Aquaponics Plans and Instructions: Media-Bed (Flood-and-Drain) Systems

This 400+ page user-friendly book (with over 350 photos and illustrations) shows you how to easily produce an abundance of Fresh Organic Produce and Fish through a Media-Bed (Flood-and-Drain) Aquaponic System. This VALUABLE resource has everything from beginner basics to showing you how scale-up as you desire to grow your system. Easy to follow step-by-step Instructions and SO much more. Expensive university courses and lengthy on-site training workshops which cost thousands of dollars do not provide as much valuable, comprehensive material as presented in this comprehensive user-friendly 'how-to' book. Feed Your Family Healthy Organic Food, Barter and/or Sell Surplus, Substantially Lower Your Food Cost. Included are Media-Bed Design Plans, Instructions & Everything You Need to Know about Aquaponics. Also included are chapters on survival, living off the grid, canning, so much more. This book will teach you how to set-up and operate a productive and successful media-bed aquaponic system of any size; and show you how to scale-up in size to produce even more organic vegetables and fish as you desire expand your operation. This book empowers you with the knowledge needed to consistently feed your family environmentally friendly sustainable healthy organic food and greatly lower your food bill. Aquaponics is fun, financially rewarding, enjoyable, healthy, and an interesting conversation topic at social functions. The author, David H. Dudley, P.E., is a professional aquaponics consultant who has helped many individuals and companies develop aquaponics systems. His accomplished career in aquaponics, hydroponics, and aquaculture includes serving as the Construction Manager of the Oklahoma Aquarium, Engineering Manager of the nation's largest caviar producing company, overseeing life support systems of four large aquaculture facilities, designing a $5M aquaculture operation for white sturgeon, and Project Manager of a large fishing clinic facility for the U.S. Department of Wildlife. David holds advanced degrees in civil engineering and nutrition/dietetics, owns a commercial nursery, and has several decades of experience in vegetable gardening. David understands every facet of aquaponics and clearly communicates aquaponics in a way that truly helps others.