Organic Certification

These posts discuss USDA Organic Certification for aquaponics systems. We are the first in the world to get an AP system organically certified in 2008, and around 30 of our students have done so since then.

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May 8, 2017 By Tim Mann 7 Comments

USDA Organic Certification For Your Aquaponic Farm:

We often hear: why bother? Doesn’t it cost money? Here’s some REALLY good reasons to do it:

Consumers are willing to pay 50-90% more for organically certified produce than conventionally grown produce; this means [Read more…]

March 3, 2017 By Tim Mann Leave a Comment

Energy And Sustainability Implications Of Aquaponics

Calculating energy usage is difficult, especially when you are comparing conventional farming with all its energy inputs [Read more…]

February 24, 2017 By Tim Mann 2 Comments

Fish Tank Discussion

We can’t say, “this tank is best”, or “that tank is no good“; because this varies widely depending on what is available locally, local labor costs, climate requirements and other criteria [Read more…]

February 21, 2017 By Tim Mann 2 Comments

Growing LOTS Of fish

High Density (HD) Versus Low Density (LD) Systems

Low Density Systems (LD) We developed our LD systems after receiving many requests for an economical, viable, off-grid aquaponics system [Read more…]

January 21, 2016 By Tim Mann 4 Comments

Property Selection And Approval Process For Organic Aquaponic Farms:

Why are you telling us this? Can’t we just buy a farm and get going? NO, DON’T DO IT! Here’s why: [Read more…]