Urban Farming

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Urban Farming

• Eradicating hunger while increasing diversity

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Mission Statement

• Urban Farming intends to eradicate hunger while
  increasing diversity, motivating youth and
  seniors, and optimizing the production of unused
  land for food and alternative fuel.

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Who We Are

• Urban Farming is a program that intends to plant
  organic food on unused land in the inner city and
  give the food away to the needy.
• We will utilize the youth programs of faith based
  organizations, high schools and colleges, as well
  as seniors, to provide food for the hungry and
  increase diversity.
• Urban Farming will create potential retail
  outlets as well as opportunities for youth to
  start their own businesses.

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Benefits

• Feeding The Hungry
• Bridging Generational Gaps
• Diversity
• Lowering Crime
• Environment and beautification
• Mentoring
• Healthy Living
• Benevolence

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Feeding the Hungry

• There are many unused acres of land within the
  cities of America.
• Urban Farming intends to utilize this land to
  help feed the 1 out of 3 people that regularly go
  hungry in the United States each year.
• Urban Farming will extend its borders to
  countries beyond The United States of America to
  contribute to the realization of a hunger free
  world.

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Bridging Generational Gaps

• Youth, adults and seniors will work side-by
  side-to perform a service for the greater good.
• Seniors will bestow wisdom to the youth
  participating in the program, preserving the
  tradition of passing good morals and values.

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Diversity

• Urban Farming will unite urban and suburban
  populations to work toward a common goal
• Various faith-based
  organizations will plant
  and harvest together,
  teaching acceptance of
  other religions and traditions
• Uniting people of all ages

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Lowering Crime

• Community gardens engages a large part of the
  community and creates an atmosphere of pride and
  protectiveness.
• Youth will have a safe alternative to less
  productive activities.
• Involving youth in charitable acts teaches them
  compassion.

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Environment

• Revitalize blighted areas
• Re-establish the wildlife population
• Improve soil and air quality
• Community beautification

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Community Beautification

• Before..

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Community Beautification

• After clean-up efforts..

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Community Beautification

• Vision for the future..

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Alternative Fuels

• Urban Farming will utilize unused land for
  alternative fuel such as biodiesel.

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What is Biodiesel?

• Biodiesel is fuel made from renewable resources
  such as vegetable oils or animal fats. It is
  biodegradable and non-toxic, and has
  significantly fewer emissions than
  petroleum-based diesel when burned. Biodiesel
  functions in current engines, and is a possible
  candidate to replace fossil fuels as the world's
  primary transport energy source.
• (source http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel)
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Mentoring

• Youth will acquire new valuable skills
• Positive role modeling
• Create youth entrepreneurship

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Healthy Living

• Teaches the importance of healthy living
• Provides educational tools for organic food
  production

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Benevolence

• Urban Farming will demonstrate the value of
  kindness and charity in every community

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How We Manage It All

• Urban Farming has partnered with S.T.A.R.
  Management to oversee our day-to-day operations
  and staffing needs.
• S.T.A.R. Management is a corporation that takes
  pride in providing managerial services to
  start-up organizations at a fraction of the
  standard cost. S.T.A.R. Management brings over
  11 years of experience in the area of human
  resources which incorporates employee relations,
  staffing and compensation.

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Providing Jobs

• In 2006, Urban Farming will employ approximately
  30 people to clean-up, farm and maintain 10,000
  acres of land.
• In 2007, our employment rate will increase 300.
  Urban Farming will employ approximately 120
  people to clean-up, farm and maintain 40,000
  acres of land.

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Thank YouOur Current Supporters and
Contributors

• Starbucks Coffee
• Marygrove College
• 4H Club
• City of Detroit
• S.T.A.R. Foundation
• Forgotten Harvest
• Hunger Action Coalition
• Gail Carr
• Boys Girls Club of Southeastern MI
• Dorfman Family Philanthropic Fund
• 8 Mile Association

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We Need Your Support

• Your tax deductible contribution will benefit
• Job security (aid in the stabilization of this
  economy)
• Community development
• City revitalization
• Diversity empowerment
• Healthy and Organic Living
• Feeding the needy and eradicating hunger

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To Contact Us

• Urban Farming
• 19785 W. 12 Mile
• 537
• Southfield, MI 48076
• Detroit 248-388-4749
• New York 631-905-4805

www.urbanfarming.org