H U N G RY F O R C H A N G EU S ING F O O D T O SO LV E PR ISO N I SSU E S

HU N G RY FOR STA FF

• Doubling in demand for food globally by 2050

• Half of population buys a meal outside home every day

• World’s fastest growing industry - 10% total jobs

• Over 1.8m jobs in UK

• 13m less workers in EU by 2030

HU N G RY FOR WORK

• For Ex-offenders, migrants and long-term unemployed

• Package of training, essential food qualification & real work experience

• Jobs found in bars, restaurant and artisan bakers

ES F F U N D ED K I TCH EN P O RT ER T RA I N I N G P R OG RA MME BY CR EAT I V I T Y F OR CH A N G EMA N CH ES T ER 2 0 1 4 & 2 0 1 5

H U N G RY F O R LO C A L F OO D

• Offenders must want change and

be drug-free

• Grow salad not cannabis in 6

recycled holiday homes and shipping

containers - digital and renewable

energy options

• Use cloud-based software to teach

business skills and management

• Cooperative

• Launch of food brand

N O RT H - W E S T P R I S O N S ‘ G AT E WAY S ’ F U N D I N G F O R H Y D R O P O N I C FA R M E R T RA I N I N G P R O G RA M M E BY C M S & R E FA R M I N G 2 0 1 5

W H Y FA R M I N A BOX ?

• Ready to grow - can deliver anywhere• Don’t need expensive farm land

• Hydronics controls pests and disease but

uses less fertilisers, pesticides and water

• Predictable year-round crop & rapid growing

cycle. Lettuce from seed to harvest in 30

days

• Demand for local, ethical food but not

organic

• Prison population has unused skills• Proven model• Recycles police confiscations

• modular - grows with cashflow

• ‘Off-grid’ renewable models

• Recycled

• Secure, durable and vandal-proof

THA N KYOU

julesbagnoli@gmail.com www.refarming.co.uk