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Marc Buckley
TEDx TUM
October 24, 2015
I love food!
Actually, I love it so much, I just had some not too long ago
Joke aside, its a safe bet that you all love food.
And not just that, we depend on it.
It is the very basic of human needs.
With all its importance, in my belief the industry, for the most, is doing a terrible job in
producing healthy food.
Especially doing it in a sustainable way
Within the next few minutes, I will show you what I mean and what my vision is for food
and beverage production.
Its a wicked problem with many facets that only by working together we can solve.
I live in Germany now, but I used to live in the US and loved to go with my kids to
amusement parks.
As you can see here
I am a big advocate of keeping the body hydrated which comes with many benefits along
with the need to visit the restroom with more frequency. This is when I noticed something
different from prior years, when I used to visit with my children. All the public restrooms
now have RED SHARPS containers.
Sharps containers are for syringes and medical waste. Normally found in Clinics or
Hospitals, but there is a reason why they are showing up in frequently visited locations.
347 million people in the World are diabetic
Drought and issue awareness have been going on extensively since at least 2006. Yet,
farmers have dug deeper wells and continued to use water resources, but the issue has
still not been solved.
It is absurd to see the drought and environment collapsing in the central valley.
farmers, people, and crops are suffering, but mostly how it is impacting our climate.
How
A little more than halfway through the central valley drive I was hit in the face with a wall of
stench, pure manure that choked me up so much I thought I was going to vomit. About 3
minutes after the smell hit we passed this
The smell lingered in the car and my clothes for hours, but in my memory forever. As soon
as I came to my senses I Google to find out what this was. So many people have driven by
this feedlot that they have tagged it Cowschwitz on Google maps and left their comments
about the experience they had when passing through. This is an 800-acre feedlot licensed
to hold 100,000 cattle a day. They produce 150 million pounds of beef per year. The smell
that I experienced is like this every single day and is not just simply a smell, but dirty
emissions that affect our health, air, water, and environment.
The imbalance of water and greenhouse gasses emitted during the production of food is
out of balance and is damaging our health and the environment.
This slide is so you can have some idea of the water imbalance and ineffective use of this
valuable resource. The amounts given are in gallons. To produce 1 pound of Beef it takes
a minimum 2100 gallons of water or 8,000 liters of water.
One-third of all food produced in the world will never make it to a plate and is wasted.
This means an economic loss, but also that all of the natural resources used for growing,
processing, packaging, transporting and marketing that food were also wasted.
The water that is wasted is enough to cover the entire worlds household water needs.
We cannot afford to throw our resources out with the garbage.
I guess you could compare this to the modern day Healthy Willy Wonka Factory
Of course without all the safety and environmental issues Without all the Sugars and
Secrecy.
On second thought strike that What we want is to create an environment that is open
and transparent showing our processes and technology.
So that other industries will follow our example and that the public can see how our
processes work and their products are being made.
This will not be like the old school field trip to the bakery were you put on a white coat and
hairnet. We want to keep the highest hygiene standards yet maintain the ability through
glass and skywalks and other methods to provide daily tours, samples and collaboration
with our community.
Feeding so many people is a big responsibility. We do not want to leave this in the hands
of the current industry.
These sustainable processes and technologies already exist they just need to be applied.
Our process will use a complete water cycle management system that resolves the
unsustainable water imbalance currently used in the food and beverage industry.
Our energy needs will be supplied through renewable technologies.
will recycle and use rainwater to 100% and
access and protect natural groundwater sources
will filter water with reverse osmosis equipment and
recycle 100% of all grey-water
Vertical farming using 100% organic filtered rainwater to grow a portion of our raw goods
on onsite also give us the ability to harvest 365 days a year. Making efficient use of
resources, energy, space and labor.
We will use building materials that are part of a well thought out technical circle. Using
recycled or reclaimed materials. Materials that can be up-cycled or recycled when a better
and more efficient model is released.
Most importantly building materials that are safe for people and products.
Our complete concept of an urban green production facility sets new standards worldwide
by combining technology, innovation, renewable energy and the recycling of resources to a
holistic system. Processes that are well thought out in a complete system for the creation
of wholesome products without sugars, preservatives and aromas.
It is a truly green system.
Entrepreneurs, Inventors, engineers, businesses big and small join with me to usher in the
next revolution of sustainable healthy food and beverage production.
Food is the basic of human needs therefore everyone has the influence and can do
something no matter how big or small to take action. The most influential thing you can do
is to place whatever means you have for food into companies and products that care about
your health and our environment. Why would you continue to pay those that do dont care
about you or your home?
Join the Circular Economies of the future. Take these ideas back with you to work and your
private lives, convince the people around you that we can each make a difference.