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Grand Opening of Solutions Farms!

I updated our status with a few picutures on the forum here: http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/launching-firs...

A little behind schedule but we are there!

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Permalink Reply by Greg McCord on July 22, 2012 at 2:44pm

Congrats to you Chris! That's an amazing pic. Are they your DWC tanks?

Permalink Reply by Chris Megison on July 22, 2012 at 5:06pm

Thanks Greg. Yes, they are the DWC grow beds. The fish tanks are here:

Greg McCord said:

Congrats to you Chris! That's an amazing pic. Are they your DWC tanks?

Permalink Reply by Chris Megison on July 25, 2012 at 7:24pm

Grand Opening of Solutions Farms today. Rafts are in. Fish are swimming. Place looks amazing. Now the real work starts.

Permalink Reply by Chris Megison on August 12, 2012 at 10:10am

Article in San Diego Union Tribune...
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/09/solutions-cultivates-ide...

We are measuring our success on a double bottom line....human impact and profitability

Although we are a nonprofit, we are running ths as a business (social enterprise) to generate revenue back into our cause so that we can solve family homelessness without having to depend on the government.

Permalink Reply by Chris Megison on August 27, 2012 at 1:31pm

We are about a week away from our first harvest of lettuce and basil!

Permalink Reply by Philip Gauthier on August 31, 2012 at 4:37pm

This looks GREAT!!! How large are your grow beds?

Permalink Reply by Chris Megison on September 1, 2012 at 11:50am

Thanks Phillip. The bed shown here is one of four. Each bed is 900 sf. Despite the heat and PH issues, Cynthia and Kevin are doing a great job managing this first grow.