our successes
Vermont Tech Results Yield Big Results
- 25 % increase in crop yield- basil, and lettuce
- Reduction in bio fouling- no more algae
- Increase in nutrient uptake
“…Increasing nutrient uptake will produce healthier and higher-yielding crops, all while decreasing the environmental burden...”
Dr. M. Sama, Chair Science Dept, Vermont Tech College
Open Field Agriculture- ICL , USDA & University of Connecticut
EarthWise has partnered with ICL Fertilizer, the USDA and the University of Connecticut to prove effectiveness of our CLEAN technology in countering biofouling and odor in fertilizer used in Open Field Agriculture. ICL Fertilizers is one of the world’s largest fertilizer companies, providing farmers, growers, and manufacturers on five continents with a wide range of high-performance plant nutrition solutions.
EarthWise CLEAN: Poultry Processing- USDA & University of Arkansas
“CDC estimates that each year 1 in 6 Americans get sick from contaminated food or beverages and 3,000 die from foodborne illness. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that foodborne illnesses cost the United States more than $15.6 billion each year”. CDC May 2022
Earthwise is working with the USDA and the University of Arkansas using our game-changing nano bubble technology to demonstrate the cleaning power of bursting nano bubbles combined with the sanitation of Ozone in poultry processing.
- Provides safe delivery of Ozone without impact on animal and human health
- Allow for the easy and convenient delivery of the disinfecting ozone by spray or wash
- Keeps the ozone sanitation effects active for hours or days
Meeting the Challenges of Arid Climate Sustainable Agriculture- Enduring Harvests
Improving harvests while conserving energy and water
Enduring Harvests focuses on creating opportunities for our world’s most vulnerable communities: providing nutrition, and combating climate change- desertification and land degradation- by implementing sustainable, regenerative solution
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
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EARTHWISE GLOBAL NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
FoodBytes
Oct. 25. 2022
Earthwise Global is excited to be named a Global Top 45 Startup by FoodBytes, Rabobank-a global food and ag innovation discovery hub.
Join Earthwise Global in Making environmentally sustainable solutions for food production and water quality: Reducing costs, improving grower profits, and protecting the environment.
Earthwise named -Colorado's 97 Best Organic Startups.
Earthwise Global is pleased to be recognized by BestStartup.us as one of Colorado's 97 Best Organic Startups. Our environmentally #sustainable solutions for food production and water quality reduce costs, improve grower profits, and protect the environment.
Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies 2022
Earthwise receives Honorable Mention as a top 2% semifinalist in the Pepperdine University Most Fundable Companies 2022 contest. In its fifth year, more than 4,000 early-stage US startups from across all 50 states vied for a space on the list.
Vermont Technical College
“As growers contend with climate change impacts, growing crops in a controlled environment is beneficial Earthwise technology helps growers maximize yields with lower nutrient inputs und…er smaller contained growing environments.” Molly Willard, project manager for Agricultural Training and director of Vermont Tech’s Institute for Applied Agriculture and Food Systems
EARTHWISE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE = INCREASED PROFITS
EARTHWISE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE- (EEA) A Clear Win For Growers!
Below is an economic analysis of the production of lettuce in a hydroponic greenhouse over a 12-month period. The analysis is based on research done by Vermont Technical College in March of 2022. The analysis demonstrates the effects of Earthwise technology that result in a clear increase in profits for growers.
PARAMETERS OF ANALYSIS
An economic analysis of the production of lettuce in a controlled environment greenhouse of 17,000 sq. feet. The analysis compares the use of EarthWise watering systems with ultrafine (micro) bubbles versus production of lettuce using normal water
ANALYSIS CONCLUSION
NET INCOME
Change in Net Income UP $176,429 with EEA
DETAILS / CALCULATIONS OF ANALYSIS
GROSS REVENUES WITHOUT and with EEA
Gross Revenues without EEA $473,000 without EEA
Gross Revenue WITH EEA $ 581,790 with EEA
PRODUCTION COSTS WITHOUT AND WITH EEA
Total Production costs without EEA $378,400
Total Production costs WITH EEA $310,761
All production costs remain unchanged except:
- 30% decrease in labor – from $141,900 to $99,330
- 10% decrease in fertilizer, pesticides, fungicides- from $37,840 to $34,056
- 15 % decrease in energy – from $94,600 to $80,410
- 30 % decrease in water - from $23,650 to $16,555
NET INCOME
Net Income without EEA $94,600
Net Income WITH EEA $ 271,029
Change in Net Income UP $176,429 *
*Additional yield on same capital base and lower production input costs results in a REAL increase in net income
PRODUCTION ASSUMPTIONS:
- 17,000 sq ft hydroponic greenhouse
- 30-day crop cycle
- Standard spacing is 8-inch centers with 2.25 plants per square foot production space
- Percentage of Greenhouse Utilization 75%
- Total plants under cultivations 28,688
- Harvest weight 5 to 6 ounces per head
- Total harvest 9,862 lbs. per grow cycle of 30 days
Market price wholesale distributor $4.00 / lb
- Estimated retail price $10.00 /lb
- Total sales per 30 day period $39,466
- Total sales per 12-month period $473,000
ESTIMATED STANDARD PRODUCTION COSTS
Production costs estimated at 80% of total sales
- Labor 30%
- Energy 20%
- Chemicals, fungicides, nutrients 8%
- Water 5%
- Facilities/overhead 17%
TECHNICAL ASSUMPTIONS
· Optimum heating set points are 75 degrees F in the day and 65 degrees F at night
· Growing system - deep-water culture
· Base DO level 4-6 ppm
· Applied DO level 18-22 ppm
· Nitrogen (N) rates range from 130 to 150 ppm with electrical conductivity (EC) readings between 1.15 and 2.1 mhos over the source water
· pH ranges from 5.6 to 6.0