Green Acre Organic Aquaponics
Join me as I travel to Green Acre Organic where Tonya and Gina have built a fantastically abundant commercial aquaponic system. In an aquaponic system Tilapia are grown in a closed loop cycle along with plants. Bacteria break down the Tilapia’s waste into food the plants can eat. This system is totally safe, water smart, and energy efficient!
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…good point: your fish certify te system is organic!! agree…
TheMarPacifico
April 26, 2012 at 4:20 am
I didn’t catch what the advantage was in the media system vs the floating platform? Does it give you more options to what will grow?
songswedo
April 26, 2012 at 4:40 am
that is very energy intensive! i doubt how green that is!
shengcaixiansheng
April 26, 2012 at 5:17 am
This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. I must try it.
VerumNobis
April 26, 2012 at 5:44 am
Thanks for the video. But why replace the rafts with the shale? It seems much more labor intensive and will require cleaning to remove organic solids build-up. The floating rafts seem much more user friendly.
fishhead00
April 26, 2012 at 6:06 am
Thanks for the video. But why replace the rafts with the shale? It seems much more labor intensive and will require cleaning to remove organic solids build-up. The floating rafts seem much more user friendly.
fishhead00
April 26, 2012 at 6:13 am
Thanks for the video. But why replace the rafts with the shale? It seems much more labor intensive and will require cleaning to remove organic solids build-up. The floating rafts seem much more user friendly.
fishhead00
April 26, 2012 at 7:02 am
I could not hear what you added when plants got yellow. Also, I use perlite for media but do not know what it cost in large quantities
Stinky303030
April 26, 2012 at 7:45 am
this video is the best video I have seen on aquaponics so far. Personally…I”m a longtime sales professional who is sick and tired of the stupid rat race. Marketing isn’t a a problem..where I am individuals and business’ would eat this up where I live. Thanks for the info.
davehutchinson67
April 26, 2012 at 7:51 am
Ouch, the sound hurts my ears. I couldn’t even watch the video
nosuca99
April 26, 2012 at 7:59 am
Great information! Love the discussion on watts and water loss. Thanks for posting!
voxaway
April 26, 2012 at 8:10 am
The fish is not where the $ is at. The lettuce is the short turn around high value crop Fish are just a bonus. As I understand it they sell all they produce, that is why they are expanding.
marthale7
April 26, 2012 at 8:28 am
Still not too bad for that much production maybe 150$ a month overall.. If they can find a market for the produce and fish they will make a profit i think. With micro-farms like these it might be possible to do custom plantings for people willing to by direct, which might be a cool way to go in the future..
ddnguyen278
April 26, 2012 at 9:11 am
If you remove the foam and goto media are you going to plant all of these by hand? Just curious about your new plans.
marthale7
April 26, 2012 at 9:58 am
If you listen closely that was only one pump, there is still the air pumps, she also stated it was like $80.00 a month for the air pump at 500 watts, then you also have the fans that are running, But, when you consider how much food is being produced, and the quality of the food, it sure seems worth it. Consider you are not using a tractor to plant, etc.
marthale7
April 26, 2012 at 10:09 am
You may want to try using a windscreen over your microphone. A sponge would be a good homemade one. Unfortunately, I can’t make out what the speaker is saying do to the wind rushing over the mic. Perhaps you can fashion a windscreen,do some test recording in the wind or by a box fan, and then give this another shot. I would like to here the info you are trying to present. Best of luck on your next venture.
CortCountry
April 26, 2012 at 10:49 am
Sorry we don’t have a clearer sound. The interview was under an oak tree and during Summer we have lots of crickets thats what you hear in the background. I can only suggest to possibly turn the sound down. If you would like to support us we have a paypal donate on our website and your donation could help pay for a microphone for future youtubes we have about 20 more locations/people we would like to interview.
CodeGreenCommunity
April 26, 2012 at 11:35 am
I want to watch it completely but the disturbance and noise is getting on my nerves. I hope you put a clear version soon.
onu2be
April 26, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Thanks for the comments! We are working on getting a HD camera and Microphone thanks again! Feed back and ideas are always appreciated. Know someone we should youtube?
CodeGreenCommunity
April 26, 2012 at 12:49 pm
Insects are cold blooded and thus not a source for e-coli. This might relieve your plight over draining the oceans fish population. Search Term: raising insects for fish food.
FURTIVEMOVEMENT
April 26, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Great info, and dedication, I hope your videographer did this for fertilizer, sound is so important, and it so bad. I know, you know, so it is a shout out to videographers, your sound is at least as important as your video.
okspamme
April 26, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Awesome, 20 dollars a month energy usage? Amazing look like the main cost input is labor, electricity for water pumps and air pumps and fish food.. In theory this should be the most efficient form of farming possible..
ddnguyen278
April 26, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Excellent! These Ladies are AWESOME! Thanks for taking this video tour for us, Eric!
TheNanasgarden
April 26, 2012 at 2:30 pm