Thaddeus OwenThaddeus Owen

Permaculture and Permaculture and Sustainable Food Sustainable Food

SystemsSystems

Financial PermacultureFinancial Permaculture

Community Community investment investment

Sustainable Sustainable entrepreneuringentrepreneuring

Local investments Local investments Regenerative Regenerative

businessbusiness

ObserveObserve

2007 Data for Traverse City2007 Data for Traverse City

Retail Sales VolumeRetail Sales Volume 3 mile3 mile 5 mile5 mile

PopulationPopulation 4,9084,908 11,403 11,403

Convenience/Convenience/Specialty FoodSpecialty Food

$967,840$967,840 $2,646,394 $2,646,394

RestaurantRestaurant $5,505,400 $5,505,400 $13,419,529$13,419,529

SupermarketSupermarket $6,636,254 $6,636,254 $16,288,101$16,288,101

Total Food SpendTotal Food Spend $13,109,494 $13,109,494 $32,354,024 $32,354,024

Catch and Store Catch and Store EnergyEnergy Capture the $32,000,000 leaving Capture the $32,000,000 leaving

the County for food from afarthe County for food from afar Encourage farmers selling Encourage farmers selling

wholesale to sell more to local wholesale to sell more to local consumer (higher profit, less waste)consumer (higher profit, less waste)

Re-use food waste as fuel for Re-use food waste as fuel for biofuels and then as compost for biofuels and then as compost for organic farmsorganic farms

Obtain a YieldObtain a Yield

Commercial Kitchen for farm and Commercial Kitchen for farm and community usecommunity use– Value added products from currently Value added products from currently

wasted surpluswasted surplus– Stimulate local entrepreneursStimulate local entrepreneurs

Feed School Children in Farm to Feed School Children in Farm to SchoolSchool

Produce No WasteProduce No Waste

Surplus is canned/preservedSurplus is canned/preserved Waste becomes local bio-fuel and Waste becomes local bio-fuel and

compostcompost Fewer emissions from lowered Fewer emissions from lowered

food milesfood miles Healthier kids and adults from Healthier kids and adults from

nutritious foodnutritious food

Small and SlowSmall and Slow

Phase in Solutions to guarantee Phase in Solutions to guarantee successsuccess

Currently only 1% of area works Currently only 1% of area works in agriculture. 35% in retail!in agriculture. 35% in retail!

Value DiversityValue Diversity

Community GardensCommunity Gardens Diverse Local farms (resiliency)Diverse Local farms (resiliency) Backyard GrowersBackyard Growers SPIN FarmingSPIN Farming Perennials and AnnualsPerennials and Annuals Animals and PlantsAnimals and Plants

OverallOverall

Build Resilience into the Grand Build Resilience into the Grand Traverse AreaTraverse Area

Start with foodStart with food Build and retain local wealthBuild and retain local wealth Create JobsCreate Jobs

"But the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens.  If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone.  Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words and bullets, not food and shelter." - Bill Mollison

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