Hello from IL (Sam)

[Sam Risby]

Hi everyone!  My name is Sam. I am very interested in taking steps to starting an aquaponic garden, so I joined up to get a variety of opinions, feedback and ideas on how to start a successful backyard or inhouse garden.  I don't want to initially spend a ton of money, but I do want create a setup that is worth the time, effort, and money to install.  My main goal is to control as much of my food production as possible to feed my immediate family and possibly my parents (including my mother-in-law). 

I will probably browse the forums and site for a while and as I get more information join in more actively in the discussions.  Thanks in advance to everyone for all the photos and helpful discussion.

Sam