Food (agriculture) production and distribution is estimated to cause approximately 25% of global warming (UN), which is causing drought in many areas. Agriculture uses 80% of the ground and surface water, increasing the water shortage. AgLantis is creating an urban farm right in the middle of heavy industry and will use hydroponic greenhouse production which yields as much as 40 times the produce using 10% of the water. The farm is on unused public buffer land, uses recycled agricultural grade water and is an innovate, replicable solution that dramatically decreases the carbon and water footprint of food production and distribution. Using recycled water high in nitrogen and phosphorus also eliminates the need for fossil fuel based fertilizers. The UN estimates 40% of agriculture is lost from farm-to-mouth. Growing in urban centers dramatically decreases that loss, much of which is due to long distane transportation.

1. CoCo San Sustainable Farm
Carolyn Phinney, Ph.D.
President and Executive Director
A Project of AgLantis TM

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 868 MILLION
Go to bed hungry on our planet every night

5. Up to 25% of Global Warming
Is caused by Agriculture (UN)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 80-90% of
Ground and Surface Water
Is Used by Agriculture (USDA)

10. 1 TRILLION
Gallons of Reclaimed Water are Thrown into the
Greater San Francisco Bay Each Year (Don Berger)

11. We Can’t Use Our Water Just Once

12. Trifecta of Interacting Global Crises
1. Global Warming
2. Water Shortage
3. Food Shortage

13. 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

14. 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.

15. Northern Waterfront

16. Keiwitt Property Area Map

17. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District’s
Buffer Land

18. Zoned Heavy Industrial (H1)

19. SUSTAINABLE URBAN Ag
On Public Buffer Land (ZONED H-1)

20. Where Have We Been?
March, 2011

21. Where Are We Going?
Vegetable Field Crops

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

23. Hydroponics Greenhouse

24. HYDROPONIC TOMATOES

25. Hydroponic Greenhouse Tomatoes

26. Stems of Hydroponic Tomatoes

27. 144’ X 42’ Greenhouse Donated by AgraTech

28. 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

29. GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT TRAINING

30. HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION
• Soils Science
• Water Science
• Meteorology
• Physics
• Nutrition
• Hydrology
• Chemistry
• Plant Biology

31. HANDS-ON ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION

32. SHOWCASE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES

33. 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

34. Benefit: REDUCE NUTRITIONAL POVERTY

35. 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 system
1. 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

36. Benefit: ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY

37. 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

38. NEXT 3 YEARS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
• Fencing
• Irrigation
• Greenhouse
• Hydroponic Equipment
• Barn
MAJOR PLANTINGS
• Green Manure Crop
• Citrus Trees
• Teaching Gardens
• Edible Forest
• Herb Gardens

39. OUR TEAM
STEVE
HOEFT
M.S.
BETHALLYN
BLACK
M.A.
CAROLYN
PHINNEY
Ph.D.
JOHN
MERCURIO
M.P.A.
MARTI
CARLSON
B.A.
Treasurer Vice-President President Secretary Management
Science
Education
Farm
Manager
Executive
Director
Public
Adminstrator
Internship
Director

40. KEY PARTNERS

41. Center for Sustainable Living
Vision of Architect Peter Vatkov (Concord)

42. Long-Term Vision:
Center for Sustainable Living
Vision of Architect Peter Vatkov

43. CoCo San Sustainable Farm
A 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

44. 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