Regenerative Agriculture sequesters carbon in soil. We discussed the history of our farm and the practices we use to drawdown CO2 from the atmosphere and sequester in soil.

1. Carolyn Phinney, Ph.D.
President
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2. AgLantis' Mission
Creating a Sustainable and Just Community that:
 Promotes Food Equity
 Protects the Environment Protection
 Educates and
 Promotes Economic Development
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3. AgLantis’ Farm:
CoCo San Sustainable Farm
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4.  25% of global warming caused by agriculture
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/key-findings
 70% of surface water is consumed by agriculture
https://www.worldbank.org > topic > water-in-agriculture
 10% of world population is hungry
https://www.un.org/en/en/global-issues/food
Interrelated Global Crises:
Global Warming, Fresh Water Shortage,
Food Shortage
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5. Ag & Food Systems Cause Global Warming
1. 70% of ground and surface Water is used for Ag (WorldBank)
2. 32% of GHG are due to Electricity (much pumping water)
(EPA)
3. 1.5 to 2% of GHG are due to fossil fuel based Fertilizer
production and distribution (UN)
4. 28% of GHG are due to Transportation (much long distance
Ag) (EPA)
5. 18% of GHG emissions due to deforestation and other Land
Use changes due to Ag (UN)
6. Up to 25% of Global Warming is due to the Food System
(UN)
IT IS UNSUSTAINABLE

6. How Much Fresh Water Do We Have?
NASA/JPL-Caltech Data source: NASA's Earth Observatory
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/water-cycle/
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7. Gallons of Recycled Water Discharged
From the Greater Bay Area
Into Our Waterways Each Day?
>2.7 Billion Gallons/Day
1 Trillion Gallons/Year
Source: Don Berger, P.E.
Former Recycled Water Coordinator
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Personal Communication 2012
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8. AgLantis’ Solution
 Unused urban public (buffer) land
 Near recycled, agricultural-grade water
 Recycled water provides free organic fertilizer
 Local Distribution to charities and schools
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9. Benefits of AgLantis’ Farming Model
1. Unused Land
2. Ecological Restoration of Soil
3. Carbon Sequestration in Soil, Drawdown
4. Recycling Water
5. Restoring Hydrologic Cycle
6. Reducing Carbon footprint of food system
1. Growing and delivering locally
2. Nutrients in recycled water, not pumped long distance
3. Regenerative, Sustainable methods
7. Hands-on STEM Education
8. Showcasing Green Businesses
9. REPLICABLE
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10. CoCo San Sustainable Farm Location
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11. Zoned Heavy Industrial (H1)
County Quarry
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12. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District’s
Buffer Land
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13. CoCo San Sustainable Farm:
March, 2011
Clean Fill: Lab Tested
Photo Credit: Michael M. Cohen, M.D.
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14. Regenerative Ag
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15. July 3, 2014 Lease Signed
15 Acres of Dirt, not Soil
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16. 15 Acres Barren Land:
Cover Crop Seeded
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17. Cover Crop Grows
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18. Ecological Restoration:
30 acre feet of Mulch/Carbon
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19. Ecological Restoration:
15 acre feet of Manure/Nitrogen
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20. October 2018: 1st Vegetable Crop Planted
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21. November 2018: 1st Harvest
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22. October 2019
Mike Mcgill P.E. & Bahman Sheikh Ph.D.
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23. 2019 International WateReuse California Conference:
California Recycled Water Milestones in
Agriculture Lists Our Farm
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24. June 2020
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25. August 2021
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26. May 2022: Jennifer West
Managing Director WateReuse CA
Recycled Water Used in
Propagation Greenhouse
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27. August 2022
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28. Hot Peppers
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29. Cucumbers & Beets
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30. Tomatoes
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31. Winter Squash & More
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32. Biology H.S. Students
Planting Citrus Trees
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33. 1000+ Volunteers in 2021
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34. August 2022
Field Crops to be Grown in Greenhouse
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35. Education: 2022 Free Summer Camp
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36. Hands-On STEM Education
 Soil & Water Science
 Meteorology, Hydrology
 Chemistry, Biology
 Nutrition
 Engineering, Construction
 Plant Biology
 Regenerative Ag
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37. What’s Next?
Using Recycled Water in an
Hydroponics Greenhouse
10% of the Water, Up To 40 Times the Productivity
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38. Fulton CA
Solar Light Greenhouse Tomatoes
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39. Future: Greenhouse Management Training
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40. Scaling AgLantis
>1 TRILLION GALLONS WASTED
in Greater Bay Area Every Year
5,000+ ACRES BUFFER LAND
in Contra Costa County
114,000 HUNGRY; 25% CHILDREN
in Contra Costa County in 2017
POTENTIAL: 500,000 pounds on our farm/ year
166,000,000 pounds of produce in Contra Costa
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41. Highlights
FOOD EQUITY:
 Using free land, free water, free organic fertilizer and free
labor to provide fresh produce to those in need.
 Addressing food insecurity affecting 10% of US households.
 In 4 years, donated about 90,000 pounds
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
 Ecological restoration of barren land; using regenerative
agricultural methods for carbon sequestration
 Using recycled water that otherwise would go into the Bay
EDUCATION and JOB TRAINING:
 Educated about 1000 youth and provided internships.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
 Raising capital to build and equip a 1/6 acre hydroponics
greenhouse
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42. 1. Security: Homeless vandalizing and stealing trees
2. 4-Legged Pest Control: Ground squirrels and
rabbits
3. Non-Profit: Raising money
4. Free Labor: Attracting volunteers
5. Urban Environment: Zoning and Close to airport
causes restrictions
6. Farmer: Needed
7. Expanding to Hydroponic Growing
8. Scaling: Proof of concept, now need to replicate
Challenges
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43. Our Team
KELLY
YANG
M.S.M.E.
BETHALLYN
BLACK
M.A.
CAROLYN
PHINNEY
Ph.D.
TIM
FARLEY
TARA
BUSS
Ph.D.
NANA
DICTTA
GRAVES
Treasurer Vice-
President
President Board
Member
Secretary Artistic
Director
Computer
Scientist
Agroecology
Professor
Research
Psychologist
Government
Relations,
Realtor
Political
Scientist
Artist,
Teacher
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44. Key Partners: Political and Industrial
Dr. Michael R. Cunningham
President & Chancellor of the
National University System
Michael R. McGill, P.E.
Sinha-Gertz Family Fund
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45. CoCo San Sustainable Farm
A Project of AgLantis TM
Carolyn Phinney, Ph.D.
President, AgLantis (501c3)
Executive Director, CoCo San Sustainable Farm
SustainableFarm@comcast.net
www.Salads4Schools.org
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