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    One Acre Aquaponics Farm by ENoch

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    This document provides information about Mari's Gardens aquaponics farm in Mililani, Hawaii. The farm has 10,560 square feet of lettuce benches and produces 800-1000 pounds of lettuce per week. It also grows other leafy greens, herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and fish. The tropical climate allows year-round production. The farm aims to supply more local produce and reduce Hawaii's reliance on imports. It faces challenges around costs, competition and scaling up production.

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    One Acre Aquaponics Farm by ENoch

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    This document provides information about Mari's Gardens aquaponics farm in Mililani, Hawaii. The farm has 10,560 square feet of lettuce benches and produces 800-1000 pounds of lettuce per week. It also grows other leafy greens, herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and fish. The tropical climate allows year-round production. The farm aims to supply more local produce and reduce Hawaii's reliance on imports. It faces challenges around costs, competition and scaling up production.

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    This document provides information about Mari's Gardens aquaponics farm in Mililani, Hawaii. The farm has 10,560 square feet of lettuce benches and produces 800-1000 pounds of lettuce per week. It also grows other leafy greens, herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and fish. The tropical climate allows year-round production. The farm aims to supply more local produce and reduce Hawaii's reliance on imports. It faces challenges around costs, competition and scaling up production.

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    One Acre Aquaponics Farm by ENoch

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    Enoch Aaron R'Gasana
    This document provides information about Mari's Gardens aquaponics farm in Mililani, Hawaii. The farm has 10,560 square feet of lettuce benches and produces 800-1000 pounds of lettuce per week. It also grows other leafy greens, herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and fish. The tropical climate allows year-round production. The farm aims to supply more local produce and reduce Hawaii's reliance on imports. It faces challenges around costs, competition and scaling up production.

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    The document outlines Mari's Gardens aquaponic farm in Mililani, Hawaii. It produces a variety of leafy greens and herbs and faces challenges in scaling up production and competing with lower priced imports.

    Mari's Gardens successfully grows various types of lettuce, Japanese cucumbers, beets, tomatoes, blueberries, Chinese parsley, and green onions. Carrots were an unsuccessful crop due to deformities.

    Challenges for aquaponic production include a lack of technical knowledge for large-scale production, lack of labor and fish feed resources, high start-up costs, and difficulty competing on price with industrial farms on the mainland.

    94-415 Makapipipi St Mililani, HI 96789 www.marisgardens.

    com
    Lettuce Production
    28 lettuce benches

    Total: 10,560 sq ft

    · Average of 800-1000 lbs sold a week


    Diversification of Leafy Crops in Aquaponics

    Tropical climate encourages ideal environment


    for growing lettuce year-round

    Hawaii is capable of producing 100% of locally


    consumed lettuce

    Red Lollo “Natividad“, Red Lollo


    “Antago“ (L to R)

    Red Romaine, Green Romaine,


    and Green Oak (L to R)
    Japanese Cucumbers

    · 378 15 gallon
    cucumber plants
    Beets
    Tomatoes
    OTHER
    SUCCESSFUL
    CROPS

    Blueberries “Emerald” Green Onions

    Chinese parsley Blueberry “Jewel”


    UNSUCCESSFUL
    CROP

    DEFORMED
    CARROTS
    WORDS OF ADVICE
    HAWAII PRODUCE IMPORTS
    • Vegetables: 34% locally grown
    66% imported

    • Fruits: 36% locally grown


    64% imported

    • Every dollar spent on imported food supports agribusinesses outside of the


    Hawaii economy
    SUPPLEMENTAL FERTILIZERS
    - BONE MEAL

    - KELP

    - CHEALATED IRON
    WATER CHEMISTRY
    Moving water and
    adding air to the system
    is costly, but maintaining
    water quality optimizes
    production.
    BLUE SKIES AND A RAINBOW = A PERFECT DAY
    PROTOTYPE TOMATO HOUSE
    EXPANSION AND
    UPGRADES
    INPUTS

    Labor and Building Materials


    Fish Feed
    ELECTRICAL COSTS
    OFF THE GRID
    WASTE EQUALS FOOD

    Composting worms are used in our biofilters to consume


    fish waste and produce worm castings. We are producing
    our own worms using the waste from our produce in this
    worm composting bin.
    System Design
    AQUACULTURE
    FISH RACEWAYS

    We are using a total of 7 raceways:

    - Utilizing about 73,000 gallons of


    - water
    - Raising 12,000 fish in our aquaponic systems
    THE MARKET
    FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION AND
    ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
    WEAKNESSES OF AQUAPONIC
    PRODUCTION
    • Lack of technical knowledge to produce product at a
    commercial scale.
    • Lack of human resources to work with aquaponics systems.
    • Lack of fishmeal for organic based feed.
    • Mechanization of the planting and harvesting procedures
    have not been created and will be costly.
    • Competing with the industrial growers on the mainland on a
    price point basis will be difficult.
    • Delivering small quantities of one crop is inefficient.
    • High start up costs for infrastructure will prohibit some
    farmers from entering aquaponics.
    • Economic viability of this farming method is still questionable.
    BENEFITS OF AQUAPONIC
    PRODUCTION
    · Uses 2% of the water that conventional farming requires
    · Zero use of petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides
    ·Demands healthy water chemistry for the fish which limits
    organic pesticides and other additives even further
    · Does not require agricultural land and may be built on various
    landscapes such as asphalt, rooftops, and in urban areas
    · Uses existing technologies, infrastructure, power and water of
    the site
    · Only energy input is electrical and may be supplied off the grid
    · The most environmentally sustainable method of farming
    available to current technology
    AQUAPONIC RESOURCES
    Aquaponic Tours in Hawaii
    Mari’s Gardens – Mililani, Oahu
    Friendly Aquaponics –Hilo, Hawaii
    Olomana Gardens – Waimanalo, Oahu
    Suppliers
    Island Grower Supplies –liners and net pots
    Waimanalo Feed –residential systems, supplies
    Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc (Apopka, Fl) –Aquaculture supplies
    Education
    UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
    (CTAHR)
    ONE ACRE AQUAPONIC
    FARM

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