Aquaponics Blog with Nelson and Pade

Nelson and Pade., Inc Workshops Have Global Impact!

Wow! Kathleen Paynter, our Operations Manager, just shared our latest workshop statistics with me. Over the past two years, we have had attendees of our workshops from 46 US states and 20 countries! In addition to being very comprehensive and packed with information, every one of our workshops are exciting and fun. The diverse backgrounds

Time Flies When You are Having Fun

I can’t believe May is already here…the two months of training for our interns going to Haiti is wrapping up; we have a new participant in our Extended Stay Learning Program coming next week and our new Aquaponics 101 workshop is happening May 14. In other news, there was an excellent article written about us, titled: Nelson and Pade, Inc.

Training Begins for Haiti Aquaponics Project

With the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission aquaponics greenhouse nearly built, we have begun training three enthusiastic people who will be travelling to Haiti to run the new aquaponic system at NWHCM in Saint Louis Du Nord. Ed and Lora Ginter, from Kentucky, and Chris Clarke, from Montana, all arrived at Nelson and Pade, Inc.’s facility

Big News, Exciting Developments

Wow, we are not even two weeks into 2011 and it is already a great year for us! We’ve got exciting news. The Nelson and Pade, Inc. team of aquaponics professionals is growing and we have new books, systems, workshops and announcements coming! After officially retiring from the University of the Virgin Islands, Dr. James

December Workshop Wraps up a Successful Year of Training

Our last workshop of 2010 took place December 9-11, 2010 and wrapped up a very successful year of training. Overall for the year, we’ve had over 200 participants in our training programs from 30 states and 15 countries. The December workshop attendees came from 15 different states, plus Africa, Sweden and Canada to brave the

Green Acres, Kansas City, Aquaponics Project

Green-Acres, Nelson and Pade, partners – Kansas City Aquaponics Project This week John and I travelled to Kansas City to meet with Ms. Carol Coe and the Green Acres Community Garden group. We began talking with Ms. Coe over a year ago about expanding their community garden program into aquaponics and education. A group from

A Little Perspective on the Growth of Aquaponics

The awareness of and enthusiasm for aquaponics is beginning to snowball. Every day I see new references to aquaponics, new blog posts, articles and media attention. I am glad to see this and find it encouraging that so many people are recognizing the potential of aquaponics. But, unfortunately, there is also a great deal of

Imagine this…

As the wheels of the plane lifted from the gravel runway/roadway in Port a Paix, Haiti last week, I gazed out the window. I saw donkeys, goats and people scurrying out of the way; homes, buildings and banana trees whizzing by. I saw the streets of Port a Paix littered with debris, the buildings ramshackled

News from Haiti – Aquaponics Installation

John and I arrived in Haiti a week ago to begin the installation of an aquaponic system at Northwest Haiti Christian Mission nwhcm.org. It has been a busy and inspiring week, as we met the many people who keep this operation moving forward and feeding, caring for and nurturing people every day. Executive Director or

Successful Workshop!

A great aquaponics workshop took place Sept 29 – October 2, 2010. Dr. James Rakocy, John Pade and myself taught aquaponics concepts, technology, methods and design to 47 workshop attendees. The response to this workshop was very positive. The camaraderie among the attendees, hosts and our entire staff bloomed into friendships and business collaborations. Attendees came