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Tim & Rashelle Goodner
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Water Absorbing Polymer Crystals
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jonathan Kadish NYC AA Chair Feb 27, 2014. 8 Replies 0 Likes
I have been told about the uses of water absorbing polymer crystals and doing research I found upon deterioration they turn into water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. My husband and I are looking for…Continue
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Aquaponic to acidic
Started this discussion. Last reply by ibbones May 19, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
"Help! We placed goldfish and sucker fish in our system and they are dying from high acidity. Veggies are dying, too. I read some where that some lava rocks could contain minerals that can cause…Continue
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- If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
- How to write a business plan for an aquaponics farm
- Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
- Yes
- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
- flood and drain media
- How old is your system?
- Less than 6 months
- What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
- Goldfish
- How big is your fish tank?
- 110 Gallon Tank...only utilizing 90 Gallons
- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- My husband and I in the research stages of aquaponics farming. The area we live in here in Alabama makes this type of farming more affordable for what our goals are. We are interested in both a not-for-profit business as well as a for-profit fertilizer business. We recently (within last 90 days) moved to this area and have been trying unsuccessfully in establishing a "traditional" farm, but as the clay here becomes wet with the rains, it tends to suffocate the roots of the plants. This has led us to look more into hydroponics as well as aquaponic systems.
Thus far we have been able to establish an extremely small scale water filtration system with a 5 gallon bucket, a water pump and small (shoe-box size) plastic bin to test how the system functions. We are ready to move on to a much larger scale production.
The area we live in has ample land available and I have several potential investors lined up to present a business plan which will reduce the need to present the plan to any banking institutions.
We are looking to help support local church food pantries, local schools (including them in our project for their FFA chapters), and also provide sustenance to local recipients of government assistance.
I noticed in posts to a gentleman from Texas, you have a business plan template you were willing to provide him in assisting his aquaponic farming needs. I would like to know if you still have this template available and how I could get a copy from you as well as how much it would cost.
Thank you so much for your assistance with my request. This is a dream of my husband's and I am going to do everything in my power to help in making this a reality.
Sincerely,
Rashelle Goodner
(727) 420-5756
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I have been planning my 1st system for a few months now and plan on building a greenhouse and small system after my vacation. I have only seen 1 media filled f&d system in person and I see you might have a multiple grow media system also using something more practical then clay pellets. I happen to be on vacation in Orange Beach for the month is there any chance I could view your system in person? It would be My wife, father Aunt and my self. We took a very beginner class last week in Birmingham but the more 1st hand experience you can learn from the better!
Welcome Rashelle,
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 to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Home page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.
Please add a profile image, participate and check in with us every day! We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.
Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.
Sylvia