A National Demonstration Model for Community Economic Development

Social Entrepreneurs Advocates – Activists Dedicated to Positive Measurable Change Economic & Social Justice Without Economic Justice There can be no Social Justice Operating Model – Micro UP Principles of Micro UP 1.Link Organically 2.Practice Integrity 3..Build a Social Support Net 4.Perfect Until Best in Class 5. Start Small & Scale Up Non Profit – MicroVenture Support For Profit – The Family Fish Farms Network,

The Vision: Green Ivy City The Sustainable Eco Campus – A Food Hub – Focused Workforce Development – NEW Green Industry – New Models for Worker Participation – Expanded Home Ownership – Community Profits from Success

The Vision: Green Ivy City....a rising tide should lift all boats John F. Kennedy.

The Problems We Solve 1.Community Opposition to Development 2.The Gentrification Issue 3.Quality of Community Infrastructure 4.Low Commercial (and residential) Property Values 5.Lack of Decent Jobs with a Future 6.Urban Blight 7.Municipal Neglect 8.Environmental Degradation

Solutions Strategies

Sustainable Eco Campus Eat Here – Food grown, processed, prepared, and served Work Here – New work models of participation and ownership Live Here – Partner with Habitat for livable eco friendly Community owned Housing Play Here – International restaurants, night clubs, green space, parks and recreation

Stakeholders

Alliance Initiatives

Food Hub The Food Hub – Green Urban Farms – Clean-Tech – Existing Base Focus – Integrated Permaculture – Add – Food aggregating, Micro Processing, Retail, Restaurants – Link to Farmers Market – Destination Venue

Community Water Catchment Storm Water Reclamation Multiple green roofs support: – linked water management – Processing and distribution of gray water – Computer monitored and controlled efficient process

Community Renewable Energy Generation Anaerobic Digester Production of biogas Cogen for local energy Biomass from food production provides fuel Off-the-grid energy possible for all of Ivy City

University Partnership Potential University projects Agricultural Research – Nutritional density of aquaponically raised vegetables vs. farm raised – B School Research Strategy for commercially viable aquaponics urban farms. – Performance Based Technical Training – Validation and efficacy of methodology

New Green Urban Farming Industry Partnership with ProFish Committed 6K sq.ft. site Recirculating System Vertical Growing Closed loop environmental controls $5 Million Private Equity Contract for two rounds of funding with Foley lardner LLc $15 Million Industrial Revenue Bond The Family Fish Farms Network

Citizen’s Land Collaborative Enable Community Ownership of Fixed Assets Real Estate Businesses Land and Buildings

Expanded Innovative Work Models Enables Worker Ownership Employee Stock Ownership Plans – ESOP’s provide for tax sheltered leveraged – buy outs of businesses – Workers share in company profits and ownership – Purchase financed from future earnings and with before tax dollars – Costs Individual Employee Nothing – No contingent liability Cooperative Ownership – Joint company ownership

A NEW Green Industry! Jobs for the 22 nd Century Fresh, Locally Grown Food Green Jobs Urban Aquaponic Micro Farms A Culture of Ownership The Just Management Model Our Policy: Veteran First Preference Hiring Not Just Jobs …

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