each green houses for a total of 400,000 sq ft of green houses. Im still working on how to fully utilize the space. Im trying to figure out a way to incorporate media beds, raft beds, towers, and NFT beds to reach 80-90% space utilization. This will require supplemental lighting. I hope I can get the funding and make this happen.</p> I have visited this operation…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-09-18:4778851:Comment:5785812014-09-18T22:21:06.038ZDavidhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/cgaquaponics
<p>I have visited this operation</p>
<p>David<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jonathan Kadish NYC AA Chair said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/five-largest-and-longest-running-commercial-aquaponics-systems#4778851Comment337739"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Herban Farms, near Philadelphia has a 10000sf green house that has been rockin just basil since 2006…</p>
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<p>I have visited this operation</p>
<p>David<br/> <br/> <cite>Jonathan Kadish NYC AA Chair said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/five-largest-and-longest-running-commercial-aquaponics-systems#4778851Comment337739"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Herban Farms, near Philadelphia has a 10000sf green house that has been rockin just basil since 2006</p>
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</blockquote> farmedhere in Chicago does a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-11:4778851:Comment:5673052014-06-11T22:49:37.986Zjohn landryhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/johnlandry
<p>farmedhere in Chicago does a good amount of business selling greens to Whole Foods and other locations.</p>
<p><a href="http://farmedhere.com/" target="_blank">http://farmedhere.com/</a></p>
<p>farmedhere in Chicago does a good amount of business selling greens to Whole Foods and other locations.</p>
<p><a href="http://farmedhere.com/" target="_blank">http://farmedhere.com/</a></p>