1. Feed Denver
Urban F
arms & Markets

2. Feed Denver
Urban Farms & Markets
Alexander | Anderson | borowski | Calkin | Danielson | Vinson

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Urban Farms & Markets
What is Feed Denver?

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Urban Farms & Markets
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Urban Farms & Markets
Insights
“It’s really a small
“This is an
entrepreneurial
business class,
combining
endeavor and that the
future farmers of
America are going to
be small farmers around
cities.”
farming techniques
with small business
practices”
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Urban Farms & Markets
Feed Denver is fighting a problem
that:
Many don’t
know exists
They don’t
understand
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Or know
how it
affects them

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Urban Farms & Markets
What’s the problem?
We produce only .2% of what we eat in CO
More and more dependent on foreign and processed foods.
Deteriorating health of the state and nation.
Huge unemployment rates.
Loss of food security.
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8. Feed Denver
Urban Farms & Markets
Lisa’s Vision
Start more farms!
If we created 10% of our food locally, we
would grow our locally sourced food
market from $4.3 million to $570
Empower
million. people through
entrepreneurship.
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Urban Farms & Markets
What’s really happening
Sunnyside
F
arm
Classes
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Innovation
and
Projects

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Urban Farms & Markets
Problem
Identity crisis.
No market = no marketing
Don’t understand how to effectively realize their vision
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Urban Farms & Markets
-Poor website
-No social media
-No PR
-No online presence
-Unclear targeting
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Urban Farms & Markets
Farming is a vehicle to:
Empowerment
Profit
Economy
Health
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Urban Farms & Markets
Feed Denver’s focus is on Urban Farming as a means to
create a business, not just a sustainable hobby.
And it is, but when you get down to it Urban Farming is really an untapped
business opportunity.
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Urban Farms & Markets
“Harvesting Urban Entrepreneurship”
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Urban Farms & Markets
Big Idea
Repositioning the Image
Change
impression of
Feed Denver as
just an urban
gardening
initiative
And into the identity
of an attainable
business
opportunity.
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Positioning Map
The Application of Urban F
arming
Farmers’ Markets
Health Conscious
Natural Grocers
Whole Foods
Sprouts
Trader Joe’s
KS Fresh Fare
Low Cost
High Cost
Safeway
Kroger Co.
Low Health Conscious
Sprouts Farmers Market

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Urban Farms & Markets
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