Jesse Hull

Male

Milwaukee, WI

United States

Profile Information:

How did you find us?

a friend

Are you an aquaponic gardener already?

Yes

If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)

flood and drain media, raft, NFT, vertical, combination

How old is your system?

1 - 2 yrs

What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)

Goldfish, Koi, Tilapia, Other

How big is your fish tank?

250 gallon - Controlled Environment

Please tell us something else about yourself.

Raised on a farm, with 20+ years experience in horticulture, I have performed extensive beta-testing for the hydroponic, greenhouse, & horticultural lighting industries.
My partner Molly Stanek and I currently teach alongside Murray Hallam, Michael Cosmo, and TCLynx as part of the Aquaponics Institute, and I currently act as the Director of Regional Affairs for the Aquaponics Association.
Co-founders of Imagine Aquaponics, Molly and I focus on urban farming and aquaponic food production systems, pushing to establish commercial sites in strategic areas of the US with the goal of strengthening and revitalizing communities and doing our part to make urban food deserts a thing of the past.

I currently hold degrees in Ceramic Chemistry, Metalsmithing, and Psychology, and am currently working on my fourth in Water Quality Technology.
While attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, I traveled extensively across the U.S. as well as to Europe and Africa, building homes, soil & hydroponic gardens, farms, and irrigation systems.
I volunteered for several years with Habitat for Humanity's Global Village Program and have been involved in several natural disaster relief efforts since I witnessed the result of Hurricane Andrew in '92.

My introduction to aquaponics came as a result of experiments with hydro-organics and water filtration methods, during which time I combined the mechanically and biologically filtered waste from fish, rabbits, kelps, and rock powders to create a natural nutrient source for hydroponic('hydro-organic') plant systems that could compete with or surpass the quality and yields found in commercial synthetic fertilizer applications.
From 2009-2011, I held the position of Director of Horticulture, Research and Development at Sweet Water Organics in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was part of the team that improved upon and maintained a 70,000 gallon aquaponics facility, including design, construction, and maintenance of hydroponic, filtration, greenhouse, and horticultural lighting systems.

In what seems like a past life, I worked as a ceramic artist/chemist, creating wheel-thrown & altered porcelain for 14 years. See: www.jessehull.com
The parallels that can be drawn between ceramic and horticultural chemistry are many, and he loves to push the limits of both.

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