I bought their bundle package that included the greenhouse and the system as well as their Extended Stay Program that I gladly participated in. I found it to be extremely helpful as I spent the entire week running a system just like the one that I had just built. This allowed me to learn all about how to properly operate and manage an aquaponics system in order to maximize my profits without reinventing the wheel. I see some negative comments on their website saying that they could build all of this on their own, and maybe they could, but I don't see the point in spending the time and effort to reinvent the wheel on something that is a bit more complicated than what some may think. The knowledge that the Nelson and Pade team is willing to share with me is worth every penny that I have spent!
Compare to the cost of a McDonald's franchise, they require $500,000 in start up costs. Clearly, you can open a burger restaurant for less money, but it won't be a McDonalds.
Warning, they pushed a fish supplier that knowingly uses sex-reversal hormones! I attended their course back in September and after listening to what amounted to a long sales pitch for their equipment, for which I paid good money, they highly recommended that I purchase fish from a place in New Mexico. The thing that Nelson and Pade didn't disclose was the fact that the State of New Mexico REQUIRES that all tilapia raised in their state be treated with SEX-REVERSAL HORMONES! I did some investigating with New Mexico's Game and Fish department to verify this fact. When I confronted the tilapia supplier, I was told that they have a long-standing agreement with Nelson and Pade to push their fish. The only excuse that they offered was that "sex-reversal hormones we're not required until a few years ago" and they have been working together much longer. WHAT? So basically Nelson and Pade knew that they were recommending tilapia that were treated with testosterone or similar chemical hormones, and decided to continue to promote them anyway? The worst part for me is that I didn't find out until just before I was about to serve one of these tainted fish to my family. I only have myself to blame however, because I ignored all the bad reviews before I spent my money. Stay away folks, Aquaponics is a simple DIY project, you don't need what they are selling!
Don't bother. These people's #1 interest is their how thick their wallet is and by any means necessary. No help. No useful info. They are the snakes and sharks of this industry.
The Aquaponics Master Class is an amazing overview to the aquaponics world. A very well planned and presented workshop supplying all to information and support you need to be successful in the aquaponics world.
Overall, a great company to work with and I would recommend them to anyone!
I've seen several negative reviews of Nelson and Pade. Some were regarding cost. I compare Nelson and Pade to franchises that cost much more than what the training costs for Nelson and Pade.
I am disabled and would have loved to have been able to do this.
If you decide you don't like Nelson and Pade that is fine, it doesn't bother me. I just wish I had the money and land to do it.
I recently purchased a Nelson and Pade, Inc. MicroFarm system and have been very happy with the entire process from the planning stages all the way through the build and now into the actual operation. The staff there has been very open to answering any and all of my questions in a timely manner. (and I have had a lot of questions!!). The system comes with a detailed instruction manual, including pictures, that explains every little piece and exactly where it needs to go. I put the entire system together myself using their plans and had little to no issues. I ran into a couple questions as I was building and called the office and got answers almost immediately on how to fix the issue.
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