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

World, State, County Nutritional Poverty

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

CoCo Food Bank Serves about 160,000 People/Month, 28% Children

Mt. Diablo Unified School District Serves 3,750,000 Meals/Year ~54% on Free or Reduced Lunch

UN predicts 6,000,000 will go to bed hungry by 2080

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

868 MILLION

Go to bed hungry on our planet every night

Up to 25% of Global Warming

Is caused by Agriculture (UN)

Problem 2 : Ag & Food Systems Cause Global Warming

1. 80-90% of ground and surface Water is used for Agriculture (USDA)

2. 19-29% of GHG emissions are due Ag & Food System (CCAFS.CIGAR)

3. 56% of non-CO2 emissions are due to Agriculture (CCAFS.CIGAR)

4. 28% of GHG are due to Transportation (much moves Ag) (EPA)

5. 32% of GHG are due to Electricity (much pumps water) (EPA)

6. 1.5 to 2% of GHG are due to fossil fuel based Fertilizer production and distribution (UN)

7. 18% of GHG emissions due to deforestation and other land use changes due to Ag (UN)

8. Up to 40% of Agriculture is lost between field and mouth (UN)

9. Up to 33% of Global Warming is due to the Food System (UN)

10. Up to 25% of Global Warming is due to Agriculture (UN)

IT IS UNSUSTAINABLE

Global Warming is Increasing the Food Crisis

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

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

Problem 3: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

• More drought years ahead

• Demand for water at all time high

• 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 UNSUSTAINABLE

https://watershed.ucdavis.edu/files/content/news/Economic_Impact_of_the_2014_California_Water_Drought.pdf

80-90% of Ground and Surface Water

Is Used by Agriculture (USDA)

1 TRILLION

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

We Can’t Use Our Water Just Once

Trifecta of Interacting Global Crises

1. Global Warming

2. Water Shortage

3. Food Shortage

Part of a Solution?

1. Locally grown, Urban Ag

2. Close to water reclamation facilities

3. Recycled Water (preferably high in nitrogen &

phorphorus)

4. High-tech Greenhouses

5. Bio-intensive, Permaculture methods

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)

Where Have We Been?March, 2011

Where Are We Going? Vegetable Field Crops

AgraTech Solar Light Agra Tech Greenhouse (Ours will be 144’ X 42’)

Hydroponics Greenhouse

HYDROPONIC TOMATOES

Hydroponic Greenhouse Tomatoes

Stems of Hydroponic Tomatoes

144’ X 42’ Greenhouse Donated by AgraTech

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

GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT TRAINING

HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION

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

HANDS-ON ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION

SHOWCASE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES

Benefit: 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

Benefit: REDUCE NUTRITIONAL POVERTY

Benefit: 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

Benefit: 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

• Green Manure Crop• 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

Center for Sustainable LivingVision of Architect Peter Vatkov (Concord)

Long-Term Vision:Center for Sustainable Living

Vision of Architect Peter Vatkov

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

Global Warming is Increasing the 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%

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

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

CURRENT METHODS CAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POPULATION