GREEN INDUSTRIES

OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAM• Unique• Leading edge• Create jobs in Northern Ontario • Attract students / clients to Northern Ontario• Add value to the community• Tourism

NUCLEUSAQUAPONICS

(Hydroponics + Fish Farm)

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHRELATED OPERATIONS

(ie. I.P.M. etc...)

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHEXISTING

INDUSTRY/BUSINESS

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHSKILLED TRADES

and/orWORK PLACE

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHOTHER PROGRAMS

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHOTHER ACADEMIC

INSTITUTUIONS

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHCURRICULUM

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHALTERNATE ENERGY

CONCEPTS

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHPOTENTIAL FOR NEW INDUSTRY/BUSINESS

BRIDGE TO/INTERFACE WITHENTREPRENERUSHIP

PROGRAM

INTEGRATEDAlignment

Locally grown produceQuality

Pesticide free

NutritionFresh

Organic

ApprenticeshipSustainable Business

Health, Human Care Wellness

Culinary Arts

Skilled Trades

Unique Techonology Hydroponi

cSoilless growing of plants

Aquaculture Fish farming

AquaponicSynergenitc growth of both.Self sustaining fish and plant ecosystem

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Unique Techonology

students will be capable of managing a aquaponic operation or starting their own Aquaponic business upon graduation.

TheoreticalTheoretical Theoretical and PracticalAbility to build a business

Unique Techonology Hydroponi

cSoilless growing of plants

Aquaculture Fish farming

AquaponicSynergetic growth of both. Self sustaining fish and plant ecosystem

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newsletter

Picture of fish from MSF PPT Picture from

Crop King

Nature Fresh Farms in Leamington

Ontario 1.5 million cartons

of beefsteak tomatoes

Sustainable method to supply protein to

underprivileged diets

Sustainable method to supply protein to

underprivileged diets

PLANTS AND FISH CROPS

Lettuce Chives Tomatoes Peppers Egg plant Most herbs Other leafy greens

PLANTS FISH Tilapia Crappie Lake Trout Carp White Fish Goldfish Koi

USING AQUAPONICS TO PRODUCE FOOD IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER

Modern day aquaponics is essentially the rebirth of old practices to farm vegetables , herbs and fish in a self contained eco-system. It is an eco-friendly way to naturally produce food for home use or for commercial sales. This scalable farming method is experiencing renewed interest worldwide with many small home growers and large operations employing the process as a means of producing sustainable fish and plant crops .

EMPLOYMENT

Locally grown – Located to supply local consumers

Local resources – local staffing – 365 day/year

Tourism – leading edge growing become a tourist attraction

Retail/Wholsale – local consumer and commercial demand for locally grown – high quality produce

COMMUNITY

Employment New industries Social – fresh product for local

consumers and industries (restaurants, hospitals)

Humaitarian – low cost fresh produce for food banks

Self sustainable employment and high quality fresh produce for marginalize communities

SUSTAINABILITY

Academic – Exclusive course is a unique attraction for students

Economic – Produces high quality product that generates revenue

Local industry Facilities support apprenticeship

training

ECONOMIC

Northern Business Development Funding

Community Business & Development Centre

Course tuition Economic proceeds from production

sales Business plan demonstrates profitabilty

CONSUMER DEMAND AND SAFELTY

100 mile diet Health – quality and

origins of food

LEADING EDGE

The first educational institution in Canada offering full Green Industries including Horticulture, Hydroponics, Aquaculture and Aquaponics

Strategic and supporting fit with existing courses

Northern Ontario economic and social development

Self sustainable – students and grants will support program develop and ongoing costs

COURSE VIABILITY Integration Unique Technology Employment Creation Community Sustainable Economic Consumer Demand and safety Leading Edge Offering this course is viable and will further

position as a leader in Canadian Education and Innovation in Green Technology

APPENDIX

HYDROPONICS

Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil.

Plants are grown in a liquid solution consisting of water and the required nutrients of a particular plant or within a system that uses a substrate or growing mix medium (Oasis) in addition to the liquid (water) nutrient flow.

Water culture hydroponics system include the nutrient film technique, areoponics and the aeration method.

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture is the farming of fish. Aquaculture is an industry that encompasses

the cultivation of aquatic plants and animals in controlled systems for commercial, recreation or resource management purposes.

The most widely accepted definition of Aquaponics is the cultivation on any aquatic (freshwater and marine) species of plant or animal.

AQUAPONICS

Aquaponics is the name given to the synergistic combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. The appeal of aquaponics is that in combining the two activities the potential negative aspects in each are dealt with in a viable and sustainable manner. In other words, the sum of the two when combined has greater benefits that the individual activities alone.

Leading Edge Benefits Pesticide free – Organic - Sustainable

Allan Nason(905)818-6550nasonallan@gmail.com