CoCo San Sustainable FarmCarolyn Phinney, Ph.D.Bethallyn Black, M.A.

A Project of AgLantis TM

Farm Area Map

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District’s

Buffer Land

Farm Site Map

Zoned Heavy Industrial (H1)

CoCo San Sustainable Farm: March, 2011

A Project of AgLantis TM

Clean Fill: Lab Tested

CoCo San Sustainable Farm: January 2012

MLK Day of Action

Farm 2012 Lease Signed

868 MILLION HUNGRY

Go to bed hungry on our planet every night

NUTRITIONAL POVERTYDevastates Development and Health

Across the LifespanIt costs $1 a day to feed a child a salad;

35 cents for pizza

• Most schools and many families cannot afford sufficient fresh produce for health

• The Food Bank cannot get enough fresh vegetables because they are highly perishable and unavailable locally

Local Food Crisis CoCo Food Bank Serves about 160,000/Month,

28% Children

Mt. Diablo Unified School District Serves 3,750,000 Meals/Year, all with produce, but much is not fresh with depleted nutritional value

Household Food Insecurity in 2008-2010 in California: 15.9%

CURRENT METHODS CAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POPULATION

Global Food Crisis

1 in 8 are hungry; 12%; 868 million (UN: FAO 2010-2012)

UN predicts 6,000,000 will be hungry by 2080

UN says worldwide food production must increase 70% in next 50 years

Yields from rain-dependent agriculture could be down by 50 percent by 2020 (IPCC) http://www.unwater.org/statistics/

CURRENT Ag CAN NOT SUSTAIN THE WORLD’S POPULATION

80-90% of Ground and Surface Water

Is Used by Agriculture (USDA)

Global Warming is Causing a Water Crisis

UC Davis, July 15, 2014

• 3rd driest year in CA on record• Surface water reduced by 1/3• 6.6 million acre-feet shortage of surface water• Ag pumped extra 5 million acre-feet of groundwater at a cost $454 million• Groundwater use increased from 31% to 53% of Ag needs• $810 million lost in crop revenue• 2.2 Billion Total loss in revenue to California• 17,100 Jobs lost

IT IS UNSUSTAINABLEhttps://watershed.ucdavis.edu/files/content/news/Economic_Impact_of_the_2014_California_Water_Drought.pdf

Up to 25% of Global Warming

Is caused by Agriculture (UN)

Ag & Food Systems Cause Global Warming

1. 80-90% of ground and surface Water is used for Ag (USDA)2. 28% of GHG are due to Transportation (much moves Ag) (EPA)

3. 32% of GHG are due to Electricity (much pumping water) (EPA)

4. 1.5 to 2% of GHG are due to fossil fuel based Fertilizer production and distribution (UN)

5. 18% of GHG emissions due to Deforestation and other land use changes due to Ag (UN)

6. Up to 40% of Agriculture is Lost between field and mouth (UN)

Up to 33% of Global Warming is due to the Food System (UN)IT IS UNSUSTAINABLE

Global Warming is Increasing Drought,

Food Shortages, Prices & Nutritional Poverty

1 in 8 are hungry; 12%; 868 million (UN: FAO 2010-2012)

UN says worldwide food production must increase 70% in next 50 years

1 in 8 Contra Costa residents receive food from Food Bank

About 42% of the children in MDUSD receive free or reduced lunch

CURRENT Ag CAN NOT SUSTAIN THE WORLD’S POPULATION

Trifecta of Global Crises

1. Food Shortage

2. Water Shortage

3. Global Warming

Part of a Global Solution?

1. Ag close to water reclamation facilities using

otherwise wasted Recycled Water (preferably still

high in nitrogen & phosphorus)

2. High-tech Hydroponic/Aquaponic Greenhouses

3. Locally grown, Urban Ag, reducing transportation

and loss farm to mouth, possibly on Public Land

4. Regenerative Agriculture Methods

CoCo San Sustainable Farm’s SolutionWe deploy under-utilized resources to nearly eliminate

4 of the major costs of food production: LAND, WATER, FERTILIZER, and TRANSPORTATION

• Medium sized farm on urban public buffer land

• Recycled, agricultural-grade water

• Recycled water provides free fertilizer

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

Breaking Out of the Box, A New Solution:

Urban Farming in a City on Public Land Near Recycled Water Facilities

DROUGHT: We Can’t Use Our Water Just Once

Gallons of Recycled Water Discharged

From the Greater Bay AreaInto Our Waterways Each Day?

2.7 Billion Gallons/Day

Source: Don Berger, P.E.Former Recycled Water CoordinatorCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District

Personal Communication 2012

1 TRILLION GALLONS

(> 3 Million Acre Feet)

Gallons of Reclaimed Water are Thrown into the Greater San Francisco Bay Each Year (Don Berger)

Fresh Produce from Field Crops Grown with Recycled Agricultural

Grade Water (Title 22)

Hydroponics Greenhouse

AgraTech Solar Light Greenhouse Lettuce

10% of the WaterUp To 40 Times the Productivity

AgraTech Solar Light Greenhouse

Kelly’s Solar Light Greenhouse Tomatoes

Kelly, Fulton Greenhouse Owner & Manager

AgraTech Hydroponics Greenhouse Tomatoes

Hydroponics Greenhouse Equipment

HANDS-ON, INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE EDUCATION

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

HANDS-ON ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION

CONSERVATION & CLIMATE SCIENCE

1. Soil Conservation2. Carbon Sequestration3. Reducing Carbon footprint of food system

1. Growing and delivering locally2. Nutrients in recycled water3. Sustainable methods4. Water not pumped long distances

4. Environmental Education5. Weather6. Hands-on S.T.E.A.M.7. Recycled Water8. Showcasing Green Businesses

LEARN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES

GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT TRAINING

ART & AFRICAN DANCE“The Market Scene”

Wall Fountain Made of Recycled Materials in Pittsburg, CA

by Nana-Dictta Graves

AFRICAN DANCENana-Dictta Graves

IMPROVE HEALTH, BUILD POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE, SELF-WORTH

BUILDING THEIR COMMUNITY

Our Business Startup Model: Financially Self-Sustaining in 5-6 Years

1. CSAs

2. Events

3. Sales to Food Bank and Schools

4. Potted Plants & Seedlings

5. Other Businesses’ Products

6. Advertising

7. Agri-tourism

SCALABLE

>1 TRILLION GALLONS WASTED(Over 3 Million Acre Feet)

in Greater Bay Area Every Year

5,000+ ACRES BUFFER LANDin Contra Costa County

160,000 HUNGRY; 25% CHILDRENin Contra Costa County

What’s Ahead?

CLASSES

• Farm Design• Farm Business Planning• Irrigation & Hydrology• Soil & Water Science• Permaculture & Food

Forests• Crops & Climate• Entrepreneurship• Sustainable Food Systems

Education & Careers

HANDS-ON

• Plant Propagation• Design Teaching Gardens• Planting an Edible Forest• Planting Bee Gardens• Soil Amending & Mulching• Irrigation Management

College of Marin: Indian Valley FarmBethallyn Black’s Prior Teaching

FarmNo-Till

Mount Diablo BeeKeepers Will Keep Hives

SUSTAINABLE Ag and FOOD SYSTEMS DEGREESBy Bethallyn Black, M.A.

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

QUADRUPLE BOTTOM LINE: Environmental, Educational, Social, Economic

1. Using Recycled Water otherwise discharged into the Bay2. Conservation of Soil3. Plants sequester Carbon4. Reducing carbon footprint of food system

A. Growing and delivering locallyB. Natural fertilizer in recycled waterC. Sustainable methods (e.g.,No-Till), IPM) D. Water not pumped long distances

5. Environmental Education6. Showcasing Green Businesses

OUR TEAM

THERESASLAMAN

B.A.

BETHALLYN BLACKM.A.

CAROLYN PHINNEY

Ph.D.

ROBB KINGSBURY

E.E.

MARTI CARLSON

MPA

Treasurer Vice-PresidentTreasurer

President Secretary Consultant

Artistic Director

Farm & EducationDirector

Executive Director

OrganicFarmerVeteran

Internship Director

KEY PARTNERS

CoCo San Sustainable FarmA Project of AgLantis TM

Carolyn Phinney, Ph.D.President, Executive Director

&Bethallyn Black, M.A.Vice-President, Treasurer

SustainableFarm@comcast.netwww.Salads4Schools.org