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Aquaponics Association Conference Farm Tours Ride Share Discussion
Those attending our upcoming Aquaponics Association Conference and visiting the wonderful selection of Featured Farms can connect here to ride share.
Any needing rides please post their info here with the heading - NEED RIDE
Any with transportation and available space post here with the heading - HAVE RIDE
Please negotiate with eachother on gas contributions and what tours your group wants to attend.
Once you have determined your tour route, please submit one tour form for your entire group listing all names in your group. We will disregard any previous submissions with those same names. Thank you!
The Featured Farms
TCLynx Media Wonderland – Mount Dora
The ever popular TCLynx welcomes you to what we call her Media Based Wonderland, and you thought you were going to have to go to Disney to see that! From herbs to tomatoes to banana and lemon trees, check out what until now you have only been able to see in pictures. You can even see her famous Duckponics!
Green Acre Organics – Aquaponics for Profit – Brooksville 
At Green Acre Organics, they like to say that they grow food in the newest, freshest and most green way possible and its called Aquaponics. See nearly 2000 sqft of DWC, a vertical installation and even some media beds are in the works for some wonderful crop diversity to help supply multiple local area restaurants, health food stores, farmers markets and even their own buying club, Green Acre Organics For You!
Green Acre Organics video tour
Sahib’s Research Station – Winter Park
Sahib has managed to pack in a lot into a little. Nestled behind a small strip mall in a bustling area of Winter Park near Orlando, Sahib has perfected combining different types of systems from DWC, to vertical, NFT, media and even some wick systems. Sahib cultivates catfish, Koi and Tilapia to support his multiple growing systems and research efforts.
Cosmo’s Cosmic Greenhouse – Inverness
Anyone familiar with Cosmo’s creative blog posts can only imagine why we are calling this stop on the aquaponic tour route Cosmo’s Cosmic Greenhouse where fairies and the alien Tilapia reside. Made with mostly recycled building materials, this greenhouse is innovation at its best.
Morningstar Fishermen – Aquaponics with a Mission! – Dade City
At Morningstar Fishermen, Hans Geissler was practicing aquaponics long before many even knew what it was. This research facility and mission home base has an incredible agenda of ending world hunger with aquaponics. Visit Hans and learn about their projects in Nicaraqua, Malawi and more.
Green Sky Growers/Aquatic EcoSystems Roof Top Garden – Winter Garden 
This roof top greenhouse and aquaponic garden was the vision and creation of Florida citrus industy mogul Bert Roper. Located on top of The Garden Building in Winter Garden Florida, Green Sky is the first Certified Green building in the world with a commercial scale, aquaponic farm on the rooftop.
For those that think living in a neighborhood won’t allow for a sizable aquaponic system, they can’t miss Paul’s Place. Using a beautifully landscaped pond just beside his home, Paul feeds vertical stackers and over 90’ of raft trough. Paul is great example of being in a housing community and still having plenty of grow space.
Choose the farms and times you want to visit!
Here is a link to a map that shows all Featured Farm locations.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210343565052788422871.0004a576f...
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Jason Garvey on
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Hello All,
I'm also looking for a ride. I'd love to tag along with anyone that has room. I'm happy to contribute for fuel and I'm not picky about which farms we attend. I'm coming in on Thursday evening, let me know... looking forward to it!
Best,
Jason
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Permalink Reply by Jimmi Jones on
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Hi all, Jimmi from Belize here. I am so excited to be attending the coference in Florida next week, I have registered to go on the tour to Green Acre Organics, if anyone has space available my wife and I would love a ride if at all possible. Look forward to hearing from you and seeing you next week.
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Permalink Reply by Amanda Nagai on
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I still have 2 spots in my car, if you'd like to come along. I have signed up to visit Green Acre Organics along with 3 other farms (first tour starting at 9am). Let me know if you're interested. You can add me as a "friend" so that we can continue this conversation offline.
I look forward to meeting you!
Amanda
Jimmi Jones said:Hi all, Jimmi from Belize here. I am so excited to be attending the coference in Florida next week, I have registered to go on the tour to Green Acre Organics, if anyone has space available my wife and I would love a ride if at all possible. Look forward to hearing from you and seeing you next week.
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Hello, Jason.
I just responded to Jimmi, but the same goes for you. I, unfortunately do not have room for all three of you, but maybe there are still cars out there that have empty spots? (please post if you have room!) I'm sure we can get everything arranged somehow.
I look forward to meeting you, too!
Amanda
Jason Garvey said:Hello All,
I'm also looking for a ride. I'd love to tag along with anyone that has room. I'm happy to contribute for fuel and I'm not picky about which farms we attend. I'm coming in on Thursday evening, let me know... looking forward to it!
Best,
Jason
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Hi Amanda, My wife and I would gladly take up that offer, please let me know if it still stands.
Jimmi
Amanda Nagai said:Hello, Jason.
I just responded to Jimmi, but the same goes for you. I, unfortunately do not have room for all three of you, but maybe there are still cars out there that have empty spots? (please post if you have room!) I'm sure we can get everything arranged somehow.
I look forward to meeting you, too!
Amanda
Jason Garvey said:Hello All,
I'm also looking for a ride. I'd love to tag along with anyone that has room. I'm happy to contribute for fuel and I'm not picky about which farms we attend. I'm coming in on Thursday evening, let me know... looking forward to it!
Best,
Jason
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Permalink Reply by James J. Godsil on
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NEED RIDE or Will RENT AND SHARE RIDE TO GREEN ACRE l:30 TOUR.
I am arriving at airport at 10:30 Friday morning and would either like to help pay for a ride to Gina's Green Acre Farm at 1:30 or rent a car and find some folks to share the costs with me. Besides Gina's place, if there is time for one more tour, I'm hoping for TC's and Sahib's farms. Thanks! Please e-mail me at godsil.james@gmail.com.
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Two Jay on
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Okay Aquaponics peeps, here's the deal. My wife and the rest of the family is coming down... that means I have a 10 extra seats! We have a 15 passenger van, minus one row of seats, leaves many left for aquaponics travelers.
Shoot me an email if anyone is interested, jmarhk@gmail.com. Donations, for gas money, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks TwoJay
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Permalink Reply by Rick Kenagy on
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I'm in for a ride and will share gas and fun. Green Acre tour is full, I've signed up for TCLinyx at 9:00 but will go wherever you go. Many tours are filling up so just sign us up and let's see Florida! I'm coming in Thursday night around 8:00pm.
Two Jay said:
Okay Aquaponics peeps, here's the deal. My wife and the rest of the family is coming down... that means I have a 10 extra seats! We have a 15 passenger van, minus one row of seats, leaves many left for aquaponics travelers.
Shoot me an email if anyone is interested, jmarhk@gmail.com. Donations, for gas money, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks TwoJay
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Permalink Reply by Gerri Kier on
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Permalink Reply by Jimmie Lynn Berg on
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I have room for one more. We are staying close to Orlando and seeing three farms fairly close by. If that suits you just send me a personal email. We arrive around noon on Thursday.
Jimmie
Gerri Kier said:
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Jimmie that would be GREAT...THANKS SO MUCH! call or text me 303-815-3567 for the time and location on Friday morning. I arrive on Thur afternoon. Thanks again...Gerri
Jimmie Lynn Berg said:I have room for one more. We are staying close to Orlando and seeing three farms fairly close by. If that suits you just send me a personal email. We arrive around noon on Thursday.
Jimmie
Gerri Kier said:
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Hi Jimmie,
Just making sure you have received my message from yesterday. Also I need to know what farms we are visiting so I can register today. It is already 5:30EST so not sure when the registrations have to be in but today is the deadline.
Give me a call or reply to this message...THANKS A TON!
Gerri Kier
Gerri Kier said:Jimmie that would be GREAT...THANKS SO MUCH! call or text me 303-815-3567 for the time and location on Friday morning. I arrive on Thur afternoon. Thanks again...Gerri
Jimmie Lynn Berg said:I have room for one more. We are staying close to Orlando and seeing three farms fairly close by. If that suits you just send me a personal email. We arrive around noon on Thursday.
Jimmie
Gerri Kier said:
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