ericjf7

Male

Buenas Aires, Rivas

Nicaragua

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on line
If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
aquaponics
Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
beginning, researching
If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
Now in Canada, looking to set up in Nicaragua, have 1/2 acre, half of it planted to fruit trees, bananas, root crops etc. There is a 12' dia. hole in the ground, waiting for a liner & tilapia, but will start with a 3 barrelponics & a couple of glass tanks, looking for a UVI type of setup as a maybe, not commercial, lots of neighbors!
Please tell us something else about yourself.
Used to raise tropicals, now 40 yrs. of concrete work, all types of decorative, stamped, staining, exposed, etc., considering a fulltime move to Nicaragua

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  • Sylvia Bernstein

    Hi Eric,

    Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions. Everyone is quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.

    A great place to start is by checking out the forums, blogs and groups. If you are interested in a forum or blog topic, but don’t want to join in right away, just check the “follow” box to be notified whenever there is activity on that subject.

    Here is a quick video that will guide you through some of the unique attributes of our Ning community http://creators.ning.com/video/getting-started. Please participate!

    Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.

    Sylvia

    Aug 1, 2010

  • Gus Cabrera

    Hi, Eric. I never imagined there would be someone in Nicaragua wanting to get into AP. I happen to be from Nicaragua and have relatives and friends in Rivas and other parts of Nicaragua. I was born in Rama, near the Atlantic Coast. I'm sure you already know that Nicaragua has some huge tilaipia farms. I'm thinking it would be easy to get into AP, although energy costs are high. Lake Nicaragua also has a large wild population of tilapia and have I personally caught some when I visited, breeding stock should be fairly easy to obtain. Anyway, good to meet you and hope you get your 12' hole filled soon.

    Sep 6, 2010

  • Gus Cabrera

    Hi again, Eric. I don't know any of the folks you mentioned. There are Cabreras in many parts of Nicaragua and the World, none that I can think of on Ometepe. It's been many years since I've visited. I don't remember any of the names you mentioned. I know Aviles and Castillos, and Molinas in Rivas, and a couple of others whose surnames I don't remember. You can get just about any equipment in Nicaragua, but you'll pay a premium. I would look into bringing it in and trying for duty-free. You can state that you'll be growing fish for export. Since it would for agricultural use, you may be able to get an exemption.

    Sep 7, 2010

  • Michael S Uhl

    Eric,
    "Disadvantaged communities" is a term used by many social activists for the poor and low income people, usually minorities in urban settings. In my research focus, a low-moderate income community in Baltimore is my focus for a few reasons. 1) The NEED for quality food. 2) The potential of community involvement 3) The NEED for a local business with small-moderate profit and 4) The proof that, if it can work here, it could work anywhere (nationally or abroad) to serve. It seems like you are working internationally. I think we should talk, esp. about your interest in Moringa. I used it in Uganda to improve our water purification method. Would that be helpful to know?

    Sep 13, 2010