That he is!  But he is also pushing me to succeed in asking me to try growing off season products in AP for him. Hence now I  wondering if the Greenhouses are a bad investment (only have one I am using to test in) and go for a warehouse.  Could be mutually beneficial or turn in to a royal pain.  Magic 8 ball will it be successful...........Ask again later.....DUH!

TCLynx said:

And that is a good friend selling your produce and only taking a 10% cut.  Most markets are going to want to take 30%-50% since they are providing the labor to man the stand/booth.

I would be very cautious about the idea that growing in an old warehouse would be better than a greenhouse.  There are a lot of variables to take into account to figure out what would be more suitable.  Big old warehouses are not easy to heat AND you have to provide all the light for the plants.  Contact Imagine Aquaponics because I suspect that they can shed a lot of light (and ways to heat) on the subject since if there is anyone that has experience with people trying to do it the wrong way.....  Well anyway, they may be able to steer you away from some of the worst mistakes and point you to some of the ideas that may actually work.

Def. agree.  I do have the opportunity to buy a 2 year old warehouse 5000 sq ft for $1.00 from the city.  But I think the point can be made on the thread for Kristine Allouchery that flexibility and a clear plan can be hard to come by in AP, especially with Aquaponics.

I did a little research on some of the Mainstream Media endorsed Not for Profit AP setups and lucky enough we have one were I live and the truth is they bleed money, tax payer money.  They can not turn product and really are only making money by teaching "Urban Farming" for the individual.  The director of one center, a life long farmer and aquaculture farmer, told me that because so much of AP is undiscovered territory, even being an age old process, can not be built to feed the masses but was meant to feed the village.  I think you made a real good point on AP being only 1/5 of the whole process.

It is all a never ending evolution and one good thing is it takes big dreams to sometimes break down the walls!

TCLynx said:

I would be very cautious about the idea that growing in an old warehouse would be better than a greenhouse.  There are a lot of variables to take into account to figure out what would be more suitable.  Big old warehouses are not easy to heat AND you have to provide all the light for the plants.  Contact Imagine Aquaponics because I suspect that they can shed a lot of light (and ways to heat) on the subject since if there is anyone that has experience with people trying to do it the wrong way.....  Well anyway, they may be able to steer you away from some of the worst mistakes and point you to some of the ideas that may actually work.