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PROGRAM OUTLINE Introduction Preservation Connectivity Land Use Historic Sequence and Character Master Plan Concept Development Strategy Program Partners


INTRODUCTION The abandoned Pratt-Pullman Yard is a26-acre property comprised of approximately 100,000 square feet of historic buildings – the last of its kind in Atlanta’s east intown area. 10 acres of woodlands buffer the top of the watershed at the sub-continental divide and head water the Hardee and Sugar creeks, which flow into the South River. With roots in agriculture and engineering, the property has a rich history and has served many purposes over the decades. It originally was home to the Pratt Engineering and Machine Company, which developed agricultural machinery and products. It also served as an employment center, initiating the residential development of the many surrounding neighborhood bungalows. During World War I, munitions were manufactured at the property, and as the Pullman Rail Car Maintenance Facility, it was a major neighborhood employer. In the mid 1990’s, the site was home to the New GA Railroad tourist dinner train that ran from downtown Atlanta to Stone Mountain. Today, there is an unprecedented opportunity to preserve the community and public value of this property as a heritage model. A for-profit and non-profit development partnership to restore these historic buildings and the surrounding woodlands to create a one-of-a-kind destination in East Atlanta called the Pullman Preserve. This destination will leverage a wide variety of economic, cultural, recreational, educational and workforce opportunities. One of the main objectives of the Pullman Preserve is to restore the buildings and landscapes to create a community heritage center that houses the city’s growing artisan and urban agriculture communities. There will be opportunities for artisans and cottage industries to fabricate a variety of products. In addition, the partially denuded forest will be restored, and an urban agricultural center where fresh produce is grown and prepared at a farm-to-table restaurant will be created. Small-batch food start-ups also will be initiated, as well as a market that sells a variety of fresh produce and fresh made products. Additionally, internships and educational programs will be provided to foster sustainable career skills and wellness programs for youth and seniors.

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PRESERVATION Pullman Preserve will connect the east side green way to the woodlands at the top of the water shed at the sub-continental divide and preserve the Pratt – Pullman historic buildings.


PULLMAN PRESERVE SITE AREAS TO BE PRESERVED AND RESTORED


CONNECTIVITY Neighborhood Walkability Pullman Preserve is located at the edges of the Kirkwood and Edgewood neighborhoods and is within easy walking distance from the Lake Claire and Candler Park neighborhoods.

Marta

Pullman Preserve is within walking distance of the Edgewood/Candler Park Marta station.

Multi-use Trails Pullman Preserve is located at the intersection of the Decatur, Candler Park and Trolley Line/Atlanta BeltLine multi-use trail system and is ideally situated and accessible to several communities. It represents a unique opportunity to develop an active living sector that encourages access via walking, cycling and transit, thus reducing intown parking and traffic congestion.


Pullman Preserve Neighborhood Schools and Programs


LAND USE Potential uses of the property correlate to the Pratt-Pullman’s early roots as an agricultural and fabrication central point in the surrounding neighborhoods. The Pullman Preserve’s primary goal is to develop land uses that reduce parking requirements and traffic congestion. As such, it is designed primarily as a community destination emphasizing active living with easy access via walk, bike and transit. At the intersection of several multi-use trails joining surrounding neighborhoods, City of Decatur and the Atlanta BeltLine, it is well positioned to serve as an active living development.


HISTORIC SEQUENCE AND CHARACTER The character of the historic Pratt-Pullman buildings will be restored to reflect the historic sequence of the barn development. Each barn/hall reflects a use that accentuates its historic roots – the Market Hall, the Artisan/Culinary Hall, the Theatric Hall and the saw tooth buildings, which house the Artisan Workshop Center and the Nature and Farm Center. BUILDING USE RELATIONSHIPS Building uses are located to create optimal relationships.

The long barn hall with the Market Hall at the west end and the Artisan/Culinary Hall at the east end.

The Nature and Farm Center is located between the woodlands to the east, the farm to the south, the Garden Center to the west and the Artisan/Culinary Hall to the north.

The Theatric Hall is located in the short barn to optimize the interior views and is located to

Pullman Full Historic Build Out

Initial Pratt Build Out Pratt Initial Build Out


the east of the Artisan Workshop Center for support in building theatric sets.


SITE AREAS

I. HISTORIC RAIL ENTRY

The primary entry to Pullman Preserve features a "roundabout square" around a one-story historic building conversion to a neighborhood rail exhibit/cafe and a neighborhood deli/grocery. Total site area is .2 acres and total building area is 7,000 square feet.

Rail Café o Area: 1,600 square feet o Convert existing one-story building to cafe with rail and sustainable

transportation exhibits

Neighborhood deli/grocery with office/housing above o Area: 5,400 square feet o First floor: 1,600 square feet (deli/grocery) o Second floor: 1,600 square feet (office/housing) o Third floor: 1,600 square feet (office/housing)

II. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER A central neighborhood mix-use activity center will include retail and artisan shops, offices, cafe and restaurant, as well as a performing arts and movement studio center and Market Hall. Total site area is 1.3 acres. Total building floor area is 54,600 square feet. ARRIVAL CENTER Total area: 15,800 square feet

Circulation Hall and exhibits: 2,800 square feet Reception/gift shop: 800 square feet Retail: 7,200 square feet Farm-to-table restaurant: 2,400 square feet

Artist studio: 1,400 square feet

Office space and services: 1,200 square feet


PRATT -PULLMAN PROPOSED HISTORIC BUILDING USES THEATRIC AND MOVEMENT STUDIO BARN Total area: 22,800 square feet

Circulation hall and exhibits Area: 2,400 square feet

Performing arts venue Activities: Theatre, dance, musical performances Area: 10,800 square feet o First floor: 7,200 square feet (3,000 square feet: performance area, 4,200 square feet:

lobby, backstage and rehearsal area) o Second floor: 3,600 square feet (offices and support functions)

Movement arts venue Activities: Dance, martial arts, yoga. Area: 12,000 square feet o First floor: 7,200 square feet (3,000 square feet hall, 4,200 square feet studio, rehearsal

spaces and services) o Second floor: 4,800 square feet (studios and offices)

MARKET HALL BARN Total area: 16,000 square feet

Market Hall: 7,000 square feet

Cafe bakery: 1,800 square feet

Retail: 2,000 square feet

Artisan shops: 4,000 square feet

Circulation: 1,200 square feet

III. ARTISAN CENTER Two primary artisan buildings grouped around an interior central plaza will include workshop spaces for fabrication, culinary/food incubator space, artisan studios and shops. Total site area is 1.5 acres. Total building area is 36,400 square feet.


ARTISAN WORKSHOP BUILDING Activities: Wood and metal fabrication/blacksmith, theatric sets fabrication, community maker space Total area: 13,000 square feet

Storage, services and office space: 2,000 square feet

Metal and wood shops: 4,000 square feet

General workshop/studio space: 7,000 square feet

ARTISAN BARN Activities: Incubator kitchen (community commercial kitchen and artisanal foods incubator), textile and ceramic studios and shops and exhibit hall Relationship: Opens up to the Artisan Plaza and connects to the Market Hall Total area: 23,400 square feet

Food Incubator o Area: 9,200 square feet

First floor:3,100 square feet (incubator kitchen, services, storage) Second floor: 1,500 square feet (offices)

Artisan Shops o Activities: Ceramic, textile and other artisan shops opening up to the transfer table o Area: 3,600 square feet (first floor)

Office/program space o Activities: Office and program space o Area: 3,600 square feet (second floor)

Artisan Hall o Activities: Artisan work space and exhibit hall o Area: 7,000 square feet

IV. NATURE AND FARM CENTER The historic saw tooth building connected to the north to

the 10-acre woodland and to the south and west to the 3-acre farm will serve as the primary nature and farm based education and event center in addition to the retail outlet for the garden center and nursery. Total site area is 13.4 acres (includes Nature and Farm Center, 10 acre woodland and 3-acre farm site. Nature and Farm Center building area is 20,000 square feet.


Nature Center o An environmental education center that includes a nature exploratory area with an

outdoor classroom connected to the 10-acre woodland o Area: 5,000 square feet

Interpretive exhibit area o Exhibits at edge of transfer table o Area: 1,800 square feet

Farm-based education and events o Focus on farm-to-table, urban agriculture, STEM and gardening (classrooms, office

and event space) o Area: 8,200 square feet

Garden Center o Garden center and nursery o Area: 5,000 square feet in building and 10,000 square feet courtyard


V. URBAN FARM A two - three-acre urban demonstration farm will include a nursery, educational gardens, boxcar gardens and production of fresh produce in greenhouses and hoop houses and will offer internships and career opportunities to youth and veterans.

Nursery propagation greenhouse for starter plants and native plants for habitat restoration

Educational gardens (children's gardens)

Community gardens (neighborhood and senior gardens)

Boxcar Gardens by Bioponica

Greenhouses/hoop houses o Production of fresh produce in hoop houses for the

Pullman market, cafe and restaurant, and a CSA for eco-housing residents.

CSA o Community Supported Agriculture subscription farming for

the 166 residential eco-housing units.

Animal Village o 4H neighborhood club

Berry and tree orchards and integrated food forests


VI. WOODLAND PRESERVE A preserve that features 10 acres of woodlands and stream is located at the top of the watershed at the sub-continental divide. The preserve will be interpreted through nature-based programming and used by community residents for their enjoyment. This partially denuded woodland will be restored with diverse plantings to build a healthy, dynamic, bio-diverse community integrating a food forest, as well as edible and medicinal tree species to create community orchards and nut groves. As a previous

sheep removing invasives to help restore and maintain the woodland preserve


industrial brownfield site, any production of edible produce will require separation from the existing soil (greenhouse) or removal of contaminated soils and replacement with healthy soils.

Woodland Restoration Programs

Stream Restoration Programs

General Nature Based Recreational Programs

VII. WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY CENTER A Wellness and Community Center is designed to create a meeting space for nearby neighborhoods and to spark interest in the variety of the Pullman Preserve wellness and recreational programs on the farm, the woodland preserve and the food incubator. The center also will have a fitness area, a recreational activity pavilion and wellness practitioner offices.

Redevelopment of one-story brick building to a three-story building o Area: 9,000 square feet o First floor: 3,600 square feet (reception, community space, program space, services) o Second floor: 3,600 square feet (office space/wellness practitioners) o Third floor: 1,800 square feet (office space/wellness practitioners)

Adaptive re-use of metal building as fitness area o Area: 5,400 square feet

Development of new 150' x 150' Activity Pavilion

VIII. HOUSING A 166 unit eco-housing development focused on wellness and environmental sustainability will connect to the farm and woodlands and be comprised of approximately 70 percent senior housing, with the remainder to include townhouses, flats and artist studio/lofts. The senior housing is intended to help in the promotion of youth focused mentoring programs and for youthful seniors involved in a variety of Pullman Preserve stewardship and programs opportunities. The senior housing will allow the parking and traffic generation to be significantly reduced.


DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Pullman Preserve is a partnership between for-profit and non-profit entities. The for-profit components of the project will monetize the site acquisition, fund the site development, and facilitate the restoration of the historic buildings. Combined with the Brownfield and Historic Tax Credits, this will permit a viable historic buildings redevelopment, allowing a mix of for-profit and non-profit uses in the historic Pratt-Pullman buildings.


DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS Pullman Preserve is forming for-profit, non-profit and inter-governmental partnerships to optimize the community and public value of the site.

PHASING Pullman Preserve will initially be undertaken by a master plan development group that will remediate the brownfield site, stabilize the historic buildings, develop the site infrastructure, subdivide the property into its constituent components and. Once that work is complete, the following phases will include:

Phase I–Base Amenity Development: The restoration of the woodland, the initial farm phase and the initial phase of the wellness/community center.

Phase II - Commercial Phase: Historic entry ((the rail cafe and grocery), the neighborhood center (restaurant, retail and market hall, artist studios and offices) and the 166-unit senior and townhouse/studio housing development.

Phase III - Non-profit Development: Build out of the theatre arts hall in the neighborhood center, the artisan center (artisan workshop center and barn), the Nature and Farm Center and the last phases of the wellness/community center.

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For more information or to set up a presentation on the Pullman Preserve, please contact: David Epstein - Atlanta Contact Point - [email protected]

Greg Ramsey - Village Habitat Design - [email protected]


PULLMAN PRESERVE PROGRAM PARTNERS

Where learning and play connect & Where the community gets fit

Since its 2012 debut, Atlanta Contact Point (ACP) has organized a multitude of programs bringing people and communities together to engage in fun, healthy activities. Collaborating

with neighborhood partners-civic groups, companies, wellness providers, and local merchants- is an integral part of how ACP produces and promotes events and programs. Over 150 organizations have supported ACP in some way via sponsorship, resources, programming, and/or volunteering. Kids, adults, athletes, coaches, volunteers, teachers and businesses alike have experienced the positive impact of ACP. PLAY DAY, its popular flagship event offering sports, games, fitness, performances, and nutritional education has provided events all around Atlanta. Key endorsers include the Atlanta Parks and Recreation, Atlanta Regional Commission, Park Pride, and the Atlanta BeltLine. The grand vision for ACP has always been to help transform Pullman Yard into a Contact Point for the community: a dynamic hub for recreation, fitness, performance, arts, nutritional education and nature based activities. ACP will create a platform to bring different social/cultural populations that surround the site together to engage and empower the surrounding neighborhoods. ACP's Health and Wellness Center at Pullman Preserve is designed to increase preventative health awareness through play, in a holistic environment where a number of resources in one place support a healthy lifestyle. Programs will include diagnostic and preventative health care through the offices of professional practitioners, sports and fitness programs, and nutritional programs. Atlanta Contact Point facilities on site will include a welcome center for community engagement, classroom space for a variety of educational classes, professional practitioner offices, a multi-purpose activity pavilion that will allow a wide variety of sports and activities to be played 365 days/year rain or shine, and a Fitness Center that will engage various ages from children to seniors. Atlanta Contact Point at Pullman Preserve will additionally serve to spark interest and introduce the surrounding neighborhoods to the various health and wellness platforms and educational opportunities at Pullman Yard.


February 2016 The Wylde Center has been involved with the Pullman Preserve providing information on how the area may be used for community education. We see the potential for the following activities at Pullman Preserve. Senior Engagement Senior Wellness and Housing Center

Health and Nutrition Program for Seniors Served population: Seniors living in the Senior Wellness and Housing Center and from the adjacent neighborhoods. Description of the program: Seniors living in the Senior Wellness and Housing Center will participate in a weekly garden and nutrition club. On site at their facility would be a garden specific to their club activities. The seniors would meet weekly alternating between education, cooking, and gardening classes. School Engagement Programs for Schools – Field Trips

Served population: Students attending area schools including Atlanta Public Schools and City Schools of Decatur. 77% of Atlanta Public Schools are part of the free and reduced lunch program. Description of the program: Educators will provide meaningful and curriculum linked field trips on site fulfilling standards required by the schools/state. The woodland, farm, greenhouses, and farm and nature center will be interpreted through field trip programs. Community Engagement Woodland

Served population: Youth, adults, seniors Description of the program: The woodland offers a unique opportunity for recreation, exercise, and education in the densely developed area in which this preserve is located. Individuals and families will use the area for recreation and nature appreciation. Walking trails for regular exercise in the natural setting can be created. The area can be interpreted for education opportunities. The woodlands also offers a unique opportunity for native plant and habitat restoration along with signage for interpretation by those using the space recreationally. Farm

Served population: Youth, adults, seniors Description of the program: The farm will be set up as a commercial enterprise raising food for purchase by community residents. In addition, a youth intern program will support farm operation providing training and work experience for residents ages 15-18. Students will also interact with the farm through guided field trips. Community Garden

Served population: Youth, adults, seniors Description of the program: An area reserved for garden plots will be set up for personal use. Residents that reside in the area may rent a plot to grow his/her own food. Farm and Nature Center

Served population: Youth, adults, seniors Description of the program: A renovated space at offers a unique opportunity to provide indoor education space for programs taking place every day of the week. The public area of this space would be set up as a nature center with animal exhibits and interactive activities that further explain concepts that tie to the onsite woodlands and farm. The Center would also house classroom space for continuing education classes and event rental space for supplementary income. In Summary

The Wylde Center is excited about the community impact these types of programs will have if hosted at a restored Pullman Preserve. People of all ages will benefit from the food being grown on site, the educational offerings, the self-guided enjoyment providedby the woodlands and farm, as well as the enrichment from an onsite Nature and Farm Center. This is a rare and unique opportunity for Atlanta.


3.17.16

Captain Planet Foundation sees the value in the Atlanta Contact Point/ Village Habitat Design's vision for Pullman Yard. DeKalb

County Schools have the Fernbank Science Museum, Gwinnett County has the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, Cobb County has Hyde Farm, but Atlanta students don't have regular access to a nature center/horticulture demonstration site.

This would be a great addition to the Atlanta Botanical Center as a place for learning about natural systems and urban agriculture. The plan includes a working urban farm as well as opportunities for hands-on learning and ecosystem observation. Located within a short distance of 4 APS elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high school, Pullman could be an easy fieldtrip for thousands of students.

As in-town development increases, it is important to preserve space for nature and agriculture. This plan proposes to do so in a way that offers educational opportunities at every turn. Our mission at Captain Planet Foundation is to inspire the next generations of environmental stewards, and with careful planning, Pullman Yard could be a place such inspiration for the City of Atlanta.

Sincerely,

Kyla Van Deusen

Project Learning Garden Manager Captain Planet Foundation


February 2016

The Homestead Atlanta has been bringing hands-on education to Georgia since early

2013. Established through a generous partnership with Georgia Organics, The

Homestead Atlanta offers workshops in the heritage skills of yesterday and the

sustainability innovations of tomorrow. We strive to build resilient communities by

fostering resilience in individuals through education and resource availability.

As part of the Pullman Preserve project, The Homestead Atlanta will serve to provide

experiential learning opportunities to the public, connecting the various features of the

space and their role in a sustainable community. We would coordinate with the kitchen

and food vendors, artisans, urban farm and nature preserve to provide comprehensive

programming for all ages.

These include:

Kitchen/Food: canning, fermentation, herbalism, charcuterie, preservation, soap making, natural body care, stocks & soups, baking, and

brewing.

Artisan and Heritage Craft: blacksmithing, metal work, woodworking, wood carving, leather work, glass blowing, candle making, fiber

arts (spinning, knitting, crocheting, dyeing, felting), sustainable energy

Urban Farm: soil health, organic gardening, composting, vermicomposting, seed starting, seed saving, cover cropping, biodynamics,

permaculture, growing herbs, growing dye plants, rainwater harvesting

Nature Preserve: foraging (plants & mushrooms), wildcrafting, plant ID, wilderness skills, herbalism

Targeted programming opportunities are numerous. Relevant, engaging education would be available for all ages from school, afterschool

programming and summer camps to adult workshops and family learning days.


March 10, 2016

Trees Atlanta is a nationally recognized nonprofit citizens’ group that protects and improves Atlanta’s urban forest by planting, conserving, and educating. Trees Atlanta enthusiastically supports the plan for urban forest restoration and preservation of the eastern 10+ acres of Pullman Preserve as proposed by Village Habitat Design and Atlanta Contact Point. The site is situated as

a prime connectivity corridor for wildlife and water; to further degrade or eliminate the woodland portion of this property would be to incur a significant loss in terms of carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, and general environmental health to the surrounding neighborhoods. The woodland features a rich variety of ground layer herbaceous species that are conspicuously absent from other intown forests, including Lycopodium obscurum (ground pine), Arundinaria tecta (switch cane), and Chimaphilamaculata (striped pipsissewa). To restore and preserve the woodland area as a sanctuary for community wellness and environmental education in this rapidly developing area of Atlanta would be to put this land to its best use, with the potential for profound impact. As a partner in this project, Trees Atlanta’s involvement could essentially be two-fold:

1. Forest Restoration: Provide consulting, planning, project management and volunteer project coordination to implement the restoration of robust and diverse native plant communities in the woodland area of Pullman Preserve and manage existing vegetation. With such varied topography and various stages of ecological succession currently visible, the site lends itself to a demonstration of different types of natural communities found in the Piedmont ecoregion and a study in urban forest ecology. While there are remnant stands of native plant communities present, invasive species typical of disturbed sites have also colonized the woodland area, which Trees Atlanta could address as part of a comprehensive plan.

2. Education: Offer educational programming for all ages on-site. There are numerous possibilities to expand here on existing Trees Atlanta programs such as guided plant walks, tree care workshops, youth education, urban ecology field lessons, etc., as well as great potential to develop new programming tailored specifically to Pullman Preserve.

In summary, the woodland area at Pullman Preserve has the potential to serve as a crossroads of environmental education, urban forest stewardship, community wellness and canopy conservation, rendering it well-suited for a long-term, dynamic partnership with Trees Atlanta. Sincerely, Christina Gibson Brian Williams Greg Levine Restoration Project Coordinator Forest Restoration Manager Co-Executive Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]


March 14, 2016

Southface is a nationally recognized organization that promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance.

We are excited to learn about the proposed Pullman Preserve and its mission to engage and educate the community with a comprehensive model for wellness, arts and environmental stewardship. It has the potential to foster Atlanta's forward momentum as a center of innovation, support its place making vision for the future of the surrounding neighborhoods, and reinforce a model in Atlanta for an active living community around an alternative transportation platform.

As a partner in the Pullman Preserve project, Southface's support and involvement could include assisting with various programs including:

Alternative Transportation: develop a platform reinforcing Marta, shuttles, bicycling and walking access to reduce automotive dependency and increase walk score for the surrounding neighborhoods

Alternative Energy: develop a platform for businesses and homes working with GA Power with solar and other energy applications to create an energy showcase model

Green Technology Education: Foster green technology educational programs for surrounding schools and other work force program opportunities

Please keep us informed of this exciting opportunity. Sincerely,

Dennis Creech Executive Director


As Co-Founder and former Producing Artistic Director of Georgia Shakespeare, Richard Garner has been enthusiastically providing support to the plans for the Pullman Preserve to include a theatre space to serve the community. The conversion of the Short Barn at Pullman Yards into a flexible theatre will add a sorely needed dynamic performance and arts education space to Atlanta’s cultural community. Designed to accommodate live theatre, dance, and music performances, the flexibility of the seating/stage configuration and the lighting/sound grid systems will make this one of the most versatile performance spaces in the region.

Utilizing the dramatic eastern wall of the Short Barn as the anchor point, the performance space can be configured to accommodate Proscenium Staging, In-the-Round Staging, Alley Staging, and Thrust Staging. Seating capacity will be between 150 and 200, making it similar in size to a host of mid-sized Atlanta theaters incuding Horizon Theater, Theatrical Outfit, 7 Stages, Actor’s Express and Emory’s Mary Gray Munroe Theater. The Pullman Preserve theatre can serve as a home to a core group of performing arts companies and also serve as a much-needed rental space for theatre, dance and music. In addition to the theatre space, the complex will include a lobby, backstage area, rehearsal halls/movement studios, offices, storage and, in the adjacent Saw Tooth building, shops for scenery, props, and costume construction. Year-round scheduling of the theater and studios will allow for classes and other educational activities in conjunction with professional quality performances. At-a-Glance:

- 150-200 seat flexible theatre with full grid coverage allowing for staging in these styles: Proscenium, In-the-Round, Alley, and Thrust.

- Suitable for theatre, dance, and music performances - Adjoining rehearsal studios, lobby, backstage area, storage space, and offices - Construction shops (scenery, props, costumes) in adjacent Saw Tooth building - Permanent home to a core group of performance companies - Rental space for theatre, dance, and music performances - Year-round daytime and after-school educational arts activities

I believe the holistic approach to uniting the areas of Wellness, the Arts, and the Environment is an inspired one and I firmly believe that this space can be a magnet for joining dynamic professional productions with vital arts education programming for the Atlanta community. – Richard Garner


March 2016

Root City Market is a pop-up market and community that bring together makers who are proudly crafting in the South. Sitting at the intersection of culture and commerce, we seek to create a destination experience through arts, makers, music and interactive projects so that communities can build and support the local economy.

For the Pullman Preserve project, Root City Market would offer curation and programming in the following capacities:

Artisan Shops: Featuring retail spaces for ceramic, textile, jewelry and other artisans

Artisan Hall: Feature studio spaces for artisans of all trades

Food Incubator: Coordinate kitchen and artisanal food vendors

Community Makerspace: General workshop/studio space by

membership

We believe that makers and marketplaces can help revitalize and bring thriving economic development to local communities throughout the South.


Since our founding in 2007, Radiance

Solar has installed over 60 MW of clean, renewable, solar power in the southeast US. With a relentless focus on performance, reliability and safety, we design, engineer and construct the highest-value solar systems in the marketplace today. Our portfolio consists of more than 200 sites producing clean energy in

the commercial, education and utility sectors.

We are excited about the prospect of harnessing solar power at the Pullman Preserve development. There are several large roof tops situated due south that would provide excellent placement for photovoltaic power generation. In addition, some of the parking areas could be covered with canopy style solar panels, providing shade for both vehicles and pedestrians, as well as producing energy. Depending on the direction of future development, there could be up to 750,000 watts of power produced on site.

The close proximity to a Georgia Power substation, virtually on property, makes the prospect of Pullman Preserve participating in a program like the Advanced Solar Initiative (ASI), or the upcoming Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI), more enticing to an energy off taker. Beyond the prospect of selling renewable energy back to a utility, there is the potential to use all of the solar power produced on site amongst the various community buildings proposed.

Considering the mixed use facilities; the prospect of lower energy bills or a cleaner energy profile could provide enticement to potential tenants to make the switch to this exciting and sustainable development. There is real and tangible marketing value to being associated with a resilient development and photovoltaic power generation is a very visible demonstration of Pullman Preserve’s commitment to sustainability.

Radiance Solar is very optimistic that Pullman Preserve development could be a showcase for renewable energy in Atlanta, and the

entire southeast, and we look forward to helping foster renewable energy development and use at this worthwhile project.


Boxcar Farms™ at Pullman Preserve

Since its founding,Bioponica® has developed innovative soilless growing systems and pioneered the science ‘bioponics’ and ‘nutricycling’. Bioponica®wishes to install its flagship farming and popsicle making operation at the Pullman Preserve in order to educate, demonstrate and provide healthy nourishment derived from fresh farmed herbs, wheat grass and fruit. Pullman Preserve is an ideal location as it highlights the Pullman history and its roots in agricultural equipment, jobs and community development. The Boxcar Farm™ is a customized growing and processing facility that makes use of natural resources to demonstrate a novel method of sustainable farming that advances urban agriculture by closing the loop on water and nutrients while addingvalue and shelf life to finished goods. The site will be open to educational tours and training of students and adults in the art of viable agriculture that’s good for the environment and good for the community. The Boxcar Farm features the following:

30 x 96 greenhouse:houses an atmospheric controlled environment with multiple

Biogarden® grow beds. It will serve to grow plants, fish and educate students of the

viability of farming in small space urban areas.

Ponics Café™ and Juice Bar: One of several shipping containers reminiscent of bygone

years of Pullman, the kitchen will serve fresh, nutritious smoothies and salads.

Frozen Juice Bar™ Processing Facility:A second container equipment for converting

freshly harvested plants into organic juices and frozen popsicles. This approach greatly

increases revenue of farm produced products and adds value plus culinary arts skills and training for jobs and healthy nutrition.

Organic Nutrient Production. A third container houses a low tech processing operation, referred as the NPK Brewery™ to produceliquid

fertilizers required to feed plants grown in the greenhouse and support surrounding growers. Our method of ‘nutricycling’ is proof that

farming can be more profitable and require less labor than conventional methods of organic agriculture. Green grasses, organic alfalfa meal

and food discards will be digested and bio-filtered aerobically to produce liquid organic fertilizer. This benefits the community by diverting

waste from the environment and increases the value of the finished product when sold as “organic”.

Services, Training and Certification by Bioponica:Hands on demonstration and classes will taught to provide education to the community on

sustainable greenhouse growing and profitable product sales, from soup to nuts. Classes will include all-organic Bioponica science ofsoilless

plant growth, plant nourishment, healthy nutrition, juicing, freezing, dehydration, food safety, café sales and food marketing.

The Pullman Preserve is an ideal location for Boxcar Farms because of its central access to local schools, universities and markets for teaching, urban farming and distribution of nutritious food to the community.

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