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JCO
02-28-2009, 09:19 AM
:o OK, who's up for it..? Want to learn alot in a short period of time? Here's the place to do it.

International Aquaponics and Tilapia Aquaculture Course, June 14-20, 2009, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, USVI

Here's the link for the site with the info:

http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Pages/AES- ... .aspx?s=RE (http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Pages/AES-Aquaculture-International_Aquaponics.aspx?s=RE)

and here's the link for the registration application:

http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Documents/ ... on2009.pdf (http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Documents/AES/Aquaculture/CourseRegistration2009.pdf)

If I can figure out how to come up with an extra $3k or so, I'll be heading that way myself.

:idea: Wouldn't it be terrific to have a passel of the members of the DIY forum attending at the same time....

:geek: We would really have something to bring back to talk to the world about then in addition to photo and videos. Who's up for it? :mrgreen:

jackalope
02-28-2009, 09:50 PM
Not me, too much do-re-me ...... but I know they had the same people put one of those on in Australia, and the people on the forum were ecstatic about the amount of info and interaction with the UVI people at the conference. Sounds like a good deal if you can possibly attend, which I'd love to do ..... ;).

badflash
02-28-2009, 10:16 PM
I think we need to do one of these. Between all of us we have plenty of info to share. I'm sure we could have a hell of a time too....

JCO
02-28-2009, 11:06 PM
I agree with you whole heartedly with Badflash. I wanted to do that 2 years ago, but couldn't get a sufficient amount of support (Codi's wife said she didn't want strangers trapsing all over her property) so it never got off the ground. :(

It's true that between those now active on the forum and maybe a few others we could attract, we would have a sufficient amount of knowledge to put on a great and informative show. However, who now has a large enough and modern enough operation to attract people to it sufficiently to be able to get them to pay even 1/2 or 1/3 of what UVI charges to come see ours? :?:

I personally have nothing against any of the other countries that are trying to make the world aware of Aquaponics, however I am a little fed up with the fact that America seems to be sucking hind tit on this issue and quite apparently isn't one of the main ones.

I realize that the USVI belong to America, but nothing personal, you can't drive there from here and that makes it all the more reason that we get it going on the mainland so we don't have to fly anywhere to get the knowledge and experience that should be available to us here.

So, what say we start working toward something like this? :mrgreen:

badflash
03-01-2009, 10:31 AM
I just sent an invite to one of the pioneers of aquaponics, Travis W. Hughey. He invented barrelponics and holds workshops at his home is South Carolina. Might be a place to check into. He seems like a truly decent guy. I hope he has time to pay us a visit.

badflash
03-01-2009, 10:37 AM
Here is a link:
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/94/2/

There are also some great manuals for the downloading.

Ironfish
03-01-2009, 12:39 PM
Hi BadFlash,

Travis had a workshop weekend at his place last year.

IronFish

JeffW
03-01-2009, 01:55 PM
Good thread.

Travis W. Hughey is a good man from what I have read about him and his programs. I have the PDF for the barrelponics, that was a part of the influence that guided my interest into aquaponics. I wish I had the money to travel but things not good here in GM land.

I agree with JCO the USA needs to get active with some of these things that work. I know for one thing I am not waiting around for interest anymore I find those people that are already thinking the same thing and hang out with them as much as possible. At a Farmers Market meeting we decided to go ahead and let the local politicians take credit for anything we create and get going as long as we can reach our goals we seek. It is the support we need to get our idea's in motion so we smile and pluck along each summer volunteering and hanging on.

Even with my small idea's around town I have got people to take notice from the Major to church to the farmers markets shoppers and to the sidewalk trying to create interest in forward thinking projects such as hydroponics,aquaponic's,compost and just back to the basics that "all benifit from" including kids!

People want to go there but they need guides like you folks that are already there. I was told that I get frustrated because I try to spoon too much into their minds at once so I need to feed them little bites at a time.

Example: We are tying am idea to keep paper out of land fill. So we are getting some homes here in town to give us all of their shredded paper, we are using it along with hay for sheep barn to soak up wet spots and keep new lambs healthy and guess what It works! It's not my barn it is my cousins and he is tickled to take the stuff.

I support this post with high hopes and good intentions ;)

badflash
03-01-2009, 01:57 PM
Mix that with some of the sheep manure and start growing worms! It would be a shame to waste it!

mommyhen42
03-02-2009, 02:11 PM
I wish I could go to one of those also.... bummer.
I am limited to the distance I can travel due to my disabilities and unfortunatly extremely limited money...sigh

If anyone ever hears of anything in Southern California, then I would be there like a fly on....? :lol:

From what I understand our new Pres has some new Gov Grants that will be available as part of his economic stimulus package... I am going thru some right now because I am in the begining stages of working on a community program...
Right now it is just in my head and I have yet to present it to my Aquaponics group, but I think it is worthwhile enough to try at least on a smaller scale... If I can get one of those grants, I could then go to one of those conferences and garner some info I may be lacking to help my project. I will discuss it in another forum heading.

Anyway, I sure wish I could attend... If anyone does attend and wishes to share knowledge...???? :?:

Sheryl

JeffW
03-02-2009, 05:04 PM
Mix that with some of the sheep manure and start growing worms!
It would be a shame to waste it! Well we do really because when barn is cleaned out all that goes to 4 foot high wind rows and processed into compost ;)

Sheryl I know that some of the stimulus goes to research and development of alternatives such as hydro and aquaponics it is a part of the energy package they want to move with. Don't know details but at least there is a stir in the right area's.

mommyhen42
03-02-2009, 10:31 PM
Hello JeffW

It's funny you mention worms...
I raise rabbits for food for both myself and my dogs which are raw fed... The rabbit manure and the feed sacks are fed to the worms... I shred every scrap of junk mail and other paper that comes into the house and that becomes either worm food or is mixed with potting mix for a great soil ammendment or sprinkled onto and worked into my raised growbeds for mulch

The worms are fed to the fish.

I also have 2 Black Soldier Fly Larva buckets that I made from large planters that gets all the fresh veggie scraps from the house that I dont feed the chickens... I also get food scraps from my neighbor and that goes into the soldier fly buckets... the larvae again get fed to the fish, and the chickens and frozen for feeding during the winter... the waste material from the soldier fly larvae gets fed to the worms for a finer vermapost...gets added to my square foot garden, more vegies! happy fish! Works for me

I love free fish food

TTYL
Sheryl

JeffW
03-08-2009, 07:41 PM
WOW... :o that is cool Sheryl and my hats off to you.!

Everyone is into Fly Larva I see? I killed a fly today in my shop and now I think I should
instead made a nest for him. :mrgreen:

Flys worms rabbits poop...wow this is fun gotta love it :lol:

Oliver
04-04-2009, 08:12 PM
Well, Grace and I are planning on teaching this technology to as many who will listen. Of course, we are new to this and don't even have our system up and producing food yet, but that will happen soon.

Even though we know only a little of what many here know, we can teach what we do know and give tours of our greenhouse once it is all green inside. As we learn we will pass along that information to those who enroll in our future classes.

Grace has been a teacher for many years and I have taught a little myself. We are still in the passion stage of this adventure as our bank account will attest. I hope we can continue with this enthusiasm as we learn and continue to pass along what we have learned to that growing number of Americans who are looking for food independence as well as a better quality source of nutrition.

We started out with the idea of a greenhouse and I suggested that we might want to go with hydroponics, even though I knew little about it. Grace found a web site down-under that talked about this fish and food growing thing called Aquaponics. What a concept, I stated and the rest is history, or soon to become that with us.

I am now working only 3 days a week in my aerospace job so I can spend as much time as possible getting our system design up and working. We can then have our own home-grown food and share our newfound passion with others in the form of classes and/or turn-key systems for their home. I am in my element for the first time in -- well, a very long time, so long that I don't remember ever having this much commitment to a personal project. I want everything to be perfect and that is my growth experience to learn that it already is.

I do ramble on so I will end this blither and continue to read what the experts here have to impart.

Oliver

JeffW
04-05-2009, 04:37 AM
Oliver please ramble on ...I do :lol: It helps balance out mind matter :D
Good to see you..we like community :)

mpugh5@aol.com
04-05-2009, 07:43 AM
i agree ,nothing like a good ramble 8-) :lol: 8-)