GreenWheel Gardens can produce crops at 6-8 times the current density rate in under-utilized urban building and warehouse space. Our method uses a fraction of the energy and water that traditional farming practices use. Our adoption of an urban setting for growth significantly reduces transportation costs. Our essential commitment to efficiency provides high produce to profit ratios. Our holistic approach to the ‘seed to table’ journey distinguishes our model from that of our competitors.

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2. What is GreenWheel Gardens?
GreenWheel Gardens (GWG) is a California-based corporation whose mission is to create
urban grow centers throughout inner cities in the United States. We grow exceptionally fresh
and healthy produce that we call “Better than Organic” because we grow under perfect
conditions and use no chemicals or pesticides.
GreenWheel Gardens re-purposes unoccupied building and warehouse space into agricultural
rich manufacturing sites, i.e. indoor urban grow centers or UGC. Our operational model is
based on a closed loop recycling system which means that there is little or no waste. We are a
“Greener than Green”, scalable, and completely sustainable business.
By utilizing cutting edge technologies previously not available, GreenWheel Gardens has
created innovative solutions to age old food production problems such as inclement weather,
floods, droughts, cold climates, and other food production uncertainties.
Our GreenWheel Gardens customer base includes food brokers, grocery chains, local markets,
food cooperatives, farmer markets, restaurants, government and other tertiary markets. We
believe the food your family consumes should be grown locally, and be pesticide and chemical
free.

3. Why GreenWheel Gardens?
Current food growing methodologies are not sustainable.
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Ground depletion of nutrients equals less healthy foods
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Increasing droughts throughout the US
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Water shortages across America
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Rising costs of fuel lead to higher food prices
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Increasing food shortages due to inclement weather
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Increasing recalls due to E. Coli and Salmonella
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Pesticides and chemicals harm the earth and your family
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Global warming brings with it unstable weather patterns

4. The Need for GreenWheel Gardens
These are some dramatic examples from the news world around us.
As drought widens, 50.3% of U. S. counties declared disaster areas
More than half of the counties in the United States have been designated as disaster
areas mainly because of the ongoing drought that has been ravaging the nation,
officials announced Wednesday. Disaster designations were signed for 218 more
counties in 12 states, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced... That brings
this year's total to 1,584 counties in 32 states; more than 90% of those designations
are due to drought conditions... (Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2012)
Severe Drought Seen as Driving Cost of Food Up
Scorching heat and the worst drought in nearly a half-century are threatening to
send food prices up, spooking consumers and leading to worries about global food
costs.... (New York Times, July 26, 2012)
Global Warming is Affecting Weather
Global warming is shifting precipitation patterns and also increasing evaporation
rates. These trends will create persistently drier conditions in some places, including
the American Southwest. At the same time, they will intensify the periodic droughts
that affect other regions of the country. These longer and drier droughts will have
major consequences for water supply, agriculture and wildlife.. . (National Wildlife
Federation website)

5. CSSA Crop Adaptation to Climate Change Report
“Climate change has far reaching implications for food security, health and safety, and
approaches are required for adapting to new climates. Impacts of climate change are
becoming evident and there is no indication that these will reverse in the foreseeable
future.
Action must be taken now to adapt in a timely manner and prevent unpredictable and
undesirable outcomes. New crop varieties, cropping systems, and agricultural
management strategies are needed to provide options to farmers to counterweight
these changes... (Crop Science Society of America – CSSA is an international scientific
society comprised of 6,000+ members with its headquarters in Madison, WI. The title
of the report is Position Statement on Crop Adaptation to Climate Change July 8,
2011)

6. How is GreenWheel Gardens the answer?
GreenWheel Gardens developed a balanced system that uses state of the art LED
technology, advanced hydroponic gardening techniques, as well as time proven
techniques for growing crops indoors. Our system is so advanced we can grow massive
amounts of produce in one-half the time.
Some of the advantages of growing produce locally on a hugely efficient commercial
scale within densely populated areas is that we bring exceptional healthy, tasty,
pesticide, chemical free produce into into the heart of a city environment without the
transportation cost. Produce is local and hence fresher.
GreenWheel Gardens is providing sustainable solutions, solutions that will make a
difference for people seeking a healthy alternative to the food in which they typically
have access now and with the smallest environmental footprint possible.

7. Closed Loop Cycle Efficiency

8. Reviewing the Numbers
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We choose to locate our grow wheel operations in inner city locations where rent
is typically low and as close to our distribution points as possible.
There is virtually no water waste with our grow wheels and we capture water
when possible.
Our state of the art lighting systems uses very little electricity. We can use solar
to supplement our electrical demands and run off peak hours.
One person can manage twenty five machines or more. Each machine makes a
profit, therefore the more machines we have in operation the greater the profit.
In a 40,000 square foot warehouse, we can fit 165 machines that can grow 600,000 to
750,000-plus pounds of high end produce per year. Our minimum price point for each
crop we grow is $3.50 per pound. Therefore, in one warehouse we can grow between
$2,100,000 to $2,625,000 worth of produce with minimal overhead. As a result, our
financial projections predict that we will be highly profitable.

9. By law, we cannot promise any level of return on your investment. As such, these
numbers reflect our best judgment and what we anticipate in terms of future earnings
as a result GreenWheel Gardens operations.
We base all of our projections on current market and experience but the fact is we
don't have a crystal ball, that said, what we can say for a fact is that food prices are
unlikely to go down, that water is a precious commodity, that we are running out of
viable farm lands, and people are going hungry.

10. Reasons to Invest in GreenWheel Gardens
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Highly profitable
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Scalable
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Sustainable
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Environmentally sound
We know change must happen and we are working to make that change
happen in positive way. GreenWheel Gardens is determined to put food
on people's tables and help create a healthier future for our children and
for you.
GreenWheel Gardens Urban Farms, LLC 2014
www.gwgfoods.com