Liberty Farms Veteran Training
Liberty Farms, 501(c)(3) organization, will assist American Veterans and their families become sustainable farmers and entrepreneurs all at no cost to them. All we ask in return is that they help us to pay it forward by donating a small percentage of their profits to Liberty Farms for the first five years.
This round of funding will be used to build the hands on working farm training facility. The output from the training facility will fund the program so no further outside funding will be required. No other program does this. Here veterans will be trained in all phases of running and managing their farm over an 8 week period on a working farm. The will work on three successive phases.
1) System Startup. During this phase our veteran farmers will learn how start the system.
2) Daily management of a system mid way to first harvest including water quality, nutrient management and testing.
3) Harvesting & replenishment. How to harvest, package the produce and fish for shipment and replenish the system for continuous harvest.
Our veterans will live on site for the duration of the training program and may bring their families to stay and work with them as they learn. Upon completion of the training program each trainee will be certified in organic food production.
Phase 2:
Once trained Liberty Farms will obtain all the required permits and materials to build their greenhouse and growing system on the veterans land. Liberty Farms will erect the system and assist in all phases of startup.
The Aquaponics system produces fish as well as vegetables by converting fish waste into fertilizer and irrigation runoff from the plants provide clean water to the fish in a closed loop system.
These systems are environmentally friendly and use less space and less than 10% of the water required for traditional farming.
Our smaller Configuration
4 - 200 gal fish tanks, w/filtration
2 raft tanks, 4 Living Filter Media Beds
Annual Vegetable Production
17,280 heads of lettuce in the raft tanks
+ 9,000 - 12,000 bunches of greens in the
Living Filter Media Beds
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17,280 heads of lettuce in the raft tanks
+ 256 sq. ft of other vegetable production
in the Living Filter Media Beds
Annual Fish Production
880 lbs. whole fish (293 lbs. fillets)
Greenhouse
1 - 30' wide bay (30') x 88' long = 2,640 sq. ft.
More information can be found on our Facebook Page.
Our website can be found @ http://libertyfarmco.com . The stories of our first round of candidates will be posted begining the last week of April.
Remember, Liberty Farms is a 501(c)(3) organization under the IRS code. Donations are tax deductible (see your tax professional)
Reward shipments to begin early January 2016.
Donations may be made as a memorial and will be posted on our website. All donations over $50 will receive a certificate of appreciation suitable for framing and signed by one of our veteran families.
Photo is from our supplier and used as an illustration and not a photo of existing systems at Liberty Farms.
