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We use the Most Sustainable form of Agriculture on the Planet – Join us in Growing Organic Foods with Fewer Resources.
Overview:
This project is all about forward motion and improvement! Our mission is simple: to practice agriculture in the most wholesome ways – nurturing the lands that we ask to feed us while developing Aquaponics. We are not only certified Organic but practice the most sustainable farming methods known today.
The Farming Fish is a leader in the growing field of commercial Aquaponics. With a one quarter acre greenhouse, we are the largest organic aquaponics farm in the US.
Our farm is pretty amazing, we’re showing every day, bringing Organic Aquaponic food to market, that resources can be better utilized and preserved for future generations. We grow a variety of leafy vegetables and superfoods, most sold living for highest nutritional value and shelf life, and the most sustainable seafood products out there. These upgrades will ensure our continued production and allow us to keep the climate controls necessary for consistently.
The aquaponic system is currently set up to yield over 7,200 cases of greens and 12,000 pounds of fish per year.
Over the past three years we have learned a great deal and are ready to instituted upgrades and improvements to operate even more efficiently in all four seasons.
Using double layer poly to re-cover the greenhouse will give us the added insulation we need in the winter months. With the added insulation value a cooling and heating system can most efficiently keep the climate controls for ideal growing stable through all seasons.
And what better place than Southern Oregon to propel sustainable agriculture, this vibrant farming community is brimming with farms making full use of best farming practices; and now with our recent ballot measure passed this spring, our farms are free from contamination, no GMOs can be grown in our county.
Goal:
By reaching our funding goal of ,000 by August 30 we will be able to complete installation of double poly on the greenhouse for higher insulation value and efficiency by September 15, as well as install heating and cooling systems to utilize this efficiency by October 15.
If we exceed our goal by ,000 we will be able to install a new fish breeding system and expand our plant nursery in the spring of 2015. By breeding more fish we can better supply other aquaponic growers and maximize our farms ability to provide more sustainably raised fish.
And if we exceed our goal by ,000 we will also be able to build a cob intern dwelling. This financial goal enables us to house interns and begin our Farm Fresh to Food Banks Initiative in the spring of 2015, providing aquaponic education to those who grow and pack food on our farm specifically for regional food banks.
Budget:
Double Layer Poly ,000
Cooling System ,200
Heating System ,800
Total ,000
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Glad to see you made your kickstart goal! Just curious what type of heating
system you went with? I to am a small scale aquapon who dreams of some day
opening a commercial scale operation.
so are you a none profit company or are you just wanting money for your
already profitable business? I have few more question are you making all
the information needed to do this public? since you are asking the
public for donations?
what is your new invention? please explain
I read some of the comments on here….. Oh brother!
Some quick business facts for you people –
These people are brave and committed to a concept they believe in, so much
so that they put themselves into financial risk.
Yes, they raised money to kick this off, so does every start up on the
planet. Ever hear of the stock market? Ever heard of investors?
Even if they were non profit, they are entitled to keep their production
techniques private.
It was asked `How can you guys make a change for others to follow if you
are working on a big budget that you can’t afford. How the rest of us is
going afford to follow`
People get a mortgage so they can buy a house `they cant afford“to buy
outright. Place a small system in your unaffordable backyard like many many
people have already done. There are plenty of examples of this on Youtube.
I applaud this couple and hope they do very well, I believe they will as
they are busy making things happen and not slamming other peoples efforts
on you tube.
And this ends my personal rant. :)
Hey guys, I would love to stop by and visit your operation. Are there tours
available? Pine Meadows Hobby Farm is located further down the road from
you up E. Evans Creek Road then right on Antioch, which is about 10 miles.
Let me know. Thanks
Jerry
Nice setup. I am envious. One day my own operation will be this large. But
I am trying to figure out the “New Invention” part though. Nothing in this
video is new. Or is that just a hook to get the attention of people who are
unaware of the practice of aquaponics which has been around a long time?
Beautiful
Awesome.
“The farming feces project”? o_O
Why aren’t u raising a more edible species of fish?
Finally, It’s YOUR TURN To Learn HOW TO SETUP Your Very Own HOME AQUAPONICS
SYSTEM And Grow A Clean Steady Source of VITAMINS, MINERALS And FIBER In 7
DAYS (Or Less) – Guaranteed!!!
This is amazing, I will do this when I move to a new house
great.great great
One of the biggest problems with commercial farming is the lack of
nutritive value in the crop, (that is beside the little problem of
pesticide, fungicides, and …)because the soil is seriously devitalised.
The soil in an organic farm should be vital and contain a huge variety of
minerals and micronutrients which the plants then take up. I understand
that your aquaponic system is organic and vital, but does it produce plants
and fish that contain the wide variety of micronutrients that land based
organic farming does?
we need this in Guyana
I Love, Love, Love, This Idea ! Farming Protein & Vegetables At The Same
Time, If I Had The Money To Do This I Would !
Yes.
That’s a far to be proud of. Still, not a new invention, apparently.
Hey
is this idea originate in New Zealand.
I like your video. A product I also found useful for diy aquaponics grow
bed was Panlarko Expert Aquaponics Planner – find it on google if you
like
The Farming Fish!!
I want to join 🙁 so a can learn about it..
Congratulations! I ‘ve developed a system too in Loxahatchee, Fl and I was
certified Organic for two years, but after Hurricane Isaac I lost
everything, I’m looking for a new opportunity to redo what I’ve lost!
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