RC Farms

1. A Sustainable Food Production Solution for Mexico
Local Green Jobs – Local Food Distribution – Education – Green Technology

2. Food Pod Solutions
Problems Food Pod Solution
Rising Food Costs Decreases Food Costs
Overpopulation Meets rising food demands
Malnutrition Alleviates local food shortages
Costs of Food Transportation Reduces Transportation Costs
Seasonal availability of field crops Food Crops available all year round.
Burdens of food producers Helps meet consumer demand
Food Safety Increases Food Safety

3. FOOD – DIRECT TO CONSUMERS
Food Pod
Provide vegetables direct to consumers
Sell to smaller local markets
Eliminate transportation costs
Consumer
Food Pods:
Can be made in urban/suburban
areas
Upgrade existing buildings to Food
Pods
Sell direct to the public and grow
on-site

4. Food Benefits with Food Pods
Healthier Foods
Pesticide Free Food
Locally Grown Food
Free of Chemicals
Beyond Organic
Uses more than 90% less water than field crops
Superior Tasting Food
Less Plant Maintenance

5. Crop Selection
Different crops will have different yields.
The number of harvests a plant will yield in one year are different depending on the
plant.
Certain crops may be more popular by season or by region.
Nearly all crops can be produced in Food Pods.
If it grows in nature, in can be produced in a Pod.
ROI is determined using these numbers

6. OLD TECHNOLOGY VS. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
We can no longer do business in a building made of glass
that we pay money to heat and cool. This is too inefficient.
Item Traditional Food Pods If Greenhouse technology
Greenhouse really worked, places like
Canada would be doing well
Lighting 70Yr Old State of the art with their food supply.
Magnetic digital lighting
Ballasts However, people in Toronto,
HVAC Traditional Fans Real Time Canada e.g., will be paying
and controls Control between five and seven per
systems cent more for groceries on
Solar/Wind Not used Used average by the end of 2011.
A family that spends about
Hydroponics Used Improperly Used Properly $400 a month on groceries
Nutrients Harsh chemicals No harsh could end up paying up to
chem. $340 extra in a year.
CO2 Used Not Used
Run to Waste Commonly done Never Done

7. FOOD PODS IN THE USA
Examples of Food Pods as they were developed
for the American market and specific crops
where horizontal spinning lights (pictured below)
were the best choice for the specific premium
crops.

8. Making a Custom Food Pod
The Food Pods
can be
implemented in
various plot sizes.
In addition sites
can be developed
in stages allowing
for future growth.

9. GAS Technologies - 3 Acre Food Pod Example
Geothermal Food Pod Sustainable/
Pond Solar & Wind
Optional
Field
Optional
This area
Warehouse could also
/Residence serve as a
retail store-
front to sell
the food
directly to the
Packing/Shipping public or
small
markets.

10. Here in the USA ,
original designs of Food
Pods use:
•Geothermal Ponds
•Solar Panels and Wind Turbines
•Specially designed Air and Water systems

11. Food Pod - Crop Selection Examples
Vegetable Crops Fruits Herbs
Brussels Sprouts Artichokes Banana Basil
Beans Asparagus Black Currant Lemon Balm
Beets Capsicum Blueberry Marjoram
Broccoli Celery Brambleberry Mint
Cabbage Chicory Papaya Parsley
Carrots Endive Pepino Rosemary
Cauliflower Eggplant Pineapple Sage
Cucumbers Leek Raspberry Thyme
Garlic Marrow Red Currant
Herbs: Melon Strawberry
Basil Okra
Dill Pak-Choi
Parsley Flowers Other
Parsley
Lettuce Parsnip African Violet
Onions Begonia Fodder
Potato
Peas Carnation Turf
Pumpkin
Peppers Chrysanthemum Wheatgrass
Radish
Rhubarb Freesia Cocoa
Sweet Potatoes
Spinach Gerbera Coffee
Taro
Squash Iris Sugar Cane
Watermelon
Tomatoes Orchid Rubber
Zucchini
Turnips Rose Tobacco

12. FEATURES/BENEFITS
 Food Pods can be created in new or existing buildings.
 Employ local people to operate the Food Pods
 New educational programs, trainings, certifications can be
developed locally for Sustainable Human Resources.
 With funding, Solar and Wind fields can be utilized and
maintained, creating more Green jobs and creating energy for
the city.
 Produce local food for local food pantries, for sale into the
market place, or whatever the community requires.

13. Vertical Tower Units
Self-Contained Vertical Growing
Systems

14. Vertical Tower Units (VTU’s)
Vertical Tower Units are specially designed for use
with the Food Pods.
Instead of growing in an area with one level, we can
grow 8 times the food on 8 levels.
A spinning light delivery system hangs down the
middle of the VTU, providing light to all levels.
Growing vertically is the most efficient way to
increase yield with the fewest watts of energy.
Each VTU is on wheels and can be conveniently
moved.
VTU’s are then connected and placed in rows.
Each VTU consumes less than 500 watts of energy
and produces 8X the food in the same area.

15. Example: Romaine Lettuce
Food Production with VTU’s 16-18 Crop turns of lettuce per/yr
256 heads of lettuce per VTU/Per
crop turn
4096 heads of lettuce per tower per
year
1/8th acre = 490 sq. m (340 VTU’s)
Total Heads of Lettuce/Yr/
Using 340VTU’s = 1,392,640 per
490 sq. m
(pictured left) These plants were grown in
this vertical tower with aquaponics, a
combination of aquaculture and
hydroponics, as well as using sea water.
The proper ratios of sea water and fish
waste from carp or tilapia are balanced
together for feeding the plants.

16. Algae Production in Vertical Tower Units
(Below) – Side view of VTU’s in
Algae can also be produced in the VTU’s
rows
Tubes are placed within the frame of the
VTU.
These tubes are clear and have water
flowing through them where algae can
breed.
(Below) – Many rows of VTU’s in
one area.

17. Education
Education will be a critical function for future development and must be controlled.
New schools can be created to teach how to use the Food Pods
Or
Use current vocational schools to teach these sciences and offer courses from the
H.S.A.
The Hydroponic Society of America (H.S.A.) is the non-profit association that teaches
these sciences around the world.
The H.S.A. was formed in 1977 at the University of California – Berkeley

18. Who
Invented Food
Pods?

19. WHO
President/CEO - Gerald Garrison GAS Technologies
Gerald Garrison is a world famous inventor of advanced
technologies and has worked with companies such as Sony,
Samsung, 3M, Alpine, GE, Philips and Venture Lighting. He
works at the highest levels of lighting and life sciences and is the
inventor of “digital lighting”. Gerald was born in Hawaii and
attended Iolani school. The vision is to bring advanced
technology, green jobs, sustainable energy and food production
to the islands.
Mr. Garrison is the inventor of the
Food Pods. All of the technologies
that make up these food producing
facilities were invented by him. His
technology has been written in many
magazines and he has appeared on
international radio and TV, as well as
the internet, talking about his
advances in sustainable, 365-day-a-
year food factories.

20. Value Added Experts
Green Applied Sciences bridges
existing building functions into a single,
cohesive model that functions in a
green, efficient and intelligent manner.
Building cost functions are derived from
a wide variety of factors that can be
tailored to a proposed site.

21. Thank you for reading.