financial permaculture - farm and food business
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Financial Permaculture! Green business design for the rural town of Hohenwald, TNTRANSCRIPT
Green Green Village Village Food Food CenterCenter
Financial Permaculture 2008Greening a Rural American Community: Hohenwald, TN
Agricultural Heritage Agricultural Heritage in Lewis Countyin Lewis County
At present, nearly all local food consumption is At present, nearly all local food consumption is sourced from outside the community. Over 18 sourced from outside the community. Over 18 million dollars leaves Lewis county annually…million dollars leaves Lewis county annually…
What opportunities do we have here?
A vision of local A vision of local prosperityprosperity
THE MISSIONTHE MISSION
To provide support for To provide support for local food and local food and
agricultural production agricultural production and distribution to and distribution to
benefit the communitybenefit the community
Community MarketCommunity Market
ProduceProduce
ArtisansArtisans
FoodFood
MusicMusic
InformationInformation
Farmer SupportFarmer Support
Business Plan Business Plan AssistanceAssistance
Crop Crop DiversificationDiversification
Farmer NetworkingFarmer Networking
Community GardensCommunity Gardens
Lewis County KitchenLewis County Kitchen
MissionMission
Provide a commercial community kitchen for local farmers, entrepreneurs and residents creating value added products, increasing community wealth, enhancing the local market.
VisionVision
Create new revenue Create new revenue streamsstreams
Transform surplus to Transform surplus to profitprofit
Enhance educational Enhance educational opportunitiesopportunities
Strengthen Strengthen community well-community well-being and nutritionbeing and nutrition
Lewis County Kitchen Lewis County Kitchen FinancialsFinancials
$150,000, to build small kitchen from $150,000, to build small kitchen from ground upground up
$79,000/yr to lease existing multi-$79,000/yr to lease existing multi-purpose spacepurpose space
Expected revenue:Expected revenue:Year 1 = $40,500Year 1 = $40,500Year 3 = $96,800Year 3 = $96,800Year 5 = $117,128Year 5 = $117,128
The Green Village Food The Green Village Food Center Multiplier EffectCenter Multiplier Effect
Now: Now:
$18,000,000 leaves Lewis $18,000,000 leaves Lewis county/yrcounty/yr
After year 5, annual revenue = After year 5, annual revenue = $4,000,000+$4,000,000+
51% increase in locally circulating 51% increase in locally circulating food sales revenuefood sales revenue
Green Green Village Village Food Food CenterCenter
Financial Permaculture 2008Greening a Rural American Community: Hohenwald, TN