Quiwi Produce Urban Farm/Agricademy Inc.

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So I recently stumbled upon a property here in Cincinnati that will go on auction January 9, 2019. It is a greenhouse nursery. This foreclosed property would be the perfect home for Quiwi Produce Farm to expand and grow. The auction starting price is $134,000. I would like to raise the money to buy this property.

Can "We the People" raise money to build a hydroponics farm to feed and educate the people? I need $150K before January 7th to bid on a foreclosed Greenhouse property that’s up for auction. An Example If 15,000 people gave $10 or 7500 people gave $20 the goal would be met in no time. All donations are tax deductible. No amount given is too small.

The property I would like to purchase has multiple greenhouses that I plan to use for hydroponics/aquaponics growing, teaching, be able to offer jobs to the community, provide fresh food, combat food deserts, offer after school programs there etc. If you can help me raise the $150K to cover the auction price plus fees I would be grateful. Thank you in advance.

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!

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What is Quiwi Produce?



Quiwi Produce  is an urban farm that was start in 2013 but was not officially name until 2014 founded by Nadia Ruffin. It was created to combat one of many food deserts in the Cincinnati area. In many neighborhoods people do not have access to fresh produce because there are no grocery stores. As a results the health and wellbeing of these individuals suffers because they are forced to eat unhealthy food. There was also an outcry from people who wanted to grow their own food but did not know how or thought they could not because of where they lived (i.e. an apartment).


What is our goal?
Quiwi Produce envisions a transformed food system in which every citizen in Cincinnati has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food grown by a local farm. In Cincinnati 25% of the population does not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables because they live in low income communities that are known as food deserts. By creating Quiwi Produce we hope to adopt a sustainable, local food system that will enhance human and animal health, preserve the environment and educate the masses on good urban agricultural practices.

Cincinnati, Ohio, like many cities in the United States, faces health and environmental challenges, including the obesity and diabetes epidemics and the contamination of soil, water, and air.  There is also a limited space to farm. There has been a plea from consumers to find out where their food comes from. Quiwi Produce has the potential to deliver a multitude of benefits:
• Promote healthy eating
• Reduce fuel consumption
• Preserves greenspace and farmland by utilizing hydroponics/aquaponics in indoor operations and utilizing empty lots in the city
• Eliminate the use of harmful pesticides
• Build local economies
• Create new jobs in the future
• Teach urban farming techniques

What is Agricademy Inc.
Agricademy Inc., a subsidiary of Quiwi Produce, is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to fostering respect and appreciation for the field of AGRICULTURE.  It is our mission to bring together and educate individuals who are underrepresented youth, adults and individuals in the lower socio-economic spectrum about the field of agriculture through after school programs, workshops, classes, camps, entrepreneurship opportunities,  guest speakers and other means. It is our goal that we can spark an interest in youth and adults to pursue careers in agriculture and STEM, but we also want them to have an understanding and appreciation of the world around them.


Who is Nadia Ruffin, MS?
Nadia Ruffin, MS, the owner of Quiwi Produce and founder of Agricademy Inc, graduated from Ohio State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture where she majored in Animal Sciences/minored in Entomology. She has a background in veterinary medicine and research. She has held positions at the Ohio State University, The Ohio Department of Agriculture, University of Cincinnati and the University of Georgia. She was also a disease investigator for four years at Hamilton County Public Health. In this position she investigated disease outbreaks and help protect the citizens of Cincinnati from diseases.

Besides her experience in public health, research and veterinary medicine her family has owned a flower shop for over 30 years called Blossoms Florist in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. She is very skilled at growing plants in soil as well as using hydroponics/aquaponics indoors and teaching these methods to others. Aside from her growing skills she has years of knowledge in the area of entomology. She received her Masters of Science in Entomology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2017. She publishes articles each month for an online magazine call The Dirt on Organic Gardening and she has also published articles for Rodale.

Nadia received a resolution from Cincinnati City Council in February 2018 for her farming and agriculture initiatives. She has received two grants one from the Royal Neighbors Foundation and the other from the City of Cincinnati Urban Agriculture Department. Nadia also received an award from the National Black Farmers Association as farmer of the year in 2017 for teaching new advanced technologies in farming.

You can follow Nadia on multiple social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube under the name @urbanfarmsista. She has also designed a black business locator app called Patronize that is available at the App Store and Google Play. She has developed an online school where she teaches various agricultural subjects via webinar to people all around the world.