Financial Permaculture Overview
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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
THANK YOUTHANK YOU Thaddeus OwenThaddeus Owen [email protected]@yahoo.com