Thank you so much for joining us at Living Towers Farm! Please share this information with family and friends. We look forward to answering all of your questions. We also look forward to helping you grow your own fresh, beyond organic fruits and vegetables on a Tower Garden! Please play the slideshow. To listen to the audio, dial in with your telephone here: 712-432-1219 Enter Meeting ID# 245-106-627# Press # to hear the latest recording Follow along with the slides. To contact Leah, email me at gardensmarter@gmail.com Tower Garden on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqYic3Y6vCtZWv_6ACOCTEUYdvowPraYe Leah's Tower Garden videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/dittobrooks Facebook: www.facebook.com/JeremiahGardens Thank you!

1. History of the Tower Gardens
“Inspiring Healthy Living Around the World”

2. Quick Quiz
Where in the world was your lettuce the
you bought at the grocery store grown?

3. "The Salad Bowl of the World"
Salinas Valley, California grows 70% of the nation’s lettuce,
including most of the organic lettuce, kale, and spinach.

11. Quick Quiz
How many miles does the lettuce travel
to get to a grocery store in Orlando, FL?

12. A: 2,733 miles

13. Made it to the grocery
store!

14. Quick Quiz
Out of every $1, how much money does
the farmer make?

15. A: 16 cents!For every dollar we spend on food, only about 16 cents goes
to the farmer. The other 84 cents go towards what
economists call “marketing.”
Those 84 cents pay for the diesel and truck and driver to
move the food from farm to processing plant or warehouse;
the mill or the factory where food is processed, or the cost of
storing it until it is sold. They also pay for the people who sell
it wholesale or to grocers, the restaurant cooks who prepare
it for us when we eat out, the satellite and databases to track
shipments, and the workers, forklifts, warehouse and
refrigeration at the grocery store.

17. Quick Quiz
How many
miles?
How many
cents?
$144 a year to grow $770-
$1100 worth of crops= $0.82
cents goes to the farmer!

18. /
The word, Hydroponic, comes from Latin and means
working water. Simply put, it is the art of growing
plants without soil.

19. Aeroponics: Greek aero- (air) and ponos (labor).

20. Aeroponics is a way of growing plants without soil
and with very little water.

21. Quick Quiz
Where in the Orlando area have you
seen aeroponic systems being used?

22. Tim Blank
A pioneer in the field of aeroponics is our Tim
Blank, from Eustis, FL. Tim took this futuristic
growing technique from the theme park to our
back yards!
From 2000 - 2005, Tim Blank was Chief
Horticulturist at Epcot Center. He managed a
team of scientists and horticultural interns.
Tim co-authored several academic papers
pertaining to the extensive collaborative
research at The Land.
Tim Blank also served as a research liaison for the Department of Energy and
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) partnership with Walt
Disney World.
We’ll see why this is so important….

23. Quick Quiz
Why would NASA want to grow their
vegetables to feed the astronauts using
aeroponic methods?

24. Water is Heavy! No Soil = Less Disease
To Grow Crops Faster and Healthier
Higher Nutrient Density = Healthier Astronauts
NASA worked to develop mineral solutions that would
put more nutrients into plants so that they could grow
a healthier plant and thus a healthier astronaut!

25. Quick Quiz
How do you feed plants without soil?

27. NASA’s Amazing
Research into
Aeroponics
“…..growers choosing to employ the aeroponics method can reduce water usage
by 98 percent, fertilizer usage by 60 percent, and pesticide usage by 100 percent,
all while maximizing their crop yields by 45 to 75 percent. By conserving water
and eliminating harmful pesticides and fertilizers used in soil, growers are doing
their part to protect the Earth.
-NASA’s Spinoff Magazine, 2006, “Progressive Plant Growing Has Business Growing”

28. “Moreover, the NASA SBIR results demonstrated that this aeroponic technology
delivers an 80-percent increase in dry weight biomass per square meter, when
compared to hydroponic and soil-based growing techniques. (When a dry weight
measurement is taken, all water is removed from roots, leaves, and stems—thereby,
removing water from the biomass.) These results essentially proved that
aeroponically grown plants uptake more minerals and vitamins compared to other
growing techniques.”
-NASA’s Spinoff Magazine, 2006, “Progressive Plant Growing Has Business Growing”

29. University of Mississippi National Center for Natural Products Research
In every crop, phenolic content was slightly higher in the Tower Garden than in soil! “Over the
years, research on antioxidants has gained enormous popularity and emerged as potential
therapeutic agents to prevent free radical generated damage in the human body. Antioxidants as a
natural product, compared to the synthetic antioxidants present in the market, have attracted
considerable attention by consumers and by researchers since there is concern of synthetic
antioxidants consumption due to their instability and possible activity as carcinogens”
downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/aip/253875.pd

30. Our Tower Garden Adventure
Began March, 2011
28 minutes to assemble!

31. The next day,
we planted
our garden in
8 minutes.

32. A little over 3 weeks later!
Day 24

33. By May, 2011, we’re hooked!

34. Huge, healthy lettuce plants
Three lettuce plants (already harvested multiple times) ~ last harvest yields
10 gallons of lettuce!

35. 2012 ~ Pembroke Pines, FL
Our experience is ‘typical’ and has been repeated all over the country!
Two weeks later,
January 30, 2012
Planted from seedlings
grown in rock wool
January 17, 2012
Three weeks later,
February 7, 2012
With Tomato Cage
Added

36. Fully grown at 6 weeks of age!
5 weeks from planting
February 19, 2012
4 weeks from planting
February 13, 2012
6 weeks from planting
February 26, 2012

37. Is it Expensive to Grow a Tower
Garden?

38. Purchased March 6th
2014
•Green Leaf Lettuce
•Swiss Chard
•Red Pepper
•Cucumber
•Grape Tomatoes

39. $11.60 x 4 = $46.40

41. Tower Garden®
Growing System
The complete Growing System includes:
• Tower Garden vertical aeroponic garden
• Seeds for growing gourmet lettuce, cherry
tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, basil, and
cucumber
• Seed starter enviro-dome
• 20 rock fiber seed starter plugs and net pots
• Pump, timer and drain tube
• Tower Tonic® plant food (1 qt each)
• pH test kit and 1 bottle each of pH+ & pH-
• 100 ml measuring cup
Payment Options:
•12 payments of $45.25/month
•Or $525 one-time payment
•Plus applicable shipping and tax.
First installment will include entire $50
shipping charge.

42. The complete Tower Garden Family Garden includes:
•Three Tower Garden vertical aeroponic gardens, with 3 pumps and 2
timers
•Three Tower Garden Extension Kits
•One Tomato Cage, for tomatoes and other large vegetable crops
•84 rock wool seed starter cubes and net pots, with seed starter enviro-
domes
•Tower Tonic™ Mineral Blend, 1 Gallon Size and 3 quarts, with
measuring cup
•Two pH test kits, including 2 bottles each of pH+ and pH-
•Seeds for growing gourmet lettuce, cherry tomatoes, beefsteak
tomatoes, basil, and cucumber
•One drainage hose
12 payments of $142.33/month
Or $1,690 one-time payment
Plus applicable shipping and tax.
First installment will include entire
$160 shipping charge.

43. We’re looking for motivated, health oriented people
who want to join us in making a difference in the lives
of others.