Green Green Village Village Food Food CenterCenter

Financial Permaculture 2008Greening a Rural American Community: Hohenwald, TN

Agricultural Heritage Agricultural Heritage in Lewis Countyin Lewis County

At present, nearly all local food consumption is At present, nearly all local food consumption is sourced from outside the community.  Over 18 sourced from outside the community.  Over 18 million dollars leaves Lewis county annually…million dollars leaves Lewis county annually…

What opportunities do we have here?

A vision of local A vision of local prosperityprosperity

THE MISSIONTHE MISSION

To provide support for To provide support for local food and local food and

agricultural production agricultural production and distribution to and distribution to

benefit the communitybenefit the community

Community MarketCommunity Market

ProduceProduce

ArtisansArtisans

FoodFood

MusicMusic

InformationInformation

Farmer SupportFarmer Support

Business Plan Business Plan AssistanceAssistance

Crop Crop DiversificationDiversification

Farmer NetworkingFarmer Networking

Community GardensCommunity Gardens

Lewis County KitchenLewis County Kitchen

MissionMission

Provide a commercial community kitchen for local farmers, entrepreneurs and residents creating value added products, increasing community wealth, enhancing the local market.

VisionVision

Create new revenue Create new revenue streamsstreams

Transform surplus to Transform surplus to profitprofit

Enhance educational Enhance educational opportunitiesopportunities

Strengthen Strengthen community well-community well-being and nutritionbeing and nutrition

Lewis County Kitchen Lewis County Kitchen FinancialsFinancials

$150,000, to build small kitchen from $150,000, to build small kitchen from ground upground up

$79,000/yr to lease existing multi-$79,000/yr to lease existing multi-purpose spacepurpose space

Expected revenue:Expected revenue:Year 1 = $40,500Year 1 = $40,500Year 3 = $96,800Year 3 = $96,800Year 5 = $117,128Year 5 = $117,128

The Green Village Food The Green Village Food Center Multiplier EffectCenter Multiplier Effect

Now: Now:

$18,000,000 leaves Lewis $18,000,000 leaves Lewis county/yrcounty/yr

After year 5, annual revenue = After year 5, annual revenue = $4,000,000+$4,000,000+

51% increase in locally circulating 51% increase in locally circulating food sales revenuefood sales revenue

Green Green Village Village Food Food CenterCenter

Financial Permaculture 2008Greening a Rural American Community: Hohenwald, TN