1. Building the Infrastructure for the
Next Generation of Farming…
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2. Introductions
• Matthew C. (Quint)
Redmond
o Owner The TSR Group Inc.
o Masters Urban and Regional Planning
o Masters Landscape Architecture
o BS Geology
o Worked through Grad School as Ranch Hand
• Jennifer G. Redmond
o Owner The TSR Group Inc.
o Masters Urban and Regional Planning
o BS Biology
o Raised on 100 acre farm in Pennsylvania
o (The smart one)
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3. The TSR Group Inc.
• Design/Development Firm
o Sustainable Development Management
o Land Planning
o Civil Engineering
o Feasibility
o Natural Resources
o Ag Estate Planning
o Conservation Easements
o Real Estate Litigation Support
o US Department of Justice
o Natural Resources Litigation
o 3D Modeling
o Landscape Construction
o Agricultural Construction
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4. It is in the News Daily…
• Multiple
Environmental and
Cultural Issues
o Carbon Footprint
o Ethanol/Biofuels
o Food Cost
o Food Safety/Security
o Social/Community
o Global Warming
o Water Availability
o Water Quality
o Sustainability
o Economy
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5. The Question Before Us…
• We are entering the
first period in history
since the beginning of
the industrial
How will we use this land on revolution that the
a land surface of the
planet must provide all
square foot by square foot of the resources for
basis? basic human needs:
o Food
o Shelter
o Transportation
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6. Resource Consumption
• The Carbon Triangle TM
o Ternary Diagram 100%
o Measures 3 variables
• Humans have three physical needs:
Food
o Shelter
o Transportation
0
o Food t
p or Sh
ns elt
T ra er
100% 100%
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7. The Carbon Triangle TM
• Typical Suburban
100%
o High Food Cost as all
calories are imported
or ‘Go Out’ to eat
o Average Transport cost
for typical commute
Food
o High Shelter Cost due
to aging product +
infrastructure with few
BTU saving
0
improvements
o rt
sp Sh
an e lt
Tr er
100% 100%
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8. The Carbon Triangle TM
• Typical Suburban
Industrial Farmer
100%
o Some Food produced
High Food Cost as all
on site, are imported
calories protein on site.
o or ‘Go Out’ to eat
High Transport cost
o due to remote location
Average Transport cost
from typical urban
for typical commute
Food
o resources
High Shelter Cost due
o Improved Shelter with
to aging product +
off-grid services
infrastructure with few
(electricity,
BTU saving well, etc.)
0
improvements
o rt
sp Sh
an e lt
Tr er
100% 100%
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9. The Carbon Triangle TM
• Typical Scenario
T.O.D. Suburban
Industrial Farmer
100%
o Somefood Cost
High Food cost, as all
Food produced
completely imported
on site, areimported +
calories protein on site.
o more Transport cost
or ‘Gorestaurant cost
High Out’ to eat
o Low Transport cost
due to remote location
Average Transport cost
with typical urban
from development
for typical commute
Food
o associated Cost due
resources with transit
High Shelter
o hub
Improved Shelter with
to aging product +
o Low Shelter Cost
off-grid services due
infrastructure with few
to multi-family unit
(electricity,
BTU saving well, etc.)
0
amortization
improvements
o rt
sp Sh
an e lt
Tr er
100% 100%
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10. The Carbon Triangle TM
• Typical Scenario
Agriburbia
T.O.D. Suburban
Industrial Farmer
100%
o Very food Cost
SomeFood cost, as all
High Low Food cost as
Food produced
33% of are is on site.
completely imported
on site, proteinlocally
calories dietimported +
o grown Out’ harvested
more Transport cost
or ‘Gorestaurant cost
High and to eat
o Low Transport cost
due to remote location
Average Transport cost
costs for commute
with typical urban
from development to
for typical commute
Food
o jobs outside Cost
associated the due
resources with transit
High Shelter
o development
hub
Improved Shelter with
to aging product +
o Very Low Shelter
Low Shelter Cost cost
off-grid services due
infrastructure with few
due saving
to multi-family
(electricity, well, etc.)
BTU to modern unit
0
construction
amortization and
improvements on
o rt
an
sp Sh site utility production
Tr e lt
er (wind, p.v., etc.)
100% 100%
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11. Agriburbia Concept
• Agriburbia™ addresses all
three components of basic
human need.
Food • Agriburbia™ combines the
positive social, cultural, physical
and financial characteristics from
both urban and rural lifestyles to
create an entirely new land use
concept.
HUMAN NEEDS
• Agriburbia™ integrates food
production as an integral element
Shelter in the community design, social
Transport network, and financial viability of
the neighborhood.
• Agriburbia™ includes
characteristics of New Urbanism,
Historic Preservation, and other
progressive, environmentally
sustainable principles of real
estate development.
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12. How did we get here…
• Landscape Design Philosophy and Characteristics from 18th century
Europe - to flaunt one’s excess land - have become embedded into
our modern society.
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13. Today we have this…
• 31 million acres of lawn
annually require:
o 300 million gallons of gas
o 1 billion hours of labor
o $17 billion a year industry
• All of this lawn is prime
farmland that is
naturally fertile or
amended and irrigated
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14. 30 Million New Farmers…
• There is a national
call for new
farmers…
• The number is
between 0 and 100
million, depending
on who you
believe…
• These will be both
full time and part
time farmers…but
totally committed to
agriculture…
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15. A luxury we can no longer afford…
• In a traditional
subdivision, only a small
percentage of the actual
land area is taken up
with buildings and
roads…the rest is left to
public and private
outdoor space. This
“space amenity”
consumes water, labor
and land - without
providing economic
return or contributing to
essential human needs.
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16. 13 Million Acres Short (currently)
The US is 13 Million Acres
Short of Vegetables and
Fruits to Meet Current
Population Dietary
Recommended Intake
** Does not account for Future Population Growth
** Based on revised USDA DRI allowance & the
American Farmland Trust (2010)
• Colorado Population: 5,024,748 (about 1.6% of US)
• By Population Colorado Needs 208,000 Additional Acres
• 208,000 Acres of Farm = 104,000 Jobs
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17. 38 Seasons . . . .
• To Feed 50% more People by 2050
(World Pop.: 9 Billion)
• To Develop Infrastructure
• To Develop Skills
• FAO (UN) Convened First G-8
Farming Summit in 2009
o agriculture and food security at the core
of the international agenda. . .
• The Food Problem is Twofold
o Volume
o Proximity
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18. Agriburbia Principles…
• No Net Loss of agricultural value or revenue ("Green
Fields" development), or
• Production of a significant portion of dietary
requirements (up to 50%) grown within or in the
immediate surrounding area of the community
• Provide commercially viable opportunities for enhanced
self-sufficiency and local market growing
• Integrate Sustainable Energy Practices including solar,
wind, geothermal and others,
• Incorporate established financial mechanisms such as
Metropolitan Districts and Community Associations, to
build and manage both traditional infrastructure (streets,
water, sewer) and agricultural infrastructure (irrigation,
machinery).
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19. Agriburbia Locations
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20. Example Agriburbia Project…
Milliken, CO
Preliminary Plat
Approved
South Platte
Development Site
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21. Example Agriburbia Project…
Project Total Area 618
Acres
Previous or Currently
Tilled Land 522.6
Acres flood-irrigated
commodities
Approx. $350,000
annual revenue
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22. Example Agriburbia Project…
Agriburbia Design
Commercial Areas
Town Center, Community
Gathering Place,
Transportation Hub
Live/Work Condos
¼ Acre Lots
1 Acre Lots
2 Acres Lots
Total 994 Dwelling units
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23. Example Agriburbia Project…
Agriburbia Design
994 Dwelling units
Variety of housing
types and mix of
uses
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24. Example Agriburbia Project…
104.6 Acres of Natural
Area / Habitat
Re-vegetation of 23
acres of previously
tilled land back to
nature
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25. Example Agriburbia Project…
30.1 Acres of active
and passive parks,
recreation areas,
and interconnected
pedestrian trail
system
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26. Example Agriburbia Project…
113.3 Acres of Civic
Farms
-Publicly owned
-Cash crop
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27. Example Agriburbia Project…
38.4 more Acres of
Civic Farms
(oil/gas well heads)
-commonly owned
-”truck” crops
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28. Example Agriburbia Project…
151.7 Total Acres of
Civic Farmland
Farm Contract/Lease
managed by Metro
District or Community
Association ($50k,
New House, Share
Net)
$1.5 million for drip
irrigation funding in
Metro District
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29. Example Agriburbia Project…
108 Acres of
Steward Farms
-privately owned
-”truck” crops
Also included in Farm
Contract
Dual water system potable
and non-potable water
stub-outs to each lot
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30. Example Agriburbia Project…Summary
259.7 Acres total Civic and
Steward Farm Lands
49.7% of previously tilled
land can still be in
production with high
yielding intensive vegetable
and perennial crops and
export crops
Net agricultural value:
-Civic Farm $906,048
-Steward Farm $1,176,120
$2,082,168
1/3 of typical agricultural
water usage
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31. Proforma: Net Agriculture + Development
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
$(2,000,000)
$(4,000,000)
AG NET DEV NET
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32. Carbon Database: Counting Calories
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33. Carbon Database: Counting Calories
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34. Carbon Database: Counting Calories
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35. High Quality Professional Careers…
• This project creates
between 3 to 7
professional farm
management jobs…
• 150 dedicated skilled
labor opportunities…
• Numerous value add
opportunities, food
prep, canning,
storage etc…
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36. Living in Agriburbia – Ag Alleys
• Ag Infrastructure for Health and
Exercise
• Steward Farm Service Access
• Alley Nodes provide Shade and
Rest Areas at ¼ miles
• Rear Lot Access Maintains clean
and clear street frontage
• Farm Service Maintains
Productive and Ornamental
Areas
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37. Living in Agriburbia – Steward Farms
• Create Jobs!
• Multiple Scale and
Infrastructure Solutions
• Sustainable Large Lots
• Agrarian Luxury, Lush
1 Acre Steward Farm Landscape, “Napa
Valley”
5 Acre Steward Farm
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38. Sample Backyard Steward Farm Plot
Traditional streetscape
driveway
garage
house
• Small, Medium, Large
Lawn & play area Lot options
• 10’ x 10’ planting module
Vegetables, grape vines, fruit trees
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39. Living in Agriburbia – Agritecture
• “The Barn Ratio” – having
enough creative and productive
space in your own home
• Designed for Jeffersonian
Lifestyle
• ADU Options
• Housing Products Accommodate
Wide Range of Markets
• Flexible Interior Uses
• Spaces for Harvest, & Cleaning
Mud Rooms, Outdoor Sinks
• Multiple Buildings Activate
Outdoor Occupancy, Ownership,
and Enjoyment
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40. The Canteen – the New Mercantile
• A Central Resource for Local Food and Community
• Commercial Kitchen (an essential resource for local food)
o Cooking Classes, Food Preservation/Processing, Retail Sale Resource
• The General Store – Café, Retail Food Sales, Baked Goods
o Farming & Cooking Supplies
o Retails Food, Products, and Goods from Surrounding Communities
• Tools and Implements - Rental & Storage for Civic Farm Operations
o Green Houses for Steward Farm Starts
o Consolidated Protein and Dairy Civic Operations (chickens, goats, sheep, etc.)
• Meeting Rooms, Class Rooms – Flexible Meeting Spaces
o Health, Nutrition and Wellness Programs/Classes, (Exercise Equipment, Training)
o The School Comes to You! – Classrooms for visiting Teachers
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41. Building Agriburbia
The TSR Group Inc.
Sustainable Design/Development
Land and Resource Planning & Engineering
Holding Company
TSR Agristruction, LLC. Agriburbia, LLC (501c3)
pending
Design Build Operate R&D Ag-Funding
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42. Building Agriburbia TSR Agristruction LLC.
Nutrition/Ag Infrastructure Consulting
Agricultural Construction & Irrigation
Food Distribution and Supply, Food Prep
Design Build Operate
ENTITLEMENT AND PLANNING CONTRUCTION - DESIGN-BUILD FARM OPERATIONS & SERVICES
Platte River Village: Milliken, CO Denver & Surrounding Area Denver & Surrounding Area
Riverfront: City of Evans, CO • Hazel Rah Farm (Watercourse) • Hazel Rah Farm (Watercourse)
Held; Johnstown, CO • DIA Test Farm • DIA Test Farm
The Farmstead, Granite Quarry, NC • Private Steward Farms (3) • Private Steward Farms (3)
• DPS Campuses (2) • DPS Campuses (2)
CARMA – Solterra, Midtown • Table Mountain Farms • Table Mountain Farms
DR Horton – Ho’opili (Oahu) Douglas County Douglas County
• CALF: 1 Acre Farm, Green House • CALF:1 Acre Farm, Green House
• Research Orchard Houses
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43. TSR Agristruction LLC. Build Operate
Design/Build Ag Infrastructure
Productive and Ornamental Landscape
• Due-diligence: “Arability”
• (soils, water, irrigation, access, zoning)
• Design, Specification, Zoning, Permitting
• Construction / Installation
Land Readied for Intensive
Agriculture
Land Lease Professional Farm Operation
Owner receives direct payment Owner pays for farm operations
for land and water (time and materials)
(All consumables, expertise, Owner keeps all produce
and supply chain provided)
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44. Agriburbia, LLC
Agriburbia, LLC (501c3)
pending
Fundamental and Applied Research at the
Intersection of Agriculture and Real Estate
Research & Development Funding (SBA Loan Service)
• Community Food Fraction (CFF) • SBA - Steward Farm Loans
• Ho'opili HI CFF • Small Farmer Loans and Funding
• Douglas County CFF • USDA Small Farmer Loans
• Caloric Proximity / Resource Analysis • Sustainable Development Grant Programs
• Metabolic Distance Modeling • Houston Land/Water Sustainability Forum
• Calories per Acre Foot of Water • Integrated with Health and Nutrition Programs
• Agriculture Infrastructure Planning • Tri-County Health
• One Prize Finalist 2010 • Mid-Scale Agriculture Support
• Irrigation Methods and Technologies • CSU / AG Extension Offices
• Houston LID Competition - Finalist
• Sustainable Building and Agronomic Practice
• Renewable Energy Technologies
• NAIOP Challenge 2009 Rooney Valley –
Green Tech Center
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45. Research Agenda Theory
• Fundamental and Applied Research at the
Intersection of Agriculture and Real Estate
o Comparative Agricultural Geography (GIS Based)
o Food Security Planning
• Community Food FractionTM (Caloric Proximity)
• Irrigation and Water Security (Calories per Acre/Foot)
o Agricultural Infrastructure (Land / Water / Labor)
o Carbon Consumption Modeling
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46. Research Agenda Actionable Questions
• Food Security Planning (Health / Nutrition)
o Caloric Need (by Census Tract) How many Calories do we need and WHERE do we
need them?
o What is the most efficient way to create and provide those calories to those locations?
Food Security (Distributed Model)
• Agricultural Infrastructure
o Farm Tenure/Real Estate Value
• How do we make land, water and infrastructure available in specific locations?
o Job Creation/Labor
• How do we create value for individuals and businesses? (Localized Supply
Chain Economics) Assisted Farming, Nutrition Companies
• Agrarian Training, labor sources, immigration
o Water Consumption/Calories Per Acre Foot
• Irrigation Infrastructure – Will the current infrastructure support the WHERE?
• Water Law – Will the Legal Framework Provide for HOW?
• Carbon Consumption
o How do we do this in a resource constrained environment
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47. Food Security Planning (Health / Nutrition)
• Caloric Proximity is a Real
Estate Question
• Community Food FractionTM
• How many calories does your
community consume? (Caloric
Need by Census Tract)
• How many calories does your
community produce?
• How much food could you
produce if needed and what
kind? (What do your codes
look like?)
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48. Agricultural Infrastructure (Existing Supply Chain)
• Food Distributors
Land Rents
$.04
Control Supply Chain
• Food producers receive
less than 1/5 of every
Farmer
$.19 dollar
• Less than 1.5% of the
Packaging
$.32
population are farmers
Marketing • Classic Distribution
$.16
Model and
Development
Infrastructure is
Transport Energy Antiquated and
$.16 $.14
Vulnerable (weather,
security, safety, etc.)
Source: USDA Food Marketing Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer (2006)
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49. Agricultural Infrastructure (Future Supply Chain)
• Food Producers Control
Land Rents
Supply Chain
$.04 Land
Rents • Land Owners Receive
$.12 More Income/Rent
Farmer
$.19 • Localized Production is
More Robust Delivery
Packaging
$.32
Model
Marketing • Future Nutrition Model
$.16
Requires Alternative
Farm Operator $.88
(Nutrition Company)
Development
Infrastructure
Transport Energy (Agriburbia)
$.16 $.14
• Micro Farming Creates
More Jobs!
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50. Agricultural Infrastructure (Water)
• Which Uses Would You
Pursue if You Wanted
Irrigation to Save Large Amounts
(surface) of Water?
73.1%
• Calories Per Acre/Foot
Irrigation
(sprinkler)
17.2%
Public 7.1%
Domestic 0.5%
Industry 1.0%
Therm. Electric 1.1%
Source: USGS Estimated Water Use in the US, 2004 (Colorado Statistics)
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51. Carbon Triangle
100%
• Agriburbia
o Balance Community Needs
with Accessible Resources
o Allocate and Use Natural
Food Resources Sparingly
o Develop Local Economy
o Create Jobs
o Productive Communities
create social networks and
0 increase security
o rt o Local Food Production
sp Sh
an e lt Networked with Adjacent
Tr er
Communities
100% 100%
o Grow to Eat or Trade
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52. Trans-Disciplinary Nature
Pharmacology
Mining Biological Sciences
Forestry Surgical Medicine Radiology
Physical Sciences Protein
Health Sciences
Natural Resources Diet
Engineering Ground Water SCIENCE Fiber
Exercise
Wellness Activity
Applied Sciences Soil Science
Aging
Nutrition Labor
Civil Engineering Water Horticulture Calories Immigration
Agronomy Organics Green Collar
Hydraulic Modeling Job Creation
Irrigation Wind
Photography Marketing
Solar Energy
Fine Arts
ARTS
Retail Trade Communications
Pottery Planning Infrastructure
Sculpture Real Estate Heavy
Painting
Architecture Land Use
Mixed Use
BUSINESS Construction
Proforma Transportation
Watercolor Applied Arts Commercial Construction
Commercial Design
Landscape Architecture Lending Finance Sewer
Utilities
Residential Development
Ornamental Insurance
Affordable Housing Mortgage
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53. Trans-Disciplinary Nature (Economics)
• WHAT do we need to eat? (Health/Nutrition)
• WHERE do we Eat it? (Geography). . then. . .
• How do we get LAND there?
(Business/Real
Estate/Design)
• How do we get WATER
there? (Design/Engineering)
• How do we get LABOR
there? (Business/Law)
• How do we GROW it there?
(Agriculture/Agronomy)
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54. Summary
o Agriburbia is design movement and economic model that
advocates for private development and re-development which
integrates aspects of Agrarianism, along with contemporary
design methods and other environmentally sound principals of
real estate development. It combines the positive cultural,
physical and financial characteristics from both the urban and
rural ends of the landuse spectrum to create an entirely new
designation. Agriburbia incorporates professional food
production as a key element in the community design, social
network, and financial viability of the development. Agriburbia
provides a commercially viable mechanism for individuals and
businesses to become more self sufficient and create truly
sustainable communities.
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55. Benefits of Agriburbia…
•Agriburbia provides an opportunity for farmland owners to
participate in a development
•Provides excellent opportunities for high quality professional
agricultural farm jobs and contracts with less financial risk
•Smoothes Revenue Curves and helps absorption
•Brings better infrastructure and services, such as medical and
educational support to rural areas
•Sustainable, best practices available for energy, water and
land use
•Self-sufficient communities, strengthens access to basic
human needs (food, shelter, transportation)
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56. Land Use Issues…
• We must measure our habitation and
integration with the planet using much finer
units (Square feet vs. Acres)
• We need to address all three human need
components with every decision.
• In the future there will be Three different
Agricultures…
• Industrialized Commodities & Fuels
• Local and Regional Food (CSA or other)
• Individual Urban Agriculture
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57. The future…
• We need to connect more
of the population to the
land and to the source of
their food. (It will provide
greater mutual respect for
all concerned)
• We (urbanites and
farmers) need to teach our
kids to know and love the
land, (even if it is a only a
quarter acre lot)
• It is not necessarily the
size of the farm, it is
quality of the products and
margins on the revenue for
the amount of effort and
inputs…
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58. Quote from Thomas Jefferson…before oil…
1785 Oct. 28.
"It is not too soon to
provide by every possible
means that as few as
possible shall be without a
little portion of land. The
small landholders are the
most precious part of a
state." (TJ to James
Madison, B.8.682)
As professional farmers, suburbanites, and city
dwellers, we need to work together to use our
resources as wisely as possible – land, water, and
human ingenuity - to prosper in the coming days.
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59. All Purpose
May 5, 2011
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