CoCo San Sustainable FarmCoCo San Sustainable FarmBy Carolyn Phinney, Ph.D.By Carolyn Phinney, Ph.D.With Bethallyn Black, M.A.With Bethallyn Black, M.A.

Kiewit Parcel Buffer

Kiewit Parcel Drawing

Clean-Fill Project

Area Where Clean-Fill Project Completed

Organic Sustainable Farm

Project Goals Create an Organic Sustainable Urban Farm

Educate Public about Recycled Water and Toxic Waste Use and Disposal

Change Behavior

Provide Fresh Produce to Schools and Food Bank

Reduce Environmental Footprint of Fresh Produce

Provide a Living Laboratory for Science Learning and Job Training

Increase Food Security

Decrease Nutritional Poverty

Create a Replicable Model

CCCSD's Goals

Create a Safer and Healthier Environment Educate Public About:

Waste Water Cycle Integrated-Pest-Management Disposal of Toxic Chemicals Reclaimed Water

Change the Behavior of the Public Build Relationships with the Community

Benefits to CCCSD Garners Public Attention and Support (Great PR)

Teaches Public About Hazardous Waste

Motivates People to Change Their Behavior

Living Laboratory for Learning Applied Science

Trains for Jobs

Sequesters Carbon; Reduces Food Footprint

Open Land Protected from Erosion and Beautified

Habitat Restoration; Foster Endangered Species

Replicable for Other Sanitary Districts to Follow

Learning About Recycled Water

Learning About Hazardous Waste

Learning How Pesticides Disrupt Natural Systems

Habitat Enhancement

Learning Sustainable Agriculture

Community Garden Plots

Building Community andInfluencing Behavior

Potential Benefits to CCCSD

Free Produce for CCCSD's use Health Benefits to employees from Eating

more organic, local produce Health Benefits from Exercise for

employees who have a plot or volunteer Staff and Board Team-Building Future rental Income when farm is

profitable

Fresh Produce for Employees

Team-Building

Contributes To Solving Other Problems Saving Endangered Populations & Heirloom

Plants National Drought Food Costs Skyrocketing Hunger on Rise CoCo Food Bank Feeds 132,000/month Nutritional Poverty on Rise School Funding Cuts Fresh Produce More Expensive Than Pizza for

School Lunches

Collaboration with CoCo Beekeepers

National Drought

Crop Expenses Skyrocketing

Costs of Production of Food

Food Insecurity

Household food insecurity rates 2008-2010 California: 15.9% CoCo Food Bank Serves: 28% Children “From birth, the intake of vital nutrients is

essential to the growth and development of a healthy individual....has implications on a child’s future physical and mental health, academic achievement, and economic productivity.” www.FeedingAmerica.org

Food Bank Feeds 132,000 Per Month

Opportunity Costs to CCCSD ?? Could possibly rent Keiwitt Property Other 48 acre ranch rents for $100/month Can't rent while Clean Fill Project is underway Buchanan Airport Height and Density Restrictions Protected Streams on 2 Sides Migrating Birds Protected Site Protected Wetlands Zoned for Heavy Industrial

Other Possible Costs to CCCSD

EIR update Zoning Variance Application Recycled Water Used Signage Staff Time Board Members' Time Liability

Next Steps Fund-raise County Zoning Variance Install Irrigation Pipe Amend Soil (Oct-March) EIR Fencing Enhanced Plant Alfalfa (October) Harvest Alfalfa(Spring) Plant Vegetable Crops (Spring) Harvest Vegetable Crops (June-November)

Install Main Irrigation Pipes

Amend Soil with Compost

Rip Compacted Soil Adding Compost

Alfalfa Field

Alfalfa Hay Crop Every 6 Months

Enhance Fencing

Draft of Layout of Farm

June 2013: Community Health

Fall 2013: Community Invested