I am a lifelong entrepreneur and have been involved in aquaponics for over 30 years. I am passionate about aquaponics, local food, good health and sustainable living and business practices.

All of these things dovetail into the goals, vision and mission at Nelson and Pade, Inc., the company that I co-founded, along with John Pade.
Nelson and Pade, Inc. embraces the science behind aquaponics and indoor farming to help people around the world grow fresh, nutritious fish and vegetables. To date, our aquaponic systems have been shipped to clients in 35 countries and nearly every US state.

I am the author of the first and primary book on aquaponics, Aquaponic Food Production, as well as school curriculums, videos, training manuals, operation manuals and many articles on aquaponics. I published and edited the Aquaponics Journal®, from 1997-2013 (62 issues). I created the curriculum for the Aquaponics Master Class®, which to date has had attendees from 115 countries, all 50 US states and 3 US territories.