AMERICAN FORK, Utah,
May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- Green PolkaDot Box® (OTC: GPDB)-America's premier
online membership club for wholesale priced organic and non-GMO
natural foods-announced today the company has entered into a
purchase and construction agreement with Future Growing LLC, the
world leader in vertical farming technologies. GPDB plans to
install its first of many "Living Produce™" growing centers in
Spring City, Utah.
The Utah farm site, once fully
developed, will consist of over 30,000 vertical growing towers.
These towers will be capable of producing approximately 1.5 million
plants per month, potentially feeding Living Produce™ to up to
40,000 households in Utah.
Rod Smith, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Green PolkaDot Box, stated: "We have been studying
and pursuing this amazing technology for a couple of years now, and
we are nearing readiness to implement our first large-scale farm in
central Utah. Our goal is to have
at least 15 vertical growing large-scale farms in operation by the
end of 2015.
This expansive footprint will enable distribution of Living
Produce to most of our members within one day via Fed Ex Ground
shipping."
Tim Blank, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Future Growing LLC, stated: "Green PolkaDot Box's
new aeroponic, vertical growing systems from Future Growing® allow
the Membership Club to provide the best tasting, highest quality,
chemical-free LIVE produce available to its members. With the
Future Growing system, GPDB is stepping out of the conventional
agriculture box by utilizing a much better way to feed people and
reduce the carbon footprint and environmental contamination that
modern agriculture is having on the planet. GPDB's state-of-the-art
growing facility will utilize a clean purified water source, grow
the Living Produce™ vertically in a fraction of the space that a
conventional grower would use, and reduce water use up to 95%. This
is truly the future of food production."
Smith adds: "We at Green PolkaDot Box® believe that Living
Produce through the unique vertical growing systems developed by
Mr. Blank and his company, Future Growing, will establish a new,
higher standard for non-GMO produce in demand by health-minded
consumers for the following reasons:
- Living Plants: In most cases, the produce we are
offering is alive and is harvested with the root systems intact.
The plants we deliver to our members will remain alive for 7-10
days before they begin to deteriorate and lose essential
phytonutrient value.
- Enhanced Food Safety: Because vertical aeroponic growing
can take place in greenhouse facilities, we can maintain a sterile
growing and handling environment. Unlike organically grown crops in
outdoor environments, we can eliminate contaminated soil and water
supplies, plant contamination from animal feces, transfer of feces
from human picking and handling, airborne pathogens, and over spray
of toxic chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides.
- Year-Round Availability: It is our plan to make Living
Produce available to all members by this time next year. This year,
however, we believe we can supply next day or 2nd day delivery to
all residents living in the western U.S. and to most residents
living in the eastern U.S.
- Lowest Pricing with FREE Home Delivery: Vertical growing
technology facilitates development of beautiful nutrient-dense
plants of many pleasing varieties at a very low cost- well below
produce available through traditional delivery systems including
retail, co-op, CSAs and farmer's markets. Lower production costs
will also enable us to include FREE delivery in weekly auto-ship
plans for as low as $19.95 per
week!
- Less Environmental Impact: Produce growth with
vertical technology requires about 1/8th of the land mass normally
required for production and only 5% of the water normally
required. Vertical growing can occur in almost any outdoor
climate using available light, provided that optimal temperatures
are maintained. We plan on using geothermal heating and cooling
systems wherever possible. Also, because the plants are living when
shipped, minimal packaging is required.
- Superior Plant Nutrients: GPDB will be the first
distributor of produce to offer and sell to our members "produce by
specifications, meaning that members will know, in advance, the
typical vitamin and mineral content (specifications) of what they
are buying."
About Future Growing® LLC: For the past eight years,
Future Growing has been the world leader in vertical aeroponic food
farms utilizing patented Tower Garden® technology. With over 100
successful projects across North
America, Future Growing® leads the way in the local food
growing movement, which has become a permanent mainstream trend in
the United States. The Future
Growing® team, which is comprised of professional growers,
horticulturists, and aeroponic experts, is led by founder and CEO
Tim Blank, a hydroponics expert,
global speaker, and 12-year veteran with the Walt Disney World
Company. For more information on Future Growing LLC, visit
http://futuregrowing.com
About Green PolkaDot Box (GPDB): GPDB is America's
premier online membership club for organic and non-GMO natural
foods at wholesale pricing. It is the only major online store that
refuses to carry any products or ingredients containing Genetically
Modified Organisms (GMO). GPDB leverages proprietary technology
with its dynamic, interactive website and member relationship
management software to provide a unique shopping and membership
experience. The Company plans to grow membership with individuals
and families looking for natural non-GMO products and organic
choices for up to a 60% discount off retail prices. For more
information on Green PolkaDot Box visit www.greenpolkadotbox.com.
You may also view the company's profile by following this link -
http://greenstocksrock.com/images/company_links/GPDB_250x100.pdf
To view an interview where the CEO of The Green PolkaDot Box
updates its progress, visit the following link-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulHZGRp-0Lg
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SOURCE Green PolkaDot Box Incorporated