US (WI): Nelson and Pade Aquaponics wins sustainable product award
Tom Eggert, Executive Director of the WI Sustainability Council (middle), presenting the 2017 Sustainable Product of the Year Award to John Pade and Rebecca Nelson, co-founders of Nelson and Pade
The award was presented at the 2017 Sustainable Business Awards Celebration at Inpro Corporation. Rebecca Nelson, co-founder of Nelson and Pade, shares “We are truly honored to have been nominated and awarded the Sustainable Product of the Year Award in both 2014 and 2017. This recognition demonstrates our commitment to sustainability in Wisconsin and around the world.“
When comparing lettuce production using 1 acre of Clear Flow Aquaponic Systems to 1 acre of lettuce farming in the Gila Valley, Arizona, Nelson and Pade’s systems grow 6 times more lettuce per acre using 1/6 of the water on an annual basis. The same system also produces 40,000 lbs. of fish.
Nelson and Pade has its business campus in Montello, WI, where the systems, which are 90% made in the USA, are manufactured. Also on site is a state-of-the-art 14,000-sq. ft. greenhouse facility which houses commercial aquaponic systems for demonstration, a large classroom and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: Aquaponics Innovation Center. Tours of the facility are available.
In addition to manufacturing systems, Nelson and Pade also offers the Nelson and Pade Grower Program and the Aquaponics Master Class, which has been attended by individuals from over 100 countries.
For more information:
Nelson and Pade
PO Box 761, Montello, WI 53949, USA
T: 608-297-8708
info@aquaponics.com
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