Tilapia in Portable Farms Aquaponics Systems
Portable Farms™ Aquaponics Systems in San Diego, California,
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Yearly Production From Portable Farms™ Aquaponics Systems
A 100′ x 100′ ( 30m x 30m) unit produces 80,000 vegetables and 23,000 pounds (10,400 kg) of fish
A 24′ x 46′ (7.3m x 14m) unit produces 8,600 vegetables and 1,156 pounds (2,550 kg) of fish
A 10′ x 20 ( 3m x 6m) unit produces 1,100 vegetables and 400 pounds (180 kg) of fish
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Portable Farms LTD’s aquaponics systems use 90 to 95% LESS WATER than is used in traditional agriculture and require NO pesticides or fertilizers.
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One full-sized commercial unit of 10,000 square feet (1/4 acre) feeds 240 people all the food they need to be healthy FOREVER (excluding ‘root crops’ such as potatoes and carrots).
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We’re green. We’re ‘sustainable.’ Our systems are organic.
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Portable Farms LTD offers aquaponics systems for commercial growing and smaller aquaponics systems to feed small groups and families.
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Aquaponics is an environmentally safe and productive alternative to over-harvesting fish from oceans, rivers and streams.
“The number of people living in water-stressed countries is projected to climb from 500 million to three billion by 2025.” – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF IRRIGATION: A REVIEW – Claudio O. Stockle – State of Washington Water Research Center Washington State University.
Portable Farms™ Aquaponics Sytems are the FUTURE of agriculture because they require 95% less water than traditional agriculture.
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February 2012 – Leaders within Portable Farms LTD have returned home from Nigeria after having installed Portable Farms Aquaponics Systems for a new license holder in Lagos, Nigeria, in December 2011 to grow organic vegetables and home-grown fish for the local markets.
- The Happy Portable Farmer, Colle Davis (aka The Fish Whisperer), Inventor, with a single head of lettuce from one of his own Portable Farms™ Aquaponics Systems that was grown in only 40 days. This is an unretouched photo.
To monetize a new technology requires more than science and application, but a clear plan for turning the zeal for backyard aquaponics into a commercial enterprise that offers food to local populations and creates centers of sustainability so everyone wins: farm owners and their customers.
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What Portable Farms has done from the very beginning is to bring business to aquaponics. With over thirty years of consulting to Fortune 1000 companies, being trusted advisers to individuals and companies from transportation, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, banking and many others, the principals at Portable Farms Ltd are first and foremost business people. We understand that companies must make money to survive and grow. We are comfortable and familiar with ROI, allocation of resources, hiring the best talent, contracts, agreements, polishing the people a company already has and most importantly, how to make a company more profitable. We bring marketing expertise, leadership training, facilitation skills and a deep understanding and daily us of the newest methods used in online sales and marketing.
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Portable Farms™ Aquaponics Systems use 95% less water than in-grown growing, plus they do not require fertilizers, pesticides, watering or weeding. Just sing to your fish while you feed them and when you plant and harvest, and enjoy fresh fish and vegetables. No bending or stooping because the grow beds are waist high so anyone of (almost) any age can enjoy Portable Farms.
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As of January 2012, we have had interest from 37 countries and 11 US States and 4 Canadian Provinces regarding the use of our Technology Licensing for Portable Farms™ Aquaponics Systems. Several licenses are currently in effect.
This is a simple diagram of a Portable Farms™ Aquaponics System
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PRESS RELEASE: Organic Aquaponic’s System Licensed in Botswana, Africa – December 2011 – Portable Farms announces the licensing and construction of the first commercial Portable Farms™ Aquaponics System in Africa. This installation is located in Botswana, Africa, and is expected to be completed and in service in May 2012. Portable Farms provided the technology, construction and engineering expertise to assist in building and installing the initial components.
Commercial 10,000 sq ft Portable Farms Aquaponics System in Botswana, Africa
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Portable Farms Aquaponics System Grow Bed
• No need to water your plants because a Portable Farms™ Aquaponics System uses a timed cycle to circulate the water throughout the system so the plants constantly receive a fresh supply of warm, nutrient-laden water.
• No soil is necessary. Your plants grow in trays filled with gravel or river rock.
• No weeding is necessary, just regular harvesting and replanting.
• No pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides are necessary.
• No antibiotics or hormones are necessary.
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8 comments
CATRYNA WHITE says:
2011/11/25 at 11:21 am (UTC -5 )
Good morning:
My husband and I (Ken and Catryna White) along with our daughter, her husband (Erica and Charlie Gladman) and children are all interested in getting started in developing an Aquaponics system. We all live together on 10 acres in Ramona, CA, which is only a short distance from you. To begin our initial start up, we would be interested in viewing your operation, gain information from you if it would be feasible to convert an existing 8′ x 14′ Endless Pool into an aquaponics system.
We would appreciate any help.
Thank you, Catryna White
portfarms says:
2011/11/25 at 3:36 pm (UTC -5 )
Catryna,
Quick answer, yes. That much pool could support up to 1,600 sq ft of Grow Trays or enough to feed over 60 people year round. The only real built-in problem is utilizing the entire pool to raise fish in because that would mean raising 3,200 fish. To have fewer fish will mean you will have to find some way to reduce the water volume. It’s hard to balance a system with a rigid component like a 3,500 gallon fish tank.
Suggestion: Consider using only one third or one quarter of the pool and filling in the rest.
This may not be what you wanted to hear but we want you to be successful in your pool conversion and that will take some design and engineering time. We are available to help with the design, but you will need to plan in some consulting time. Our chief engineer lives in San Diego country and after he comes back from Africa in a couple of weeks he may be available to talk to you.
Sincerely,
Colle Davis, Inventor
David says:
2012/02/12 at 7:25 pm (UTC -5 )
Hi, been reading alot about your systems, what kind of cooling do you use for growing salmon? I’ve been searching the internet for pictures of your systems and talking to people but as far as i can tell there is nothing…? alot of people are intrested in this kind of system and growing salmon but they all say it’s impossible to grow salmon and make profit, the adult fish need salt water and this would be no good for aquaponics… I’m thinking of building my own system with hot and cold tank and some kind of heat exchange to minimise the running cost
http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/refrigeration-to-heat-and-cool-fish-tanks?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A292387&xg_source=msg_com_forum
your welcome to have a look at my page in the forum, I’m sure if you have a working system alot of people there will be intrested!
thanks Dave
portfarms says:
2012/02/13 at 6:47 am (UTC -5 )
Dave,
Thank you for your inquiry into the feasibility of salmon aquaponics. For backyard or small installation, as another person in the forum pointed out, if there is no profit it, then it is only a hobby. In the case of salmon aquaponics it is not financially viable and will simply be a fun and frustrating hobby.
For commercial operations the key is to figure out an economic way to COOL the water. In northern latitudes in is MUCH EASIER to cool water than is hot climates. When we receive inquiries from locations such as Dubai or Nigeria or Haiti we carefully point out that heating the water and the space is almost never a issue, it is the cooling that requires the big bucks. We express a similar sentiment for people in Northern Canada, Finland and Alaska that they need to have a relatively inexpensive source of energy to insure enough heat if they are using tilapia or catfish. In the cool climates retaining the heat in the water is easier because they can use insulated tanks.
When we are approached by a company serious about a commercial salmon aquaponics installation in a cool climate we show them exactly what is involved and how much it will cost. These installations start in the US$250,000 and up range. There is not enough money in the backyard or hobby arena of salmon aquaponics for anyone to make a profit and Portable Farms LTD is in business to make money.
I trust this addresses what you were asking of us.
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Sincerely,
Colle Davis, Inventor, Portable Farms™ Aquaponics Systems
Pankaj says:
2012/03/16 at 1:52 am (UTC -5 )
Hi
I am planing to go Aquaponics way from conventional farming. Before I plan to move in this direction I wanted to know what is the ratio of land utilization comparing conventional farming vs Aquaponics. I have 2 acres of land which i want to use for this.
Thanks
portfarms says:
2012/03/16 at 5:43 am (UTC -5 )
Pankaj,
It is very hard to move from conventional farming to aquaponics because they are so different. Interestingly, we have never, knowingly, sold a PFAS Unit to a farmer. They are not interested in the technology. The ratio of utilization of land is not an accurate way to compare them. Very few farming methods can yield nearly 80,000 lbs (35,000 kilos) of tomatoes per year from 10,000 sq ft (1,000m2). You do not need much land, or much water, or much electrical power, only someone to plant and harvest the vegetables and feed and harvest the fish.
Colle Davis, Inventor
Coby says:
2012/03/21 at 8:47 am (UTC -5 )
Hello, I suppose salmon is out of the question for me, but I was wondering if you could grow another type of fish other than salmon, tilapia and catfish, if so what kinds of fish would you suggest?
Thank You,
Coby
portfarms says:
2012/03/21 at 9:06 am (UTC -5 )
Coby,
The fish that are the easiest and least expensive to raise are freshwater, warm water herbivores. Carnivores require animal protein to grow well. Some fish food formulations are now available for them, but we are not familiar with their cost or effectiveness. Perch is a growing favorite, but require animal protein which is mostly in the form of ocean fish ground up and powered, contributing to over harvesting of the oceans. Tilapia are very easy to raise, are readily available, taste great and have a standing market.
This may not be what you wanted to hear if your favorite fish was not mentioned, but that is the state of the industry today.
Colle Davis, Inventor