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We offer (at timing that suits us only), tours of Fancyleaf for interested persons or groups. These tours are not free as our time is far too valuable, and they are not a de-facto consultancy service either. That is, specific growing advice will not be given, but a broad overview of hydroponics and the systems used at Fancyleaf will be gained.

Because of the innovation used at Fancyleaf, and the speed with which we manage to grow crops, we have international interest in our tours.

One such group is Student Educational Tours Australia, who arrange tours for American and Japanese special interest and research groups. You can find them at http://www.setaqld.com.au/2008/index.html. They appear to have a group of farmers and agricultural students taking advantage of our tours early next year.

Local individuals who wish to take advantage of this offer will need to contact us to see when we might have some available, and to make remittance arrangements. The fee will depend on the timing of tour and the number of individuals who wish to visit at any one time.

Bill is now offering consultancy as well.

This is in response to numerous requests which usually start with “how do I do this?”

Unfortunately Bill’s time is precious so he has taken the step of putting this assistance on a formal footing, customised for each client.

Within the last few weeks he has had a project in New Caledonia axed. It seems the local government heard about the farmers and investors that had approached Bill to set them up with a superior system designed to handle their often difficult conditions.

While they were here for training and to gain knowledge, the local government passed a new law to the effect that all new agricultural/horticultural developments on the islands must have approval. This is to protect the current local producers, who it must be said, are not producing the best possible quality.

So, that is unfortunate, these things do take time and energy to quote on, and Bill has not the spare time to waste on things that will not see a successful conclusion.

The expertise offered is particular to Fancy Lettuce, with some herb expertise thrown in. While we do produce excellent eating tomatoes, we are not tremendously well versed in this crop and will only consult for growers wishing to do what we do, that is produce a high quality eating tomato with old fashioned taste, which basically rules out supermarket sales.

Many Australians are adverse to paying for knowledge, which does not apply to people from other countries. Time is too precious to give away 20 years of success and innovation for nothing.

So, if you want to hit the ground running in the booming hydroponic business, give us a call, and come and see what we can do. The first hour is free.

We are at the forefront of hydroponic innovation.

There are many areas of Fancyleaf that have benefited from our desire to do it better, but only some of the more obvious are showcased here. The 3 mains areas are:

1. Simplicity Channel or Gully.
2. Simplicity Hydrodosing.
3. Simplicity Filterclean.