Local Grown Salads

#Glutenfree is a huge sub category of the #PlantBased food category. It has two main drivers: 1)folks who have celiac or are gluten sensitive. 2) folks who are health conscious and influenced by books like Wheat Belly.... No matter why, its a massive market estimated at $5.6 Billon. Follow the series with #ZaleTalksFoodInvesting -- Zale is President of Local Grown Salads, an Indoor Vertical Farming company in #Philadelphia. http://bit.ly/3qkLAM3

Did you know? * Over $1.4B is spent in Philadelphia buying Fresh Vegetables. * We grow over 60 fresh & delicious herbs, greens, and small vegetables in our Indoor Vertical Farms. * We have a sales distribution contract delivering to retailers and food service. $1.01B was Invested in Indoor Vertical Farming in 2020.... * We are projecting an 11X return to investors in 5 years. Download our Executive Summary. http://bit.ly/3ogHNgX

This was an excellent podcast we covered so much ground. Thank you so much Lorri Rowlandson for the opportunity. http://bit.ly/3pgiexJ... -- Zale is President of Local Grown Salads, an Indoor Vertical Farm launching in #Philadelphia. See more

Local Grown Salads' contribution to the UN Sustainable Goal 2 Targets End hunger, achieve #food security and improved nutrition and promote #sustainable #agriculture 2.3 Double the agricultural productivity and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment - In one-year, we grow in 32 square feet what is grown in an acre of land - We create jobs... - We actively develop food products using our vegetables, greens, and herbs #SDG2 #SDGs #ESG #SDG 2,3 Follow the series with the tag #ZaleTalksImpact -- Zale is the President of Local Grown Salads, an Indoor Growing Farming company in #Philadelphia. http://bit.ly/3aH6789

The UN #Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs for short) are really not well understood. But, they are really useful for #business and #ESG #investment. First the 411 1) There are 17 Unique Goals... 2) Each Goal has specific "Targets" of things to be achieved. There are 3-11 Targets. 3) Each Target has an "Indicator", that is a measurable number that is well known. The indicators are similar to standard business measures like performance ratios and #IRR. From a business and ESG point of view, rhe question becomes simpler: 1) Which are the Indialcators my business's move the needle on? 2) How much do I move it? 3) How do I move it? See similar posts with #ZaleTalksImpact -- Zale is the President of Local Grown Salads. http://bit.ly/3faaOKc

You can eat Oysters and save New York City from flooding. Huh? Billion Oyster Project is all about using oysters as a natural barrier in the New York harbor. Every oyster is contributes the the reef, currently 10,000 lbs. a week.... See similar posts with #ZaleTalksImpact -- Zale is the President of Local Grown Salads, an indoor Vertical Farming company located in #Philadelphia. http://bit.ly/3kZvbKQ

We have done up a video on why investing in Local Grown Salads would be of interest to investors. https://youtu.be/VyeS0NjlTns

We have just landed a contract with a major well known supplier in the American North East. The Local Grown Salads Fund produces Organic Ready-To-Eat Culinary Class Salads in the heart of the city. Our mission is to Feed The World Healthy food Grown Sustainably... We solve 2 Fundamental Problems: 1) Moving Fresh Food 1,500 miles 2) Growing in fields is a food hazard and creates severe environmental damage The Advantages Of Our Solution: - 19.5% Investor IRR, 8% Pref - We Help People Eat Well - We Provide Healthy & Delicious Food - We Provide Taste & Nutrition - We Provide Local & Organic Fresh Food - We Provide Safe Food - We Reuse Inexpensive Old Buildings - We Reduce the huge carbon footprint caused by trucks moving food - We Repair The Damage Caused By Growing In Fields - We Stop the dumping into the environment of pesticides, insecticides, and excess fertilizers - We Promote Sustainability in the food supply - We Feed People In Food Deserts - We Create Inner City Jobs With Living Wages Find a deck, pro-forma, and more at our Virtual Data Room https://ws.onehub.com/folders/63hdn6mt

Today is the last day of Sustainatopia. Thank you John Rosser for inviting me. There have been many themes, speakers, and panels at the conference. From small startups, MASSIVE Mutual funds, VCs, Foundations, and non-profits.... The overall problem statement repeated by the different speakers is that the planet is in trouble. As expected, the single biggest theme carbon capture and CO2 reduction. Not huge insights. What was the most eye-opening to me, was the message repeated by all the speakers. The solution to climate change will come from business. The conversation was about profits, ROI, and IRR. Mostly it sounded like a wall street office. Massive amounts of innovative solutions presented were everywhere. There was a solar company that gave a ONE YEAR 225% ROI to an industrial real estate company. It wasn't about producing electricity, it was about enabling a 10 year lease, increase in property value and a refinancing. Unicorns for investors will be found with words like Sustainability, ESG, circular economy, and Plant-Based. The Local Grown Salads Fund produces delicious Organic Ready-To-Eat Culinary Class Salads. We do it in the heart of a city by reusing old factories with Indoor Vertical Farming technology. https://youtu.be/eg-E1FtjaxY

Opportunity Zones is a detailed tax program promoting a 10 year investment. Creating and specifiing the Opportunity Zone locations was the first step. The IRS provide the next step. Shameless Pitch: Local Grown Salads Opportunity Zone Fund creates Organic Ready-To-Eat Salads in Opportunity Zones. https://www.forbes.com//finally-a-way-to-assure-sustainab/

Gabrielle Rubenstein is an entrepreneur and investor with Manna Tree Partners who has focused on investing in the food supply chain. Ellie makes the point that food is grown far way from where people live and that creates business opportunities and sustainability problems. It's true, but an abstract description that doesn't directly recommend an action that describes a return on Investment. Let me explain the business opportunity with a few facts.... 50% of the cost of veggies are in the transportation of the food from the source to the customer. I love that number because it screams opportunity. Why is the number so big? - California and Mexico is where Americans get their veggies - Food moves 1,500 miles (on average) - Shipping companies need profit and trucks cost a lot to operate. - Product is lost and damaged during shipping. Producing the vegetables locally creates two possible scenarios: 1) Lower Prices, or 2) Greater profits. The investor opportunity is to be a local producer and capture the profits. Shameless Pitch: Local Grown Salads Opportunity Zone Fund produces Salads where consumers live. https://www.forbes.com//how-to-make-the-food-supply-more-/