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Building an Aquaponics System is easy with our Do-It-Myself packages!
Of course, if you can afford the time and travel costs, the live group trainings or personal intensive trainings are the highest level of assistance we can offer you to get started in aquaponics. If you are unable to attend a live training, these self-taught packages have all the hard-copy information contained in our live trainings, including the construction manual and operations manual, which walk you through construction and operation of these systems. We’ve done our very best to make this easy to understand and duplicate what we’ve done.
We offer three Do-It-Myself packages to fit your needs:
The MicroSystem ($49.95)
This Do-It-Myself, self-taught course covers all aspects of building and operating a 2-raft, 64 square foot Aquaponics System that can be run off-grid easily using alternate energy sources. This training package is designed for people who want to build their own small systems to check out aquaponics and get a useful amount of produce at the same time. Average materials and equipment cost for this system is $500 or less, depending on options you select, time to build is approximately 16 hours; space required is 12 feet by 12 feet.
Specifics covered are:
Site selection, system construction and operation, water quality and sources, vegetable and aquatic species qualities and selection, troubleshooting and problem solving of common system problems.
Package includes:
Includes a course manual, computer-drawn construction plans, a construction manual, and a day-to-day operations manual. Also included, most of the information on aquaponics The Family/Off-Grid System does, and is appropriate for someone with limited space, or who just wants to get their feet wet in aquaponics without spending a lot.
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The MicroSystem plans are available NOW, as a download from this website.
More Information | Click Here To Purchase Micro Aquaponics Plans ($49.95)
The Family/Off-Grid Aquaponic System ($295.00)
This Do-It-Myself, self-taught course covers all aspects of building and operating a Family-sized 8-raft, 256 square foot Aquaponics System that can be run using grid electricity, OR can be run off-grid affordably using alternate energy sources. This training package is designed for people who want to build their own systems to feed their own families. Average materials and equipment cost for this system is $1,800 or less, depending on options you select, time to build is approximately 60 hours; space required is 45 feet by 16 feet.
Specifics covered are:
Site selection, system construction and operation, water quality and sources, vegetable and aquatic species qualities and selection, troubleshooting and problem solving of common system problems.
Package includes:
Includes a course manual, computer-drawn construction plans, a construction manual, and a day-to-day operations manual. Also included, all the information on aquaponics the Commercial package does AND includes the MicroSystem plans. This package is appropriate for a large family or someone who wants to take some produce to the farmers market once or twice a month for a little additional income.
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More Information | Click Here To Purchase Family Off-Grid Aqauponics Plans ($295.00)
Commercial Aquaponic System ($995.00)
With this training package, you’ll learn everything we learned at the excellent University of the Virgin Islands 2007 Aquaponics Short Course, which cost us over $4,000 per person with travel from Hawaii to the Virgin Islands, lodging, rental car, and food.
In addition, you’ll learn everything we learned this past two years building and operating five aquaponics systems, a tilapia hatchery and nursery, a Health Department Certified vegetable processing facility, and a taro aquaponics system.
We will show you how we got our aquaponics farm USDA Organic Certified and Food Safety Certified (no small feats!). Oregon Tilth, our certifying agency, can certify you wherever you are in the United States. They have said that “as long as people build their systems exactly as Friendly Aquaponics has done, then their certification process will be a slam dunk.” Build something different, and you’ll have to go through the six-month process that we went through, as the certifying agencies are completely unfamiliar with aquaponics systems. Getting our system certified organic actually broke ground (tongue in cheek!) into an entirely new territory!
Specifics covered are:
Site selection, system construction and operation, water quality and sources, vegetable and aquatic species qualities and selection, troubleshooting and problem solving of common system problems.
Package includes:
Includes a course manual, computer-drawn construction plans, a construction manual, and a day-to-day operations manual. Everything you need to build and operate a small commercial aquaponics system, AND includes the plans and materials lists for the Commercial System, the Family/Off-Grid System, and the MicroSystem. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!
More Information | Click Here To Purchase Commercial Aquaponic Plans ($995.00)
If you decide you want to attend one of our live Hawaii trainings (click here for more information on Hawaii live trainings) after purchasing the Commercial Do-It-Myself package, the full cost of the package will be applied towards the cost of the live training you select.
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