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We Make Aquaponics Easy For You

When we began in commercial aquaponics in 2007, we had a hard time because of the lack of good information available. Although it was difficult, we figured it out pretty fast, because our financial survival depended on it.

We want a world that works for everyone, so when we did figure out our final aquaponic technology, sharing that information with the world was an easy decision.

That’s why we say: “Our job is to make aquaponics EASY for you!”

Because that’s our job, we give away a lot of good information for free. This makes it easier for  you to get started, and it’s easy for you to see the quality of our information without having to buy anything.

(Below) To see what we give away, just click on this blue text and then choose what to download to your computer. Your aquaponic system can look like this one!Family backyard aquaponics system in Kahului, Maui

Click these links to find out more about EASY aquaponics solutions:

1. Experiment with small indoors/tabletop systems with the EASY Way book, now FREE!

2. Feed a small family from your backyard

3. Make Money With Aquaponics!

4. Make Money With Aquaponics and Greenhouses!

5. Make Money With Aquaponics Indoors And Vertical Growing Under Artificial Light!

And for those of you who aren’t in Hawaii and need protection to grow year-round, we offer the most energy-efficient greenhouse technology in the world. And the best part? You can build them yourself! You don’t need to buy expensive greenhouse “kits” from greenhouse companies.

The simplest and most economical way to get started in aquaponics is the E-Book “Aquaponics The EASY Way” that Susanne wrote. This is a complete, easy-to-read book with lots of full-color photos, which tells you how to build and operate small tabletop aquaponics systems from parts you can buy at Home Depot and PetCo.

You can build the smallest system in this book for under $100, put it on the kitchen counter in your city condo, and light it with a compact flourescent bulb! This book empowers everyone to become an aquaponic farmer!

Starting Small Is Essential!

(Below) If you want to start small with the MOST affordable aquaponics system in existence, “Aquaponics The EASY Way” is NOW FREE! that will return you hundreds of dollars worth of food  and experience in operating an organic aquaponic system. The smallest of the three systems in this book costs less than $100 in parts and materials.!Cover of "Aquaponics The EASY Way" print book

Who are we?

We are Susanne Friend and Tim Mann, the married partners in Friendly Aquaponics. We’re always completely honest (see our “Marijuana Growing In Aquaponics” page). We don’t sell aquaponics equipment, which allows us to be completely objective about what works, what doesn’t, and what is way, way too expensive for you to even consider.

We learned our aquaponics the hard way: because we had to figure out how to make a profit with our commercial aquaponics farm after spending all our loan money on an unprofitable technology we learned at a university.

Susanne got the first aquaponic system in the world USDA Certified Organic in 2008; and the first to get it Food Safety Certified in 2009.

Susanne developed an easy-to-use aquaponic planting technology that puts 6.5 plants, on average, into every square foot of your system.

We developed a solar aquaponic greenhouse technology with integrated aquaponics systems that will save you tons of money on heating and cooling your greenhouse forever (and BTW, it’s economical to build).

You don’t have to figure any of this stuff out, because we already did; just follow the directions in our easy-to-read DIY packages and you can be as successful the first time around as the most experienced aquaponic professionals.

(Below) Susanne harvesting a raft of lettuce from one of our three commercial systems.Susanne harvsting a lettuce raft from a commercial aquaponics system

Our Free Information For You:

Many people tell us our FREE information is better than what they got in expensive courses from others. The reason it’s easy for us to give away so much for free is because we have so much more information in our products. What we give away is a small part of what you get if you purchase from us.

To see this free information, click on the blue link that says “Click here to go to a page with a TON of free information”; it’s got business plans, business cash flow prediction spreadsheets, Aquaponic Failures (as in “how not to”), how to get a free greenhouse, how to win the war on bugs, artificial lighting, how to get  your system certified organic, site grading, tilapia hatchery, test grows, all about prawns, and more!

If you read all the free downloads on that page, you will have gotten a quality education in real-world aquaponics better than most of the so-called “commercial aquaponics courses” that are available.

(Below) A beautiful small commercial aquaponics system of our design in a greenhouse.A beautiful small commercial aquaponics system in a greenhouse

The following page has links to download free aquaponic information; it includes business plans, profit prediction spreadsheet and instructions, bug control instructions, “How To Get A Free Greenhouse”, and much more:

Click here to go to a page with a TON of free information.

In fact, if you’d like to know How To Get A Free Greenhouse (Or Nearly Free!), just click on this blue text and it will download the instructions explaining how to do this to your computer.

(Below) An example of the many kinds of produce you can grow with our system designs (Wait! Is that a banana tree?). A beautiful Micro System backyard aquaponics system

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Why work with us? Because you Get INCREDIBLE information, customer support, and service

  • We answer ANY questions you have within three days, and often in just a few hours.
  • This simple information makes it EASY to grow fresh, organic food affordably, using this sustainable technology!
  • We offer paid technical support at a reasonable charge, to kick-start your success with aquaponics.
  • You receive a 100% guarantee of satisfaction, forever, on all our DIY packages.
  • With over nine years of experience, and hundreds of systems built by our students, all operating flawlessly, we know our methods work! Our students say so!
  • See our Testimonial page, to see what our students have to say about us!

If you have any questions, feel free to email Tim, or email Susanne. We’ll respond as quickly as our busy lives, four children, and 7-acre farm allow us to.

A Friendly Testimonial:

Hi Tim, My son, Carl and I attended the training in Texas this year. Just to give you an update. The Sunday after the training, I was coming home from the church I pastor and passed by a co-op that has several greenhouses out front that seemed not to be in use anymore. I drove through to check them out and they were not in use.

A couple of months later,.....we are now the owners of the 7 greenhouses and all that comes with them! We were able to purchase them all for only $2800. My son and I begin deconstructing them on Thursday.

I'm attaching a couple of photos for you to look at them. They have propane heaters, roll up sides, boxes and lights for electricity, fiberglass front and rear walls, and a lot of odds and ends that I believe will come in handy.

I am so glad we listened when you spoke on ways to find greenhouses without spending a fortune. It has been tempting to just "jump in" but I'm glad we waited.

Thank you and many blessings, Rob Rolison

(Below) About $50,000 worth of greenhouses and equipment that Rob Rolison and his son Carl picked up for $2,800 after we explained how to do so in our March 2016 Texas 5-day training. They're going to disassemble them and reassemble at their farm. If they'd bought them new, they be at zero now; another way to look at this is that they have $47,200 to spend on the aquaponics systems to go inside their greenhouses.
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Come to one of our live trainings, or purchase our Commercial DIY package to learn even more knowledge that is as valuable as this.

Click here to download our document: "How To Get A Greenhouse Nearly Free"

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