Welcome to the Future of Food Production

 

Endless Summer Farms LLC is in the aquaponics business.

Aquaponics is a food production system that combines two traditional food production systems - recirculating aquaculture and hydroponics. Aquaculture is the culture of fish. Hydroponics is the technique of growing of plants in water. Hydroponics is not a new technology, It is said that the pharaohs of Egypt enjoyed fruits and vegetables grown using hydroponics. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, was believed to be a hydroponic system. When the water chemistry is tailored to the plant, hydroponics supplies the plant with everything that it needs, when it needs it. In aquaponic system, the water is constantly circulated between the fish and the plants. This eco-friendly and sustainable method of growing food is made possible by beneficial micro-organisms that convert ammonia excreted by the fish into beneficial nutrients (nitrates) for the plants. ln turn, the plants cleanse the water before being returned to the fish, Aquaponics is an efficient closed loop food production system. The major ecological benefits of aquaponics is that it uses 70 to 90 percent LESS water than conventional soil growing techniques and that fertilizer runoff does not escapes into our lakes, rivers and aquifers.

 

Our facility in Silver Bay, MN, USA

has a 8,624 square foot facility located on approximately 1 acre in the Eco-Business park in the city of Silver Bay, MN USA. Silver Bay is situated about 50 miles northeast of the Duluth, MN area and approximately 200 miles north of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN. The site is zoned light industrial/commercial and is visible to traffic traveling along State Highway 61, the main thoroughfare along the west side of Lake Superior.  The property is accessible from Highway 61 via Mensing Drive and is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Mensing Drive and West Lakeview Drive. Approximately 3,256 square feet of the building is used for growing fish and support facilities for the plant production. There are nine 2,000 gallon and three 900 gallon tanks for holding fish. The remaining 5,368 square feet of the facility is an aluminum and polycarbonate greenhouse with 12 foot sidewalls and automated louvers. There are 10 growing beds in the greenhouse with a total of approximately 2100 feet growing area. The plants are supported by 2-inch net pots suspended by floating rafts in a deep water culture system. The entire building and the process water is a natural gas boiler and 2 wood-pellet boilers.

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Our customers

want local, fresh, quality, sustainably grown produce. Our custom designed facility allows us to meet or exceed our customers' expectations year-round, even in a climate with harsh winters.