04/13/2022
Our Pitch to Elon Musk to Resolve World Hunger by Harnessing Recycled Plastic and Metal using 3D Printing Technology.
Dear Mr. Elon Musk, I'm writing to introduce myself and our nonprofit team. We're excited about the potential of our collaboration with your company on creating a family food security system that can help address 3 major global issues - hunger, poverty & waste! There are still a few mass production issues that still need answers before rolling out our final product but would love it if you could take time out of your busy schedule to help us.
(Sesimani L Dulaki-Project Director (wearing red shirt) in front of a second prototype of Family Food Security System, surrounded by Brigham Young University Hawai'i Sustainability Farm Volunteers)
There are over 7 billion people on Earth, and that number is only going to grow. That's a lot of mouths to feed! So how are we going to feed all these people? One solution is food security systems that can provide fresh, local organic produce to everyone on the planet and for Mars too! What you may not know is that there are solutions to this problem, and a nonprofit known as Youth Entrepreneur Success Education (Y.E.S. Education) has the answer. We have designed food security systems that can provide fresh, local organic produce to all people on Earth for less than $80 a year. We have developed a proposal that we believe can help resolve world hunger using recycled plastic and metal through 3D printing technology.
Food security is an issue that touches the lives of everyone. With this new invention, food will no longer be scarce in any area--even if you have just 400 sq ft of space! The idea behind it is simple: use 512 stacked planters to plant 1 acre worth of crops which then produce more than enough for your family's needs with very little water usage and weeding required. This prototype costs $3 900 but can easily come together within 8 hours when done by 4 unskilled people using only a hammer and screwdriver.
By using recycled plastic and metal for 3D printing machines, the cost could be potentially reduced to less than $1,000. The stacked garden system is durable and can last 50 years. If you divide $3,900 by 50 years, the annual cost is less than $80 a year. If you divide $1,000 by 50 years, the cost is only $20 per year. The entire $1,000 cost will pay for itself in a matter of a few months in terms of food cost savings.
How many miles do you think it is from the farm to our plates? Over 1,000!! That's a lot of travel for just one meal. But if we grow all types and flavors ourselves at home or on our patios this summer--from zucchini flowers straight into green smoothies with fresh fruit—then no matter where in town they're coming from as long as there are nutrients leftover then everyone will be able to stay healthy without any need whatsoever towards supplements.
How would you like to save money on food costs? Why not grow your own food! With inflation and transportation increasing all over, it's time for us consumers to embrace self-sufficiency. There are so many ways that one can go about this: from growing the vegetables in a greenhouse or using solar power with LED lights - whatever works best according to climate conditions (and wallet).
There are many options to optimize the soil by using coconut coir, perlite, vermiculite, water crystals, bokashi, etc. The coconut coir reduces the need for soil and can provide additional income for impoverished farmers that grow coconut trees in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia.
There are many options to upgrade a food growing system such as hydroponic options: natural fertilizers, macronutrients, micronutrients, Epsom salt, calcium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, worm tea, hydroponic mixers, fans, heat controls, etc.
A basic family food growing system can be shipped on one 4' x 4’ wood pallet. The plants are irrigated using a timed drip system which limits any water waste. Other options for the system include microgreens, aquaponics, raising chickens and rabbits, etc.
We endeavor to grow our partnerships and collaboration with master gardener volunteers from the Urban Farming Center (University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture), Brigham Young University Sustainability Farm, Kokua Hawai’i Foundation, Kahuku Farms, Ma’o Organic Farms, Facebook Groups-How Does Your Garden Grow?, Mr. Stacky Support Group, Growing Your Greens, Dr. Gundry MD, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, etc. We are very grateful for their dedicated support and vision to end world hunger.
We are influenced and inspired by the nonprofit called charitywater.org where donations are carefully tracked with promised results through analytics.
Why not start growing high-quality produce, herbs, and flowers for your own use and sell the excess for profit or share with other farmers or needy families? Start small. You can start with just one or two items, like herbs and flowers to get the process going before deciding on expanding your horizons further down the road when you are sure that this is something that interests/ fascinates not only yourself but also others too!
A Japanese farmer found a way to sell very high-quality single strawberries for $500. What if you could find a way to sell a vegetable for $1 each? That would generate $512 a month if one vegetable was harvested from one planter each month. Certain cut flowers such as anthuriums sell for as much as $5 each, which would generate over $2,500 per month. That’s sure worth looking into if you want some extra cash flow coming through your door (or planter).
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1750517/would-you-pay-hk3500-one-strawberry-japan-they-do
I don’t intend to make a profit from this project or seek any patent, this is a free gift for humanity inspired by Elon Musk and Nikola Tesla, the two most brilliant innovators of the last two centuries.
My daughter was the 1st place winner of the History Channel’s Student Video Competition in 2010 for her production that paid tribute to Nikola Tesla’s invention of the Wardenclyffe Tower which produced free, wireless electricity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxWsc7y1olg
