The following is a list of products Saladacres has developed, is developing, and wants to develop. We invite individuals who want to operate their own businesses to form partnerships with Saladacres. Saladacres will grow the raw materials, and the partnership will package and sell the products.

The recommended packaging is also noted. The packaging types are selected for their low impact on land fills, and where possible, biodegradeability.

Partnership Products

AROMATIC OILS: Tree and herbal oils (1), massage gels (1): For specific oils refer to Products and Planning

PERSONAL CARE: Lip balm (7), Liquid soap (7), Mouth wash (8), Skin creams and lotions (7),Shampoos and conditioners (7)

COUGH LOZENGES (2)

FLOWERS: Contract growing, “potless” flowers and ornamental plants, edible flowers

PET CARE: Flea and tick gels and shampoos (8)

PROCESSED FOODS: Jams - sugar Free (4), Frozen pestos (4), Pastas (4)

CULINARY HERBS: Generic types fresh and frozen (3)

SUGAR SUBSTITUTE: Stevia and xylose (4)

SALAD DRESSINGS (9)

PURE BABY FOODS (5)

TEAS - HERB: Teas of high flavor (10)

MEDICINAL HERBS: Over 10 medicinal herbs for specific remedies

SUGARLESS COOKIES (4)


Packaging Key:

(1) Clear or tinted squeeze tubes (28 - 280g); wide
caps for vertical standing
(2) Lozenges in zipperlock bags
(3) Zipperlock bags: 50g, 100g, 500g and ‘live mats’
2 oz / 60 mL to 34 oz / l L
(4) Zipperlock bags: 50g, 100g, 500g
(5) Individual transparent pouch packs
(6) Grown and sold without pots
(7) Clear or tinted squeeze tubes (28 - 280g); wide caps for vertical standing
(8) 1L plastic bottles
(9) Form and fill pouch packs; 2 oz / 60 mL to 34 oz / l L
(10) Individual transparent pouch packs
 

FOOD AND ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS USING RENEWABLE FUELS
SALADACRES LLC

We offer partnerships for the production of food and energy from renewable fuels.

Saladacres (SA) has designed and developed a greenhouse operation for the year round production and processing of fabulous salad vegetable and herb crops. We specialize in 'short' crops which are under 24"/60cm. Our crops are the best in the business for color, texture, taste, crunch, and body. Field crops can be grown as well.

We combine our greenhouse with a power plant that produces heat and electricity from a wide range of renewable fuels. It consists of a rotary incinerator, heat exchanger, and turbine. The turbine uses hot water as the primary form of energy rather than steam or natural gas. This equipment is built to our specifications and provides energy independence to our greenhouses. It helps to control our production costs and keep our produce affordable.

Generating our own power and heat for our greenhouses is a new, unique, and profitable combination. We offer partnerships for the production of:

1) Fresh produce in greenhouses plus electricity and heat for greenhouse use and export
2) Electricity alone for sale to specific customers

1. FOOD AND POWER

New and Innovative Energy Source
> The biomass boiler and greenhouse is a new, unique, and profitable combination.
> Hot water heated by the biomass boiler can be used for producing heat, or a heat and electricity combination, or electricity alone
> Turbine is powered with hot water – not steam, therefore the high costs of steam pressure operation are reduced
> We can essentially heat and electrify our greenhouse operations for next to nothing, provided we sell the electricity; this therefore lowers the costs of production, the costs of our salad produce, and enables use to grow year round
Greenhouse
> Greenhouses: A “range” is 1.5 acres consisting of 20 greenhouses
> The best produce in the world for fresh markets, year round – grown with 52 minerals; clean, pure, healthy, competitive and 1/10 of the water required for arid agriculture

Incomes and Benefits in Food Production
> Cost of ranges: First 2 ranges $5.8M, following ranges $2.2M ea.
> Sales per range per year: $2 M gross per range
> Customer base: Everyone who wants a long, disease free, healthy lifestyle
> Customers per range: 16,000 at a low 40 lbs. of produce per person per year; large number of ranges per site are possible depending on the site location
> Gross profit: 35%
> Payback period: 5 years or under
> Jobs: 12 per range, not including construction, sales, and delivery
> Sustainable production from renewable fuels: No carbon addition to the atmosphere (carbon neutral), and pollution free; 1/10 the water use compared to arid agriculture, sustainable production
> Job training: training is a part of the package

2. ELECTRICITY AND HEAT PRODUCTION

Biomass Boiler
> First of its type: unique in the greenhouse industry and power generation
> Energy Equipment: “Buzzard” biomass boiler generates heat and electricity from renewable fuels
> Electricity is generated from a new binary turbine that runs on hot water
> Relatively low cost equipment for generation of hot water heat and electricity
> Equipment can be used in portable or fixed applications; modules transported on an 8’ wide flatbed
> Buzzard capacity: 10,000,000 btuh (1); can heat 363 houses at 22,000 btuh each; or power 500 houses at 2 kWh (1)
> Models: 1 mW standard unit, and 3 Mw; output of the standard model is ½ -1 megaWatt (mW) (1) of energy; heat in the form of hot water for heating is also produced

Unique features of the Buzzard
> Small size in comparison to larger, fixed and more expensive units; the 1 and 3 mW Buzzards are mini generators
> Low cost: installed units start at $850,000 which includes buildings and support equipment
> Can burn most any renewable biomass fuel and is therefore called the “Buzzard” because it will “eat” anything
> Carbon neutral
> Almost zero particulate added to the air
> Fuels are packed at the site of origin in plastic covered bales: neat, and odorless transport and storage

Customers
> Customers: villages, settlements, towns, and institutions;
> Green, sustainable communities, relying on renewable energy sources maximum suggested number of living units served 50
> Excess electricity is sold on the grid or to the local community
> Free heat, water and electricity to greenhouse staff housing
> Heating and powering of housing and business off the Saladacres site

Benefits and Advantages to Customers
> Low cost electricity; cut the cost of electricity to more that 50%; suggested charge per month ½ the cost of current utilities; this would encourage the development of independent, sustainable micro communities, relying on renewable energy sources
> Fast payback of equipment
> Cheap heating to buildings in the form of hot water
> Fast setup
> Does not contribute to climate change
> Local biomass fuels: example: nearby forest, or agriculture fuels
> Atmospheric pressure heating system: no steam engineer required for operation

Equipment and Buildings
> Buzzard capacity: 2 sizes; the 1 mega Watt and 3 mega Watt
> 40’ x 100’ building housing fuel, 1 biomass boiler or Buzzard, fuel handling equipment

Output
> ½ -3 megawatt (mW) of energy is the standard output of the 1 or 3 mW Buzzard models

Incomes and Benefits
> Sales Potential: $800,000 to $1.5M depending on the fuel burned, the Buzzard model, and price per kW
> Gross profit per year: 40%
> Jobs in the collection of fuel, operation of the generator, technical, and transport
> Jobs in clerical: shift supervisor / secretary
> Heating: Excess hot water heat can be used for buildings such as houses and commercial buildings, and can be free as a by-product
> Landfill: If a landfill is a fuel source, this takes the pressure off the landfill

Financing
> Types Possible: Public+ Private Partnership (P3); or Private + Private Partnership
> Initial cost of equipment: $850 K for 1 installed 1 mW Buzzard, 1 baler, 1 tub grinder, 40’ x 100’ metal building with office and fuel handling equipment
> Additional Costs: These costs are listed separately because they will differ from site to site; for example: land, reinforced concrete flooring, perimeter fencing, security, front end loader, forklift, scale, and other equipment
> Financing for partner: 50% of the total cost
> Financing costs can be paid by the difference in current costs of electricity and the 10¢ per kW charged with the Buzzard; thus financing costs are nil; for example, if 3¢ per kW are saved on 1 mW of electricity, the yearly total saving would be (1,000 kW x .03 x 24 hrs x 365 days) $262K. This would pay for the financing costs for the Buzzard with some savings, with lower costs of electricity
> Payback period: 3 years
> After payback of financing: The going rate of 10¢ per kW can be charged or the rate could lowered, because the equipment is owned by the partnership; the customers would benefit with low cost electricity
> SA would participate in a 2¢ per kW royalty for R&D, sales and promotion, and servicing
>Annual gross Income 1mW at 10¢ / kW is $881,000; 3 mW at 10¢ is $1.58 million

Electrical costs
> Low at 10¢ per kW during the payback period;
> After the financing is paid back, the partners earn money on the sale of electricity and the partner can lower the cost per kW to customers


(1) Definitions:
1 mW: 1 mega Watt or 1,000,000 Watts
1 kW: 1 kilo Watt or 1,000 Watts
Btu British thermal unit; the average house will consume 22,000 Btu per hour (Btuh)