Alaska, the last frontier, currently imports 95% of all food used for human consumption. By using methods that we developed in the cannabis industry, we believe we can make an impact in our agriculture market here in Alaska. By using this method we are able to save on our water use by 90%, our fertilizer use by 80%, and we can grow more crops in a much smaller footprint than traditional agriculture. First Draft, I will update it as the project progresses with pictures and data that I've collected. All statistics were drawn from the State of Alaska, United States Department of Agriculture, and/or cropbox.com

1. Alaska Food Crisis
Alaska’s Sustainable Future Starts Now

2. Alaska’s Food market

3. How bad could it be?
• Alaskans spend $1.9 Billion each year buying food
produced outside of the state.
• This is a conservative figure with others calculating
this total to be $2.5 Billion
• Food Insecurity figures ranging from 12%-36%

4. How much do we grow?
• Alaska Farmers produce only $11.8 Million of food that is
destined for human consumption
• Alaska imports 95% of the food it purchases
• Rural Villages are at a disadvantage due to logistics in
harsh climates in Alaska

5. Why no one has done anything about it?
• Great question
• Many have tried traditional methods of growing
• Some are successful, (762 Farmers Statewide, producing
$59 Million of Farm Products in 2012)
• Many fail and the farms close

6. How we are different
• Our methods were developed through years of growing cannabis
• We’ve combined technology, agriculture, and innovative design to create a
farm like never before seen
• Many other companies around the world pioneered this design and currently
sell completed grow operations to customers all over the world

7. Traditional Agriculture
1. Traditional Agriculture
2. Crop Cycles: 1-2
3. Year Round Production: No (Seasonal)
4. Guaranteed Production: No
5. Yield per acre: 9 Tons *USA Lettuce
6. Water Use (annual):
270,000 Gallons / Acre *University of Arizona
7. Fertilizer Use / Acre: 90lb N - 175lb P - 100lb K
8. Flavor: Extremely High Variability
9. Distribution: Complex & Inefficient

8. GreenHouse
• Evaporative Cooled Greenhouse
• Crop Cycles: 6
• Year Round Production: Sometimes (Climate)
• Guaranteed Production: No
• Yield per acre: 213 Tons *North Carolina State University *USA Lettuce
• Water Use (annual):
321,200 Gallons (2,200sf greenhouse)*University of Arizona
• Fertilizer Use / Acre: 75% less
• Flavor: Seasonal Variations
• Distribution: Complex & Inefficient

9. Shipping Container
• Crop Cycles: 8
• Year Round Production: Yes
• Guaranteed Production: Yes
• Yield per acre: 1347 Tons *USA Lettuce
• Water Use (annual):
27,000 Gallons
• Fertilizer Use / Acre: 80%
• Flavor: Consistency
• Distribution: Simple & Close to customer

10. Benefits of Shipping Containers
• Air tight
• Water tight
• Modular
• Customizable
• Controlled
• Automated

11. Example

12. Utilizing Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is a method of farming developed with
NASA
Using Aeroponics, which was also developed in Space

13. Why Shipping Containers?
Many shipping containers due to our massive amount of imports
and lack of exports for goods that use shipping containers leave
Alaska half empty to return to Tacoma, WA

14. Maritime Makes Up 90+%
We can cut the shipping costs by removing shipping containers
from being shipped to Tacoma half empty.

15. To put these numbers into context
• Shipping containers are not
effected by the elements
• Shipping containers are water tight
and air tight
• Shipping containers can utilize
cubic space that can not be utilized
in other construction or agricultural
methods
• Traditional agriculture has not been
able to keep up with the demand of
an ever growing population
• Traditional agriculture produces ¼
of all greenhouse gases in the U.S.
• Traditional Agriculture is
Traditional

16. Possibilities
Solving five problems at once
1. 90% Less Water than traditional agriculture
2. 80% Less Fertilizer than traditional agriculture
3. Recycle used shipping containers
4. Logistics of food to Alaska and Rural Communities with perishable products
5. Creating a sustainable food market that will not be effected by weather, pests, and
other issues that plague traditional agriculture

17. Conclusion
Shipping containers offer us many great benefits
• Creating a more sustainable future for all Alaskans
• Removing the need to ship half empty containers back to Tacoma
• Opportunity to grow crops that would traditionally not be able to be grown
• Taking advantage of cubic feet allows this to happen in a much smaller footprint

18. The Rest of the Plan
Utilize Renewable Energy and sustainable building practices for the
majority of our project