Sustainable Eco System Solutions for Kids in residence at economically poor schools

To improve child health and education through growing nutritious food, helping to create local community development and economic independence

ContentsThe goal

Challenges

Learning from Urban-Rural prototyping, practice and iteration

SkyFarms

missionjourneynetworkCreating community,

events and workshopsthe urban farm

Urban solution

Rural solution

Development status

How you can help

Challenges Farming and Food Crisis

People Food Disconnect

Kids in school residence in poor rural areas poor nutrition

Limited access to food variety and healthy nutrition

Lack of knowledge of how to grow sustainably

Values of farming undervalued

ChallengesUnicef.org/nutrition

Proper nutrition is a powerful good: people who are well nourished are more likely to be healthy, productive and able to learn. Good nutrition benefits families, their communities and the world as a whole.

Undernutrition is, by the same logic, devastating. It blunts the intellect, saps the productivity of everyone it touches and perpetuates poverty.

Approximately 40 percent of children in rural China are stunted as a result of maternal and childhood malnutrition, according to a 2009 UNICEF report.

Compelling reasons to increase efforts. A group of leading economists, the Copenhagen Consensus, has consistently confirmed that taking action on undernutrition is the single most important, cost-effective means of advancing human well-being

Apply deep learning from Urban - rural developments to rural solutions

Share knowledge through experiential learning

Use design to change values

Include ongoing maintenance

Set up school eco system for food, waste, water, people flow and benefits.

Measure impact

Knowledge

Psychology (happiness)

Food & soil production

Waste reduction

Economic change

School values

Wate

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Urban - Rural solutions for Malnourished kids

Experiential learning Kids teacherBenefits:Healthy Activities

Psychological+

Concentration/attention +

Fewer sick days

Reduce Water Demands

(减少对水的需求 )

Composter (堆肥 )

Reduce Waste

(减少垃圾 ) Create Wealth(创造财富 )

Organic Waste* (有机垃圾 )

Water Plants (灌溉 )

Water C

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Nutritious Soil (有营养的土壤 )

Safe, Local Produce(健康，新鲜的食物 )

SchoolKitchen

Green housesVolume food production

Urban Farm and Veggie Oasis

Package A for Urban Schools Ground level educational size farm: Practices concept from Farm to Table

Closed loop sustainable food system that encourages leadership and teambuilding. Physical requirement flat area, preferably with water sourceMinimum 10 beds + composter + integrated maintenance system

Package B for Rural Schools Ground level educational & experiential farm

+ green house to grow greater volume

Includes: Package A + poly tunnels to support and protect the growth of vegetables in varying climates. Enable greater volume to support nutritious and independent eco system food supply for school children.

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Local - Scalable

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Eco system developmentWorkshops & events

+Urban farming Video series : on-line distribution

Infrastructure Knowledge share and build Reach and Scalability Applied Applied

In Development

How can you helpShort term: Sponsor a local migrant school

• Test locally the model for scaled role out to malnourished, in residence school children, in poor rural areas

• Help us give migrant & malnourished children a chance to eat healthy nutritious vegetables

• Give them the opportunity to experiential learning, change the values associated with food

• Provide a highly interactive living green space in a deprived area

• Enable Volunteers to work with local migrant school children

Long term: Support our urban farming experiential learning video series and help us reach many malnourished rural in residence school children