growing up in the produce industry- farming organically indoors
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GREEN VERTICAL FARMS
AN INNOVATION OF RAINMAKING INTERNATIONAL
100% ORGANICALLY GROWN VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
Imagine a 365-day growing season without droughts, freezes or infestations
Dream of growing 6-14 times more plants in the same space as conventional
aeroponics and hydroponic farming
Farewell climate change; hello high-rise, organic vertical grow
Any vegetable or fruit that grows in the ground can be grown in our pruning
baskets, organically and vertically
The science and art we utilize lowers the cost of growing and produces a better
tasting vegetable and fruit
Large buyers can create a branded product by selecting the cultivars and
reproducing the same plant through selected seed and cuttings
Our system utilizes all natural products; no GMO, pesticides or chemicals
We are often asked what the magic is in our “Disruptive Suite of Farming Technologies”
Here are some of the integrated technology we utilize.
Organic farming is crop or stock farming, where only natural
fertilizers, pesticides, and nutritional supplements are used
Hormones and synthetic chemicals are not used, at all. Organic
farming, to be profitable, must include soils with enhanced
biological activity, determined by the humus level, crumb
structure and feeder root development, so that plants are fed
through the soil ecosystem and not primarily through soluble
fertilizers added to the soil.
First it’s space Utilization: Fit the same amount of plants in 8 square feet as you can in 80 square feet and do it with more efficient and effective lighting
All of those plants fit on 2 poles which take up 8 square feet. Less real estate and more production is a key to our magic. We grow 6-14 times more in the same space others grow
By way of comparison -Pepper Plants
Second, self contained watering and feeding system that grow significantly more, vertically. Very little water is used or wasted.
It’s really this simple
Composted fertilizer, add water, Grow
Water from Humidity- In any environment where there are numerous plants growing,
humidity is present. We can reduce the humidity and create up to 300 gallons of water per
day per machine. This patented system produces a supercharged oxygenated water that
we use to water the plants and bottle to sell the cleanest, freshest water on earth.
Our mission is to serve the underserved; Special needs people, wounded veterans and others that are generally unemployed.
Growing organically produces a better tasting product
Our FlexPods’ air pruning bags are filled with 100% organic potting soil and fed water.
Soil Information
Since the dawn of time people have understood that some soils produce better tasting produce than other soils.
This is still the case.
We custom blend soils onsite to produce plants that are extraordinarily good tasting.
Perhaps it’s the clays or the humic acids or the charcoals or the manures - whatever it is we can produce remarkably similar blends that
are unique.
We find the discussion of whether pumping synthetic chemicals to plants as opposed to growing in soil and providing water silly
because we understand how plant root systems interact with the microbes, bacteria, enzymes and fungi found in soil and not found in
synthetic chemicals.
If you want stronger, healthier and better tasting plants - go organic - there is simply no real replacement for Mother Nature.
Growing Organically for Superior Taste
MJflexPods Pots (bags) 8 oz. geo textile fabric. Keeps the root zone cooler, air prunes the roots - forces secondary and tertiary root growth that increases
yield and overall plant health. Bags are flexible making it impossible for root crops to break the bag
Bags have an outer loop which makes it possible to create additional support structures for plants
How does the Grow Bag work?• Grow Bags are manufactured out of a custom, non-woven, polypropylene material that research discovered has important and
unique horticultural applications• As roots grow they soon reach the container walls• In hard sided, plastic containers, these roots immediately start circling and continue to circle; Circling roots can never give
optimum growth.Grow Bags are manufactured out of a tough, porous fabric. When roots reach the side of the Grow Bag, they Air Prune!
What is air pruning?• Natural process occurring when a root comes in contact with the air on the side of the porous Grow Bag wall• Root tip stops growing (pruned) and causes the remaining root to extensively branch• Now, instead of fewer circling roots, the plant develops new lateral roots• New, fibrous roots fill the Grow Bag allowing the plant to maximize uptake of both moisture and nutrients• When the roots grow well, the plant grows well• Upon comparison, root systems that developed in a Grow Bag have a much greater mass or volume then those found in hard-sided
plastic containers• Plants grown in Grow Bags have greater root mass in less soil.
Selection of crops. Anything that grows in the ground grows in our soil
One of our collaborative managing members are approved by
Chipotle farms and about to be approved for two others for Organic
growing and food safety
Our System is a closed loop growing system. We use as few middle men as possible, unplug from the utilities as much as possible all in the goal of keeping costs low and growing 100% Organic. No GMO or pesticides/chemicals
VermicultureEarthworms function as natural bioreactors. The technique
yields organic fertilizers, permits safe disposal of certain organic
wastes and reduces the requirement for landfilling.
System Advantages
The process is odorless
The end product - Vermicast is odorless, smelling like
fresh soil
Vermicast has a high market value as a fertilizer or soil
conditioner
Green waste is converted into an enhanced, value-
added product
The leachate produced is a valuable nutrient source
Worm Tea is a valuable all natural pesticide/fertilizer
The process is pollution free
When compared with soil, worm casts also contain:5
times more nitrogen; 7 times more phosphorus;
1.5 times the calcium; 11 times more potassium
3 times more exchangeable magnesium
Batch Flow Organic Waste Composters
Almost any organic material can be composted-- odor free!
Food residuals, horse manure, mortalities from livestock operations, and sewage
Sludge can all be turned into valuable compost using our rotary composter!
From backyard composting to Municipalities, the Rotary Composter can make
composting efforts payoff with a quality compost, produced in just a few days!
Our Rotary Composter costs 30-60% less to own and operate than paying to have
waste taken away in a dumpster/roll off container.
FERTILIZER BREWING
Make compost or worm tea in brewers for a 100% liquid fertilizer and ward off the bugs.
No Pesticides Permitted
To operate a hydroponics or aeroponics system it takes a lot of chemicals and a fairly intense operating system for those chemicals.
Our system utilizes no chemicals or elaborate mixing systems
UNPLUG FROM THE ENERGY GRID• We can turn plant waste into
biogas with an anaerobic
digestion system- and create
our own energy
• Use the fertilizer to grow crops
• Zero Emission System
• Highly energy efficient
We have other technologies such as turning humidity into a special oxidized water up to 300 gallons of drinking water per day per machine. When droughts occur, water is not a problem and when using 90% less the need for water is reduced
Due to our unique vertical lighting system we can grow indoors or in greenhouses
Airwise turns land that has little value into a growing location with our FlexPods
• High ventilation rates provide clean air combined with
natural lighting that promotes a sense of well being
year round
• Shadow-Free Lighting
• Durable lightweight cover disburses external light
and produces a natural ambient lighted area
• Echo-Free Acoustics
• Easy communication creates a pleasant
atmosphere
• No Internal Support
• Obstruction free area within the building exclusive
of internal obstacles
• Flexible Configuration
• Structural design considerations
enable designers to create a unique
building profile
• Less Construction Time and Cost
• Easily erected unique one piece cover
requires a fraction of the time
traditional buildings take to construct
• Economical & Safe
• Specially developed long life, self
cleaning, fire resistant structure is
efficient to heat and cool.
Airwise Structures
Sitting on empty real estate
• Costs a company a fortune
• Costs the community money in lost taxes
• Costs a company in reputational risk
• Is Unproductive
RainMaking has the technology to turn this into a very productive opportunityWe can control mother nature• Energy efficient
technology• Technology to reduce
humidity levels and turn into special water
• Lighting to maximize
We are growing a network ofGreen Vertical Farms across the United States. For more information contact Larry LipmanCEO, RainMaking International, LLC(303) [email protected]
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