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About Me:
"Growing food for the Local Food System without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides!"

Bio: I am the current Outreach Coordinator at Fresh Taste Aquaponics. I get to grow food for the local food system, teach people about Aquaponics and Permaculture, contribute to the resiliency of the Midwest Region, and eat what I grow.

I am also a local food activist working hard to help Illinois and Indiana transition into a post-carbon world that values human resources and relationships through localization efforts.

I am the recent founder of the Route 66 Local Food Guild and my aspirations are nothing short of building and supporting Food Forests that support Local Communities! I am also the Chairman of the Indiana Chapter of the International Aquaponics Association and look forward to serving, educating, and promoting the opportunities within Aquaponics and Permaculture.

Occupation: Permaculture, Aquaponics, Environmental Education (Urban-Rural)= Local Food Farmer and proud of it! You can also add Web 2.0 developer to the mix as well, if you would like to see how integrating Google Services like shared maps, calendars, docs, sites, & groups can increase the visibility and communication of your organization please contact me for a free consultation.
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Click this link  to view the Aquaponics Newspaper and look for the Subscribe button on the top right hand side. Get the latest Aquaponics News from multiple Aquaponics sites delivered to your inbox.  I appreciate all feedback regarding the newspaper and hope to make it a weekly newspaper once more testing is done. If you would like your news feed to be included into this paper at no cost please message me. I am trying to make this is an informational newspaper newspaper as much as possible.

Click this link to view the Midwest Regional Permaculture Newspaper and look for the Subscribe button on the top right hand side. Get the latest Regional Permaculure News from multiple Permaculture sites delivered to your inbox.  I appreciate all feedback regarding the newspaper and hope to make it a weekly newspaper once more testing is done. If you would like your news feed to be included into this paper at no cost please message me. I am trying to make this is as informational and specific to the Midwest Temperate Climate  as much as possible.

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Aquaponics Association Workshop for Save Maumee in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Just thought I would let people know what good time I had giving an Aquaponics Workshop for the Save Maumee watershed group in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and share some of the resources I presented with everyone. We had a great time and I thoroughly enjoyed sharing how I am using Permaculture Principals and…

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Posted on May 24, 2012 at 4:00pm

Weekend Workdays @ Fresh Taste Aquaponics

So last weekend Megan and I had an awesome weekend full of activities. It started out with our usual trip to Stelle, Illinois (where we are moving to in June) where the first mission at hand was to put her new bees in their new home. 

After placing their bees in their new home we had a lovely dinner and evening with some soon to be neighbors in Stelle, followed by a wonderful sleep…

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Posted on May 1, 2012 at 2:25pm

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Earth Day 2012 to feature environmental family fun



Northwest Indiana – The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County invites residents from Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties and beyond to become inspired, educated and entertained at the 2012 Northwest Indiana…

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Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:56am — 2 Comments

What can you grow in aquaponics?

So I have had this question several times asked to me. "Ernest, what can you grow in aquaponics?"

In this blog post I will not so much create a master list of what can grow aquaponically, but I would like to quickly discuss some key principals that helps when learning about aquaponics and doing any kind of farming or gardening.

The easy answer to the question, what can you grow in aquaponics is this…

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Posted on April 19, 2012 at 2:30pm

A new Aquaponics group you say! What is Aquaponics anyway?

If you are at all interested in learning more about Aquaponics, feel free to check out the new Aquaculture, Aquaponics, & Hydroponics group just started here within AGI. This is an educational outreach group wanting to reach out and inform the public of the opportunities within aquaponics for Indiana and the Midwest region as a whole. Here is a very detailed introduction as to exactly what Aquaponics is, that can be found on our discussion threads …

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Posted on April 10, 2012 at 2:16pm

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Just thought I would let people know what good time I had giving an Aquaponics Workshop for the Save Maumee watershed group in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and share some of the resources I presented with everyone. We had a great time and I thoroughly enjoyed sharing how I am using Permaculture Principals and…See More
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Weekend Workdays @ Fresh Taste Aquaponics

So last weekend Megan and I had an awesome weekend full of activities. It started out with our usual trip to Stelle, Illinois (where we are moving to in June) where the first mission at hand was to put her new bees in their new home.  After placing their bees in their new home we had a lovely dinner and evening with some soon to be neighbors in Stelle, followed by a wonderful sleep before we were off to our new place…See More
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At 12:04pm on April 22, 2011, Brian Cretton said…

 

Yes, I do need your help.  Not sure where to go with this community.  I'll be in Valpo tonight speaking at the Opera House after the Carbon Nation movie.  If you're going, we could chat afterward.  If not, we should make time soon.

At 8:07am on July 29, 2008, Dan Valleskey said…
email me if you still need info about IPR-
danpaddles@gmail.com

I could not find your contact info.

-Dan
At 12:36pm on June 19, 2008, Eric Stallsmith said…
Thanks,

I am particularly concerned with e-waste. A lot of the componants still work and can be used in schools or churches or shipped overseas. Also they could be recycled. They are pretty toxic when they are landfilled and that is what happens to them mostly.

I also chuckled and wrote a blog post on this site about a 10 year old saving monroe county 25k by turning their computers off at night. It takes a 10 year old to see the obvious truth.

You are right...it is the small things that matter. I look forward to learning from your contributions to the site.
At 4:43pm on June 18, 2008, Eric Stallsmith said…
we are asking that all of the businesses that wish to use their logo as their icon will talk in specific terms about how their business is working to become greener. Several of the campgrounds that are members of the site have worked to institute a recycling program this year. Perhaps you could collect e-waste and make sure that it is disposed of properly?

Hopefully we can get some specific ways you are working to improve the environment with your business.

Take care
 
 
 

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