It's my understanding that 10.000 sqft is the very upper limit for a viable niche operation. About that the figure you produce too much material to shift with a niche model. Niche meaning to can get RETAIL prices into a relatively small number of high margin restaurant and catering customers. Start with 1,000 sqft and grow incrementally.

Bigger than that and to need to included a WHOLESALE 'middleman', therefore halving your revenue per unit to cover their cost structure. To start in that game and to be competitive, you need to start with several acres of greenhouses. I've seen ten acres mention, for a high volume crop with tomatoes.

In between five to ten thousand sqft and several acres is economic black hole the very difficult to cross.

What's your point?

Without noting your credentials and documenting your successes there no reason for anyone to listen to what you are saying.

If your website is a reflection of your ability, you have absolutely no standing in the business world and probably never will.

My point is that like market gardening, there are size 'sweet spots'. When you try to grow beyond a 'sweet spot', you incur cost without conmesterate increases in revenues. It is a warning, understand to market and cost structures.

You're right, I don't have commercial aquaponic or market gardening experience. My father was a commercial farmer, my understanding is not just academic. My comment is based on my readings of books & journals (gardering and ag), conference session snipets on YouTube and comments (warning) by a commercial operator on a farm open day.

Are you going to publish and outline where you think I'm wrong?

Please reconsider, I didn't use any bad language etc. To not publish my comment would be unjustifiable censorship.

If you don't publish my comments, I'll publish elsewhere with a backlink.

Do you realise I'm not an American. I'm not looking for 'exposure' or trying to sell something. I'm in IT. I just gave my name, I didn't even include a website, when I could have.

Moderation is for removing bad language, rudeness etc, not stifling debate that could bring extra understanding to site readers/future clients, before they take the plunge. Less buyer's remorse. This improving their chance of commercial success and becoming a long term repeat clients. Remember new client acquisition is dearer than current client retention.

I'm sorry you feel this way about what should be moderated

Portable farm is and has been a joke for a long time. You seem intelligent, don't waste your time there and it's good so see you post your experience with them here as it helps others that are less unfortunate to have the knowledge to wade through the crap.

Your questions are based on your opinion and you are certainly entitled to your opinions.

What you really want for an outcome is the exposure of being referenced on our website, and we have politely declined to give you that exposure. That's what a moderated site is designed to accomplish, to keep the information on the track called marketing.

You as a site owner and a business owner have the exact same prerogative and if you're smart you'll have the exact same response. Think about that very carefully before you chose how to move forward.

Do you realise I'm not an American. I'm not looking for 'exposure' or trying to sell something. I'm in IT. I just gave my name, I didn't even include a website, when I could have.

Moderation is for removing bad language, rudeness etc, not stifling debate that could bring extra understanding to site readers/future clients, before they take the plunge. Less buyer's remorse. This improving their chance of commercial success and becoming a long term repeat clients. Remember new client acquisition is dearer than current client retention.

I'm sorry you feel this way about what should be moderated.

Displaying your ignorance is not a good look. A site/business owner can use any criteria they want on their site and that includes what comments are published. We own the site and will not publish your comments. Simple, direct and up to us.

Your website was given in your email address. Duh! Again, displaying your ignorance is not a good look.

Apparently you only have research as your criteria for being successful in business and in life and you have no experience in running a successful company or we would not be having this conversation. I'm giving you way more time and information and advice than you deserve because, odd as it may seem, I'd like to see you succeed at something. Again, displaying your ignorance is not a good look.

You are welcome to publish any or all of our conversations. In doing so, you will be giving a larger audience a look at your own ignorance.

Oh, I understand where you're coming from. It's just not what I would do.

The exposure comes from the *displayed* web address that I didn't provide (not the unpublished email address). Your site say you don't publish email addresses. You didn't did you?

We fundamentally disagree with the how straight forward we should be with clients and potential clients. That may have something to do with the value we place on repeat business. You given me no information that I find of value, but you are invoking feeling of misgiving, to much like a start-up I should have avoided.

You can still post on a blog, they don't want the discussion because they don't have the answers.