I've been watching Charles for about a year or so now after doing my own research on aquaponics and finding him on youtube. I'm so happy to see him on upflip! Way to go Charles!
FINALLY!!!! A business with gardening! Right up my alley! Love this! Thank you for expanding to finally include some passions that are "outside the box! Great information! Really like this guy, his passion and his business. I live in the Northeast, so a little harder, but I'll be following suit soon!
Doesn't it seem like there's always been people that have been around turning gardening into a business? There's boxed mushrooms, garden books, microgreens, specialization in varieties of single species (figs, dragon fruit, etc.), market gardening (probably the most realistic since they're at least caring about regenerative practices and designating areas for insects even), 'become a millionaire selling eggs' scheme (I am definitely not advocating), selling gardening tools and gizmos, animal husbandry, industrial farming, etc. Tons of options out there peeps. The sad thing is that it seems like these types of profit-driven ideas fizzle fast when so many people buy into this mindset and then realize the competition that's out there in two years (in some areas aquaponics is already largely saturated too). It's not to say there's not going to be 1-2% of people that wind-up filling a need for their specific location where this happened to not already exist. But, I just want to give some people another viewpoint.
Charles is fantastic! One of the best UpFlip episodes, and that's saying a lot. Can't wait to see what he does next, he has incredible energy & smarts. Love the love he shows for family & community, and his communication style & ability are next-level. Sustainable fish poop feeding sustainable produce is genius. Great effort, Charles! Stay HUNGRY!
I just love this guy enthusiasm and energetic personalities 😄 he knows this stuff and clearly i can see that he enjoys what he is doing and his community. We need more community togetherness 😢.
Glad to hear you're interested! There are some great techniques you can use to start your own backyard garden that can definitely reduce those grocery bills while providing fresh produce for your family. 🙌
I know about aquaponics, I had a system in my country. I would like to do it here in the United States, but I am undocumented. In Ecuador I produced lettuce, basil, chard and also microgreens.
This is very interesting and exciting. I am so into this. The only suggestion I would make is please put that fish in a larger tank. There is nowhere for it to properly swim or live a good life. If you are going to use animals in any capacity, you should always make sure they have a quality of life.
Because it is a farm setting, the time they will spend there is only as long as it takes to get to full size, then I am under the impression they get eaten or sold, so yes there is some discomfort but it is short lived.
I live in a rural area. I would love to make a living growing food. I'm good at growing things. However, to sell you must have buyers. In my area there are already to many people growing gardens and selling produce. Our farmers market is one day a week for the summer months and not many people show up. If I could figure out how to sell to people who live far away then i could make a living doing this.
I get why you'd, but if it makes you feel better, I actually have been following chuck years now, his system popped up on a eco-living channel a few years ago and I followed him after his special there, back when his rigs were fewer and smaller. He really does have full guides and everything to his aquaponic fish and food set up, as well as a few vids talking about how gardening has helped with his PTSD from his military career as a vet.
I agree, we got click baited by the video thumbnail. I was expecting $10k return a month with a huge garden setup showing plants from seeds, sprout, seedling, vegetative, harvest, crop rotations, etc. Instead, it looks kinda barren which is kinda sus. However, when he mentioned consulting, it clicked. He's not entirely a food producer (he can) instead just helps other individual/company with starting a aquaponics/aeroponics system. He's more of a consultant instead of a small to medium scale food producer, which is a let down. Being a consultant in any field is profitable as long as you have great knowledge in it and the big key word, right connection. I'm an intermediate gardener, was expecting something beyond many of the generalizations, more into the business of it. More like, how to rake in $10k a month from your backyard, total startup cost, expense bills, permits, size lots, recouping lost seasons, etc.
@@vseffect7402I’m actually looking for similar information!! I did find that the usda now has grants and insurance for micro producers / small scale you can get your farm number and become a producer for your local community. I also learned to not reinvent the wheel. Check out producers in your community also city and state grants.
I don’t understand how in the segment “turn trash into treasure” he can use three goldfish for 12 bottles. How are they connected? How is the water circulated? Can someone please explain?
There's a whole other concept of what's sustainable than what's portrayed here. Like does it thrive in the local environment on its own and does it support the native ecology (water systems, enhance or work at least symbiotically with soil ecology, support native insects/fauna, etc.). Seemed like the definition of "sustainable" was a bit contrived, maybe? But, I'll keep watching to see how many things are actually connected into a reciprocal system in the earth on this business...farm...
This is so fake and blone out of proportion it's funny. No legitimate market gardener is selling their produce in any of these systems. The best you can do with this is learn to build them and sell that service to build them for other people, not the produce. And anyone that can afford these is just gonna buy fresh ingredients themselves or have the land to produce without these systems.
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This man needs to start selling educational courses for this system.
I've been watching Charles for about a year or so now after doing my own research on aquaponics and finding him on youtube. I'm so happy to see him on upflip! Way to go Charles!
FINALLY!!!! A business with gardening! Right up my alley! Love this! Thank you for expanding to finally include some passions that are "outside the box! Great information! Really like this guy, his passion and his business. I live in the Northeast, so a little harder, but I'll be following suit soon!
I AGREE….TOTALLY!
Doesn't it seem like there's always been people that have been around turning gardening into a business? There's boxed mushrooms, garden books, microgreens, specialization in varieties of single species (figs, dragon fruit, etc.), market gardening (probably the most realistic since they're at least caring about regenerative practices and designating areas for insects even), 'become a millionaire selling eggs' scheme (I am definitely not advocating), selling gardening tools and gizmos, animal husbandry, industrial farming, etc. Tons of options out there peeps. The sad thing is that it seems like these types of profit-driven ideas fizzle fast when so many people buy into this mindset and then realize the competition that's out there in two years (in some areas aquaponics is already largely saturated too). It's not to say there's not going to be 1-2% of people that wind-up filling a need for their specific location where this happened to not already exist. But, I just want to give some people another viewpoint.
Charles is fantastic! One of the best UpFlip episodes, and that's saying a lot.
Can't wait to see what he does next, he has incredible energy & smarts. Love the love he shows for family & community, and his communication style & ability are next-level. Sustainable fish poop feeding sustainable produce is genius.
Great effort, Charles! Stay HUNGRY!
Protect this man at all cost. What a gem.
I just love this guy enthusiasm and energetic personalities 😄 he knows this stuff and clearly i can see that he enjoys what he is doing and his community. We need more community togetherness 😢.
Literally one of my favorite channels. Very inspiring. Thank you for all you do.
So cool to see that he's doing well with his gardening.
Very interested in this.
More on the side of how I can do this for my family and just bypass Publix or Walmart.
Glad to hear you're interested! There are some great techniques you can use to start your own backyard garden that can definitely reduce those grocery bills while providing fresh produce for your family. 🙌
Love his channel! Also glad to see growing included, and aquaponics at that!
What a great interview, you guys are the best! Let's grow! 💪🌱
I know about aquaponics, I had a system in my country. I would like to do it here in the United States, but I am undocumented. In Ecuador I produced lettuce, basil, chard and also microgreens.
you can do it even with no documents...
This is very interesting and exciting. I am so into this. The only suggestion I would make is please put that fish in a larger tank. There is nowhere for it to properly swim or live a good life. If you are going to use animals in any capacity, you should always make sure they have a quality of life.
Because it is a farm setting, the time they will spend there is only as long as it takes to get to full size, then I am under the impression they get eaten or sold, so yes there is some discomfort but it is short lived.
5dollar for a salad machallah 😂 nice job and passion in this video
He sure knows how to explain it.
This is the video needed lol exactly 1 day after I subbed here. Thanks life hahaahhaha
Brilliant!!
I love this guy!!
Great if you can live on a few leaves a day/week.
im not interested at all in plans or so but this guy make this topic very interesting.
Charles! Chuck! Dude!
So good l love gardening
Wonderful ❤
I live in a rural area. I would love to make a living growing food. I'm good at growing things. However, to sell you must have buyers. In my area there are already to many people growing gardens and selling produce. Our farmers market is one day a week for the summer months and not many people show up. If I could figure out how to sell to people who live far away then i could make a living doing this.
My guts tell me not to believe.
I get why you'd, but if it makes you feel better, I actually have been following chuck years now, his system popped up on a eco-living channel a few years ago and I followed him after his special there, back when his rigs were fewer and smaller. He really does have full guides and everything to his aquaponic fish and food set up, as well as a few vids talking about how gardening has helped with his PTSD from his military career as a vet.
I agree, we got click baited by the video thumbnail. I was expecting $10k return a month with a huge garden setup showing plants from seeds, sprout, seedling, vegetative, harvest, crop rotations, etc. Instead, it looks kinda barren which is kinda sus. However, when he mentioned consulting, it clicked. He's not entirely a food producer (he can) instead just helps other individual/company with starting a aquaponics/aeroponics system.
He's more of a consultant instead of a small to medium scale food producer, which is a let down. Being a consultant in any field is profitable as long as you have great knowledge in it and the big key word, right connection. I'm an intermediate gardener, was expecting something beyond many of the generalizations, more into the business of it. More like, how to rake in $10k a month from your backyard, total startup cost, expense bills, permits, size lots, recouping lost seasons, etc.
@@vseffect7402I’m actually looking for similar information!! I did find that the usda now has grants and insurance for micro producers / small scale you can get your farm number and become a producer for your local community. I also learned to not reinvent the wheel. Check out producers in your community also city and state grants.
I don’t understand how in the segment “turn trash into treasure” he can use three goldfish for 12 bottles. How are they connected? How is the water circulated?
Can someone please explain?
There's a whole other concept of what's sustainable than what's portrayed here. Like does it thrive in the local environment on its own and does it support the native ecology (water systems, enhance or work at least symbiotically with soil ecology, support native insects/fauna, etc.). Seemed like the definition of "sustainable" was a bit contrived, maybe? But, I'll keep watching to see how many things are actually connected into a reciprocal system in the earth on this business...farm...
So this is how Matt Damon was able to grow all those potatoes?
No link to his social?
How can I get help from you to replicate this.
Lost me 😂
It's great but there is nothing new here. People have been doing these systems in varied designs for decades
Seems something nonsense 😂
This is so fake and blone out of proportion it's funny. No legitimate market gardener is selling their produce in any of these systems. The best you can do with this is learn to build them and sell that service to build them for other people, not the produce. And anyone that can afford these is just gonna buy fresh ingredients themselves or have the land to produce without these systems.
phenomenal...perfect ❤❤🦾🦾