Catch Farmland LP at “Company Presentations, Part II,” Agriculture 2.0, 2:30 – 3:30 PM, New York City, September 17, 2009.
Farmland LP, a U.S. private equity fund, was created to deliver superior returns for its investors by acquiring conventional farmland and converting it to high-value organic farmland using sustainable agriculture best-practices. Sales of organic goods in the U.S. have grown 20% per year since 1990, and now exceed $24 billion growing at nearly $5 billion per year. And although many organic foods receive a price premium of 50% to 200%, the limit to market growth is supply.
Only 0.5% of U.S. farmland is certified organic, increasing at 8.5% per year. Farmers face barriers of cost, knowledge, time, and effort in converting from conventional to organic, including the three-year organic transition and certification process. Farmland LP provides its investors with the security of owning low-risk farmland while benefiting from the value added by converting to organic farmland.
Good Natured Family Farms (GNFF), an alliance of more than 100 family farms, some are 3rd or 4th generation, raise animals humanely and care for the earth in a sustainable fashion. GNFF has banded together to bring its foods to Hen House Markets and Balls Price Chopper Supermarkets , and the Community Mercantile in Lawrence, Kansas. When you purchase Good Natured Family Farms’ products, you support the local family farms around the Kansas City area. These farms protect Kansas City’s natural resources by producing food with no pesticides, no growth hormones and no sub therapeutic antibiotics. It’s food that is good for us and good for the earth. And best of all it tastes so good.
Kevin Maas, co-founder of Farm Power, will discuss development of his business at “Company Presentations, Part II,” Agriculture 2.0, 2:30 – 3:30 PM, New York City, September 17, 2009.
Farm Power recycles local farm and food waste into renewable electricity. The company received a $500,000 USDA Renewable Energy Grant in 2008, and has a purchase agreement with Puget Sound Energy.
Farm Power is a Skagit County, Washington company operating at the intersection of sustainable agriculture and renewable energy. Its facilities are designed around a proven, commercialized technology called an anaerobic manure digester that harvests methane gas from manure. Methane is burned to create electricity for sale, while sending the processed manure back to partner farmers as an organic fertilizer now free of pathogens and odor. In the process, greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by thousands of tons per year. Farm Power has one digester facility under construction and planning efforts underway in five counties.
Ted Caplow, Ph.D., BrightFarm Systems, joins the panel “On the Edge: What’s Next in Sustainable Agriculture,” at Agriculture 2.0, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM, NYC, Sept. 17, 2009.
BrightFarm Systems is a specialist greenhouse design consultancy, focused exclusively on the design of hydroponic rooftop farms. Today’s urban consumer demands a better product. A fresher fruit and a healthier vegetable. No pesticides, no carbon dioxide emissions. Food produced locally. BrightFarm Systems designs high performance, environmentally sustainable, rooftop farms to grow premium grade vegetables and fruit, in the heart of your community. 365 days a year.
Farmland LP, a U.S. private equity fund, was created to deliver superior returns for its investors by acquiring conventional farmland and converting it to high-value organic farmland using sustainable agriculture best-practices. Sales of organic goods in the U.S. have grown 20% per year since 1990, and now exceed $24 billion growing at nearly $5 billion per year. And although many organic foods receive a price premium of 50% to 200%, the limit to market growth is supply.
Good Natured Family Farms (GNFF), an alliance of more than 100 family farms, some are 3rd or 4th generation, raise animals humanely and care for the earth in a sustainable fashion. GNFF has banded together to bring its foods to Hen House Markets and Balls Price Chopper Supermarkets , and the Community Mercantile in Lawrence, Kansas. When you purchase Good Natured Family Farms’ products, you support the local family farms around the Kansas City area. These farms protect Kansas City’s natural resources by producing food with no pesticides, no growth hormones and no sub therapeutic antibiotics. It’s food that is good for us and good for the earth. And best of all it tastes so good.
Farm Power is a Skagit County, Washington company operating at the intersection of sustainable agriculture and renewable energy. Its facilities are designed around a proven, commercialized technology called an anaerobic manure digester that harvests methane gas from manure. Methane is burned to create electricity for sale, while sending the processed manure back to partner farmers as an organic fertilizer now free of pathogens and odor. In the process, greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by thousands of tons per year. Farm Power has one digester facility under construction and planning efforts underway in five counties.
BrightFarm Systems is a specialist greenhouse design consultancy, focused exclusively on the design of hydroponic rooftop farms. Today’s urban consumer demands a better product. A fresher fruit and a healthier vegetable. No pesticides, no carbon dioxide emissions. Food produced locally. BrightFarm Systems designs high performance, environmentally sustainable, rooftop farms to grow premium grade vegetables and fruit, in the heart of your community. 365 days a year.
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