The evolution of our farm-multiple sources of income - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T13:56:37Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/the-evolution-of-our?groupUrl=coastview&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A134528&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A21833&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for directing me here…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-07-24:4778851:Comment:1624412011-07-24T17:43:09.986ZGina Cavalierohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GinaCavaliero
Thanks for directing me here Chris. Your model is so very much like ours. What an interesting independent yet synonomous evolution. The only thing we basically don't do that you are doing is the compost worm sales, yet. Chickens are on the way and will arrive here at laying age in October. We have strayed away from the intern program, but recruit and utilize many volunteers which enables us to have free help at practically little to no cost. Great job BTW!
Thanks for directing me here Chris. Your model is so very much like ours. What an interesting independent yet synonomous evolution. The only thing we basically don't do that you are doing is the compost worm sales, yet. Chickens are on the way and will arrive here at laying age in October. We have strayed away from the intern program, but recruit and utilize many volunteers which enables us to have free help at practically little to no cost. Great job BTW! Since I posted this we have…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-07-24:4778851:Comment:1624362011-07-24T16:45:53.776ZChris Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ChrisSmith
<p>Since I posted this we have a new way of selling our produce. We now keep a small refrigerator outside our garage stocked with produce. The fridge is an honor farm fridge and people can come and get their produce at their convenience most any time. We keep a change bin on ice in the freezer. This has been working very well for us so far. We will likely upgrade to a larger fridge in the near future once more of our customers return from their summer travels. We will soon stop having a sale…</p>
<p>Since I posted this we have a new way of selling our produce. We now keep a small refrigerator outside our garage stocked with produce. The fridge is an honor farm fridge and people can come and get their produce at their convenience most any time. We keep a change bin on ice in the freezer. This has been working very well for us so far. We will likely upgrade to a larger fridge in the near future once more of our customers return from their summer travels. We will soon stop having a sale on Tuesdays and Thursdays since the fridge is always stocked. We can make special orders for people who request things that we do not normally stock in the fridge. We are considering using twitter to keep customers informed about what is currently stocked.</p> Thanks, I just completed a 3…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-07-02:4778851:Comment:1431432011-07-02T00:29:49.751ZNigel Clementhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/NigelClement
Thanks, I just completed a 3 day workshop on Aquaculture system design, construction and management at our Institute of Marine Affairs so I'm all fired up. I do hope you'll be able to come but all the same thanks for the help so far.
Thanks, I just completed a 3 day workshop on Aquaculture system design, construction and management at our Institute of Marine Affairs so I'm all fired up. I do hope you'll be able to come but all the same thanks for the help so far. I made the top of the hoops a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-06-25:4778851:Comment:1386382011-06-25T17:33:39.484ZChris Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ChrisSmith
<p>I made the top of the hoops at 6 feet. In Hawaii we are allowed to build up to 6' without a permit. By keeping to 6' I am covered if a neighbor caused any problems by complaining to the building dept. To figure length will take some trial & error. It is best to decide how high you want it to be. Start with a full stick of pipe hook it to your uprights and measure how high it is.</p>
<p>You will need to cut off some to get to your desired height, but cut half of what you think it should…</p>
<p>I made the top of the hoops at 6 feet. In Hawaii we are allowed to build up to 6' without a permit. By keeping to 6' I am covered if a neighbor caused any problems by complaining to the building dept. To figure length will take some trial & error. It is best to decide how high you want it to be. Start with a full stick of pipe hook it to your uprights and measure how high it is.</p>
<p>You will need to cut off some to get to your desired height, but cut half of what you think it should be. It is best not to over cut and have to start with a new stick. Once you have one cut and installed to the proper height you will have your measurement for the rest.</p>
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<p>I really want to attend the conference but not sure I can afford it.</p> Chris again thanks. It may se…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-06-24:4778851:Comment:1380152011-06-24T16:35:37.873ZNigel Clementhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/NigelClement
Chris again thanks. It may seem like a short time but I have a 64 running for about two months and feel confident enough to go to a 1024. I'm in the process of acquiring materials to do so now. I have been able to glean lots of pointers and info from your pictures as well. The low cost greenhouse was by far the most informative for me. Question: How do you determine the length of the pvc to be used for the arches? I should be attending the conference in September and will be hopefully attending…
Chris again thanks. It may seem like a short time but I have a 64 running for about two months and feel confident enough to go to a 1024. I'm in the process of acquiring materials to do so now. I have been able to glean lots of pointers and info from your pictures as well. The low cost greenhouse was by far the most informative for me. Question: How do you determine the length of the pvc to be used for the arches? I should be attending the conference in September and will be hopefully attending the training at Green Acre (haven't signed up yet for the training though) and after that to build build build. :) You are welcome Bruce. Get yo…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-06-24:4778851:Comment:1382042011-06-24T15:02:17.030ZChris Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ChrisSmith
You are welcome Bruce. Get your micro system going asap! This will get you experience and will give you test crops for marketing purposes. If you attend the Oct training you are welcome to come and visit our farm and see some of my new projects. Our farm is a 1 hour drive from Friendlies. I will likely attend a day or two of the Oct training as well.
You are welcome Bruce. Get your micro system going asap! This will get you experience and will give you test crops for marketing purposes. If you attend the Oct training you are welcome to come and visit our farm and see some of my new projects. Our farm is a 1 hour drive from Friendlies. I will likely attend a day or two of the Oct training as well. Thanks Chris ... such great i…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-06-20:4778851:Comment:1345282011-06-20T03:17:33.194ZBruce Bateshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/brucetbates
Thanks Chris ... such great information. Most helpful to us that are just getting in to Aquaponics. I am planning on coming to Hawaii to take the Commercial class in Oct. I am just now ordering the information on how to build a back yard system that we hope to be able to take it to commercial size next Spring here in Texas. I agree with others .. you have great ideas and are helping spread the information around so that some day we may see everyone with Back Yard Aquaponic Systems. Thanks…
Thanks Chris ... such great information. Most helpful to us that are just getting in to Aquaponics. I am planning on coming to Hawaii to take the Commercial class in Oct. I am just now ordering the information on how to build a back yard system that we hope to be able to take it to commercial size next Spring here in Texas. I agree with others .. you have great ideas and are helping spread the information around so that some day we may see everyone with Back Yard Aquaponic Systems. Thanks for sharing you knowledge and your creativity. Our internship info is posted…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-06-07:4778851:Comment:1276142011-06-07T05:44:51.772ZChris Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ChrisSmith
Our internship info is posted on our wed site coastviewaquaponics.com We are completely booked until the end of summer, but we could work something out after that. We have kicked around the idea of doing an aquaponic B&B.
Our internship info is posted on our wed site coastviewaquaponics.com We are completely booked until the end of summer, but we could work something out after that. We have kicked around the idea of doing an aquaponic B&B. Chris,
I would be interested…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-06-06:4778851:Comment:1275142011-06-06T21:53:02.316ZDon Taylorhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DonTaylor
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<p>I would be interested in more info on the intern program. Could it be adapted to a "working vacation"? I think I could talk my wife into a couple of weeks in Hawaii.</p>
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<p>Chris,</p>
<p>I would be interested in more info on the intern program. Could it be adapted to a "working vacation"? I think I could talk my wife into a couple of weeks in Hawaii.</p>
<p> </p> Thanks Chris! It is funny to…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-18:4778851:Comment:929142011-04-18T14:24:33.495ZJay Wolfhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JayWolf
<p>Thanks Chris! It is funny to see what you are doing b/c that is exactly what my partner and I just discussed a month ago. Well thought out! Good Luck!</p>
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<p>Thanks Chris! It is funny to see what you are doing b/c that is exactly what my partner and I just discussed a month ago. Well thought out! Good Luck!</p>
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