CoCo San Sustainable FarmCarolyn Phinney, Ph.D.

President and Executive Director

A Project of AgLantis TM

PROBLEM 1: Nutritional Poverty

It costs $1 a day to feed a child a salad;

35 cents for pizza.

• Most schools and many families cannot afford fresh produce

• The Contra Costa Food Bank cannot get salad vegetables because they are highly perishable and unavailable locally

Problem 2: We Can’t Use Our Water Just Once

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Low-cost, sustainably grown, local, produce

• 14.8 acres of public surplus buffer land

• Recycled, agricultural-grade water discharged into the Bay

• Recycled water is high in nitrogen, providing free fertilizer

• Food Bank will pick up and distribute to clients and schools using existing transportation and distribution systems

We deploy under-utilized resources to nearly eliminate 4 of the major costs of food production:

LAND, WATER, FERTILIZER, and TRANSPORTATION.

Northern Waterfront

Keiwitt Property Area Map

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District’s Buffer Land

Zoned Heavy Industrial (H1)

SUSTAINABLE URBAN AgOn Public Buffer Land (ZONED H-1)

Vegetable Field Crops

Hydroponics Greenhouse

HYDROPONIC TOMATOES

PRODUCTS and SERVICES

1. Fresh produce

2. Fresh herbs

3. CSAs

4. Potted Plants & Seedlings

5. High-Tech Greenhouse Training

6. Other Businesses’ Products

7. Classes

8. Advertising

9. Events

10. Agritourism

HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION

• Soils Science• Water Science• Meteorology• Physics• Nutrition• Hydrology • Chemistry• Plant Biology• Permaculture

HANDS-ON ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION

GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT TRAINING

SHOWCASE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES

SUSTAINABLE Ag and FOOD SYSTEMS DEGREES

Local Community Colleges:

Certificate and AA

• Introduction to Plant Biology

• Water Science

• Soils Science

• Irrigation

• Integrated Pest Management

• Equipment

• Plant Identification

• Crops and Climate

• Intro Greenhouse Management

• Science of Compost & Compost Tea

JFKU:

Bachelors of Science

• History of Agriculture

• Intro to AgroEcology

• Hi-Tech Greenhouse Mgmt

• Food Systems and Food Justice

• Food Distribution and Marketing

• Introduction to Permaculture

• Advanced IPM

• Plant Physiology

• Advanced Water Science

• Advanced Soils Science

• Ag Business

• Ag Law and Public Policy

REDUCE NUTRITIONAL POVERTY

PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT

1. Using Recycled Water otherwise discharged into the Bay

2. Conservation of Soil

3. Plants and Soil sequester carbon

4. Reducing carbon footprint of food system1. Growing and delivering locally

2. Natural fertilizer in recycled water

3. Sustainable methods

4. Water not pumped long distances

5. Environmental Education

6. Showcasing Green Businesses

7. Sustainable Living Center

ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY

SCALABLE

1 TRILLION GALLONS

5,000+ ACRES BUFFER LAND

160,000 HUNGRY; 40,000 CHILDREN

1. Ironhouse Sanitary District

2. Delta Diablo Sanitation District

3. Dublin-San Ramon Service District

4. Rodeo Sanitary District

5. West County Sanitary District

6. EBMUD

NEXT 3 YEARS

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

• Fencing• Irrigation• Greenhouse• Hydroponic Equipment• Barn

MAJOR PLANTINGS

• Citrus Trees• Teaching Gardens• Edible Forest• Herb Gardens

OUR TEAM

STEVE HOEFT M.S.

BETHALLYN BLACKM.A.

CAROLYN PHINNEY

Ph.D.

JOHN MERCURIO

M.P.A.

MARTICARLSON

B.A.

Treasurer Vice-President President Secretary Management

Science Education

FarmManager

ExecutiveDirector

Public Adminstrator

Internship Director

KEY PARTNERS

Long-Term VisionCenter for Sustainable LivingVision of Architect Peter Vatkov (Concord)

CoCo San Sustainable FarmA Project of AgLantis TM

Dr. Carolyn Phinney

President, Executive Director AgLantis TM

62 Scenic Drive

Orinda, CA 94563

925-788-7374 cell

SustainableFarm@Comcast.net

www.Salads4Schools.org