This term is spoken quite often. Having a smart balance in your system is paramount here at Lilypad Farm. This term, simply put, covers the reason why we can harvest on a consistent basis. The manufacturing of food in this style of sustainable farming must have a critical mass. Getting the profit and rewards in […]
This starts with seed selections. For us, we have taken 3 years to find the right seed for the correct times to plant and start. Each plant has very specific needs. 450 pounds of Basil per week – April/May 2012 Here at Lilypad Farm, seed selection is carefully viewed. The actual germination is the ultimate […]
Summary: In the central Texas region of the United States, Lilypad Farm started in November 2009 using the deep water raft culture invented by Dr. James Rakocy at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) at St. Croix. Owner-operator, Adam Harwood spawned the 2.2 acre – live where you work concept – farm adapting his […]
We’ve had so much response to the massive cilantro pictures that we decided to post a video on youtube. Highlights: Growing in three inch net pots in an aquaponics system allows us to grow this amazing cilantro. The root structure you’ll see in the video is a simple example of the reason why you need […]
This is a 2 month old cilantro plant in our commercial aquaponics system. It weighs over 5lbs and has a giant root system that is the result of deep water raft culture. Gravel beds might not do this. Here we use a deep water raft system (uvi system), …one more time – production production, production, […]
When you see an aquaponics system, the equipment looks very technical. It is technical, but don’t be afraid of that technicality. There is elegant simplicity in the design. The simple part of the sciences is really the fun part. I am Adam Harwood. I can tell you that I don’t carry PHD’s or carry letters on […]
Produce, produce, produce….this is our mantra at Lilypad Farm. Commercial aquaponics is as much art as it is science. If you want to see art in motion first hand, then maybe one of our 2-day intensive training courses is what you need. We have a producing Aquaponics system at Lilypad Farm based on the UVI […]
