- OBJECTIVE
- To provide enough funds for a developer to build the Vertical Farm in New York City, and for the city to approve its construction.
- MEMBER PLEDGE
- We will give money to: The first developer to build the Vertical Farm in NYC
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But we will only pay if the objective is met
- WHAT WOULD IT BE WORTH TO YOU?
- You only pay if the campaign tips.
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- THE PITCH
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The Vertical Farm (VF) is a urban indoor highrise farm that can grow food to feed urban populations in a sustainable way. It’s one of the most innovative solutions to the impending food and environmental crisises we’ll see in the next 50 years.
Dr. Dickson Despommier at Columbia University has taken the lead in developing designs & building support for the VF, but we need to build one to show the world it’s a viable solution, so lets do it in New York! We can’t afford to wait for the city: let’s make this happen now.
Only once we’ve raised enough pledges for a developer to be able to build the VF (& the city agrees to the plan) will we pay our pledges.
Key VF benefits include
1. year-round indoor farming produces 4-6 times more food
2. all organic
3. dramatic reduction of fossil fuel use in farming: shipping, tractors, etc.
4. recycles water it uses
5. avoids weather-related crop failures
6. new jobsRead more
1. www.VerticalFarm.org
2. New York Times article
3. Huffington Post - ORGANIZER
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RECENT DISCUSSION
View all topicsvertical farm on Colbert Report
pretty cool interview with Dr. Dickson Despommier about the vertical farm on the Colbert Report
investment model
Does anyone have good ideas for how donors can be compensated within a profitable business model?
Free produce? Shares in the company?
Also, we’re going to need to talk about how to determine, once the vertical farm is built, about how to choose who will have growing rights....Read More
off to a good start
Hey everyone,
We’ve already got $1225 in just a few days. Remember to invite your friends to the campaign & let’s keep the momentum going.
Aaron
Re: Pledge bug
oops -
probably what happened is that you already had an account. Try logging in before you join the campaign. Hope that helps!
Pledge bug
Tried to pledge $20, but got this error message:
“Member has already been taken”
Possible shares for donors?
We may try to compensate donors with some share in the business once its running. Maybe some amount of free produce. There are no guarantees at this point, but lets keep a running dialog about how this might take shape. At the very least your money will help...Read More
