This a great question!  If anyone who reads this article knows of this profitable business I think it would be incredibly beneficial for the aquaculture industry in general to know about it. Comment on this article, and pass it on to others that you know that might be able to answer this question.

At this point there is much hype and speculation about financially viable technologies, systems and businesses.  Why?  What good does it do  aquaponics advocates to artificially hype or exaggerate economic FACTS about commercial operations?  Business people and investors are smart.  Good ones are going to see through over-blown claims. If we as aquaculture professionals want to see our industry grow and sustain, we have to face the reality that often economics is more important than our sacred science (I’m being a bit sarcastic).  We have to show profitability to expect to see the financial community show an interest in our industry.

So we have a plan here at WWA and the Institute of Ecolonomics, which is to become the information bank and dissemination source for the economic viability of sustainable aquaculture.  We do not have all the details of how we are going to effect this plan, but we are initiating it, and we would like to get your feedback and support for this effort.

We are at a very pivotal time in our history for the tipping point of a sustainable future.  What we do now could be more important than anything we can imagine.  Lets do a little today, a little tomorrow, and every day thereafter to improve our credibility as a real and viable industry – AQUACULTURE.  Please correspond with your thoughts.  We will not be offended if you fully disagree with us.  healthy dialogue and information sharing on this important topic is vital.  Remember todays question – CAN AQUAPONICS BE FINANCIALLY VIABLE?

Small Community Scale Aquaponics Systems at WorldWide Aquaculture

Loveland, CO, September 11, 2010.The Institute of Ecolonomics (IOE) and Mountain Sky Group (MSG)  announce the Second Annual Celebrate Sustainability Event to be held again on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at Mountain Sky Ranch, near Carter Lake.  This one day free event will feature discussions, displays, activities and entertainment related to sustainable living and agriculture.  Mountain Sky Ranch which is a commercial sustainable agriculture ranch and agritourism, demonstration, education and research campus will host this exciting event for the second time.  Dr. Dorband, President of IOE states, ” our inaugural Celebrate Sustainability Event last fall was so much fun that we knew we wanted to do it again.  We met so many environmentally conscious people who did not know what we did and we want to continue to show the community how to be more earth friendly.”

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Look for more photos and info on this visit in posts to come.

Approximately 75'x8' raceway in a community scale aquaponics system

Here is our newest sustainable aquaculture system in early stages of construction.  This is one of eight (8) eventual raceways that will house trout for commercial production in a recirculating (no discharge) system.

This system will be profiled in more detail in posts to come.  It is planned to be a year around provider of greens and vegetables to local Northern Colorado consumers.  Cool huh!!