Fish It Forward, Baltimore Community Run Farm for Food Security

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Community run aquaponics farm in Baltimore Maryland by a non-profit organization for food security via sustainable organic hydroponics and aquaculture.

Transcript of Fish It Forward, Baltimore Community Run Farm for Food Security

June 2013

Our Vision

To transform the world’s hungry and oppressed intowell fed, productive members of their societies.

To provide struggling communities with thetechnology to grow fish and vegetables and feed thousands of people; to teach these people to sustain and expand this technology, become self sufficient, and feed thousands more.

Our Mission

Contents

Food Security

The Challenge

Our Objective

Technology

Sustainable Community Matrix

Organization & Business Model

Leadership

Investment Opportunity

Contacts

Jun 28, 2013

Food Security

“When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.”

(World Health Organization)

• Food insecurity exists in 17.4 million households in America. • 925 million people on Earth are undernourished

(13.6% of 6.8 billion people)

(World Hunger Education Service, 2010)

Globally, 1 in 7 people go to bed hungry each day

In the US, 1 out of every 8 children under the age of 12 goes to bed hungry every night

The Challenge

To increase and sustain food security for families and communities

To combat the impacts of low food security on society• Poverty, famine, & disease• Drained emotional & mental resources• Impaired educational success for children• Threats to the foundations of family, social, religious,

& community structures

Added Stats from the USDA report , Household Food Security in the United States, 2009, published November 2010. Full report is available at www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR108/ERR108.pdf)

Our Objective

Bringing food security…• People - and a company - committed to

a world mission:Sustainable, affordable, local food solutions

Simple, proven, integrated technology

Expert academic, business, and system support

Resourceful, responsible environmental profile

Community and family engagement and opportunity

…to world families• A mission to reduce community hunger, improve nutritional

health, and raise economic quality of life• One village community, one village, one family at a time

Technology

Sustainable, effective, farm system

Turn-key Food Production Facility (FPF)• Aquaculture system cultivating

25,000 to 200,000 pounds of fish per year. • Integrated hydroponics greenhouse nourished by

fertile aquaculture effluent• Urban warehouse/factory• Office building/school

(could make use of an abandoned facility)• Rural greenhouse

• A closed loop, self sustaining, organic food system

How it Works

Sustainable Technology – How it Works

CommunityImpact

Education

• Science• Business• Environment• Nutrition

Community Programs

Employment

• Facility construction/operations commercial activities/teaching

• Construction/maintenance/security

• Food product marketing/restaurants/grocery stores

• Herbs/vegetables/fish

Science &

Research

• Water purification/soil management

• Renewable energy design & installation

• Vermiculture

Economic Development

Sustainable Community Matrix

Phase

2

• Soup kitchen support

• Healthcare• Parenting• Recreation

programs

LOCAL GLOBALTO

Organization & Business Model

• 501 C-3 corporation• Kingsville, Maryland, May 2013• George T. Hudnet, Jr. – Founder

• Global non-profit organization• Privately funded through grants, contributions,

in-kind, and institutional donations• Committed to strict governance, business ethics,

& financial sustainability• Board of Directors• Board of Advisors• Expert Advisors

Leadership

George T. Hudnet, Jr., Founder• Born and raised in Baltimore, MD• Johns Hopkins University, Engineering• Co-founder, Caribbean Missions Project• GM, Baltimore RESCO

$200-million renewable energy/aquaculture facility

• Board of Directors• Board of Advisors• Expert Advisors

List of Advisory Board

Investment Opportunity

• Become part of a local-to-global network of non-profit initiatives dedicated to establishing cost-effective, healthy sustainable food systems and the creation of jobs;

• Join a world wide initiative committed to building community food security with renewable resources, sound economic development, and stronger, self-reliant communities;

Investment Opportunity

• Private donations

• Corporate contributions

• Governmental & NGO grants

• In-kind corporate & academic gifts

• Strategic partnerships

• Volunteers

• Honorariums/Memorial Gifts

Contact Information

George T. Hudnet, Jr.410-458-8183

ghudnetjr@aol.com

www.fishitforward.com