loopGRO

The worlds only self-sustained food

system

Team

Dean Dovolis
Architect

Steve Snider
CFO

Lucas Gastaldi
Sales

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Blair Wolfram
ISC

Kate Gurke
CSO

Mauricio Leon
Designer

Jeff Mastin
Grower

Julia Johnson
Marketing

Shona Snater
Grower

Location and context

7.3 Acres

Overall plan view

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Overall plan view

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Overall plan view

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Overall plan view

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Waste to nutrients system diagram

To farm

Anaerobic
Anaerobic
Digester
digester

Mix
tank

600K gal.

60k gal.

1MW

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Inbound tanker truck

To farm

Pasteurizer

Holding
Tank
Outbound tanker truck

To farm

Pasteurizer
From farm

Nitrifier

Field irrigation

Lettuce
fert.

P
K
M
Basil
fert.

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Recirculatio
n

Farm system diagram

Rack Design

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Front access

Side view

Removable
NFT
Lettuce
Troughs

Removable
NFT
Microgreen
Trays

Business model

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MISSION STATEMENT

Provide year round fresh, local, organic vegetables.

Create local jobs with livable wages.
Foster sustainable agricultural education, and local community access.
Transform organic waste into food production and clean energy.
Promote carbon neutral practices and new sustainable business development.
TARGET CUSTOMERS
Direct retail

Specialty groceries

RestaurantInstitutional

VERTIGR
O
HOSPITAL

RICHFIELD LOCAL
PRODUCE

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PRICING AND POSITIONING STRATEGY

Position product mix as a premium brand of local, year round, fresh produce.
Pricing slightly above market to support brand positioning.
Pricing and volume assumptions are reflected in the proforma P&L.
DISTRIBUTION

Specialty grocers Buy direct/shipped (VERTIGRO branding or private label).

Farmers Market Buy direct/pick up
COOP Buy direct/shipped.
CSA Buy direct
MARKETING MATERIALS

Website
Print materials Mailers/Fliers
MARKETING MATERIALS
Press releases Local radio (89.3) MPR - Online advertising
Event Marketing Onsite classes School tours.
Co-Marketing relationships Grow with KARE Specialty grocers

About us

Our Products

Farmers Market

Sustainability

loopGRO
The worlds only self-sustained food
system
Creating local jobs with livable
wages.
Providing year round fresh, local, organic vegetables.
Promoting carbon neutral
practices

Transforming organic waste into food

production and clean energy.

Fostering sustainable agricultural

education, and local community access.

Yield Estimate Crop list

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P&L

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Social Impact

2 acres of community gardens

150-200 plots

Community center for educational

programming

Store fronts reserved for Richfield

small businesses

Daily Market

2/week Farmers Market events

Concerts, picnics, theater

Donate extra food to shelters,

school events, community events

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Environmental Impact

Diverting 70 tons of organic waste a day

from landfills

Energy being produced directly on site

1 MW of electricity from digester + 500 KW

from solar panels

3,14 MBTU heat generation from digester

Reduced supply of food from outside city

boundary

Sound barrier for airport

Storm water recovery for fields irrigation

Bio fertilizer use from digester in

hydroponic and soil farms

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Economic Impact

Job creation: 50 onsite jobs

Vertical farm

Farmers market

Community programming

Small business owners

Anaerobic digestion

Grows product for local businesses to sell

Increases access to food

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AVF coding
EXPOSURE

PLACEMENT

GROWING
MEDIUM

INTEGRATION

PRODUCTION
PURPOSE

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