Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

124 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 project and, primarily in the summertime, we’re removing invasive species from the property and returning all the conventional agriculture back into its native state. We’re planting hundreds of thousands of wildflower plugs, re-seeding fields with wild grasses and wildflowers, and trying to get those all established. Then we take all our water from our aquaculture and hydroponic facilities and any overflow water gets irrigated right onto the land here. Plus, we’ve got upwards of 50 beehives on-site and we tap all our own maple trees. So, we’ve got all kinds of cool projects happening here.” Superior Fresh has upwards of 100 employees; a team made up of hardworking individuals that are passionate about healthy, sustainable food production. In particular, the company’s combination of farmers and scientists has enabled it to become the largest aquaponics facility in the world. It all adds up to a highly complex system where workers have to manage the greenhouse and Superior Fresh’s fish stock simultaneously. Of course, keeping the company’s supply of Atlantic salmon is one of the most important parts of working at the company, but Superior Fresh has also looked into the possibility of farming other fish breeds on-site. “We are definitely looking into opportunities to diversify,” Gottsacker comments. “We’re learning side by side with our R&D program and the production team about how to raise other species of fish but it’s not the sort of decision that we will rush into. With our Atlantic salmon, all our fish are brought in as eyed eggs, we hatch them right on-site and then grow them all the way to production size, which takes approximately two years. It’s a major investment.” This investment doesn’t stop once the fish reach maturity either. Inside the fish house at Superior Fresh, the majority of fish leave the