2016 Slides for Federal Glover and Rich Seithel

CoCo San Sustainable FarmCarolyn Phinney, Ph.D.

Bethallyn Black, M.A. & Robb Kingsbury, E.E.

A Project of AgLantis TM

Northern Waterfront Map

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District’s

Buffer Land

Farm Site Map

Trifecta of Global Crises

1. Food Shortage

2. Water Shortage

3. Global Warming

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

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)

DROUGHT: We Can’t Use Our Water Just Once

Part of a Global Solution?

1. Ag close to water reclamation facilities using

otherwise wasted Recycled Water (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. Sustainable/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 Greenhouses on Public Land Near Recycled Water Facilities

AgraTech Solar Light Greenhouse Lettuce

10% of the WaterUp To 40 Times the Productivity

AgraTech Solar Light Greenhouse

Kelly’s Solar Light Greenhouse Tomatoes

AgraTech Hydroponics Greenhouse Tomatoes

Hydroponics Greenhouse Equipment

GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Award Winning Science Projectshttp://www.hortidaily.com/article/28630/Dutch-students-awarded-for-Greenhouse-

Drones-project

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

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

FarmNo-Till, Regenerative Ag

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

BUILDING THEIR COMMUNITY

Mount Diablo BeeKeepers Will Keep Hives

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

SUSTAINABLE Ag and FOOD SYSTEMS DEGREES

By 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 Equity, 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. Reduce Nutritional Poverty6. Environmental Education7. Showcasing Green Businesses

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

OUR TEAM

NANA-DICTTA GRAVES

BETHALLYN BLACKM.A.

CAROLYN PHINNEY

Ph.D.

ROBB KINGSBURY

E.E.

MARTI CARLSON

MPA

Artist 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

[email protected]