VISION

Pioneering Sustainable Local Food Systems that support the Planet, People and Profits.

Nourishing Communities

Green Papillon

Green Papillon's Mission is to create a collaborative and sustainable business model for "greening" communities by designing, building and operating green technology powered, climatecontrolled greenhouses to grow and distribute locally grown, organic produce year-round.

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out of 4 Adults are Food Insecure

out of 3 Children are Food Insecure Diseases are Epidemic

Food-Related Obesity

Heart Disease and Diabetes are the

Top Causes of Death in America

Hungry Every

Children Cannot Focus or Learn

4 Seconds a Child Dies of Starvation

 Unstable

Economy = Struggling Businesses/Families High Unemployment Too Many Food Deserts An Average of 75% of Local Children Receive Free/Reduced School Lunches 42% of Arizonans are classified as Working Poor (2010 Census) In 2012 alone, AZ Gave Out $75 Million+ in Unemployment and Food Assistance Benefits, w/no Long-term Benefit or Change Strategy

 Challenges

of Growing Food In an Arid Desert Water Shortages & Compromised Quality

Diminished

Farm Lands from 50% to 5 %

High

Carbon Footprint for Food Transport High Water Use for Conventional Ag. Diminished Connection to Land (Sense of Place) GMO Contamination of Crops Unpredictable Weather (Global Warming) Pollution - Earth/Water from Chemical Farming

85% Less Water Use in Greenhouse Growing

Greater Crop Diversity in Controlled Environ. Vertical Growing Systems Increase Yields

Sustainable, local, energy-efficient year-round food production is critical to survival Growing and distributing food locally decreases the carbon footprint by 80%

Prevents GMO Cross-pollination Contamination

Easier to Find Greenhouse Workers than Field Workers

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Education Whole

Partnerships

Systems Thinking (Big Picture) to Long-Term Impacts

Sensitivity There Leave We

is no Away! it Better Than it Was Before

are All Connected