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he mission of Second Chanc-
es Farm is to nurture plants
Tand people, and our planet,
one green thumb at a time. We
will provide returning citizens with
mentorship programs and green

collar jobs at hydroponic, indoor
vertical farms in economically dis-
tressed communities.

Our vision is two-fold: to reduce
our carbon footprint by growing
food locally 365 days a year, while
replacing recidivism with com-
passionate capitalism and turning

entrepreneurs-in-residence into The basic idea behind hydroponics involves growing
“Agri-preneurs.” Second Chances plants in just water - no soil. Within these parame-
Farm, LLC is a Qualified Opportu- ters, there are various ways to grow and reap a boun-
nity Fund and a Delaware Public tiful harvest, but most hydroponics systems work
Benefit Limited Liability Company. using the same basic principles: Plants are grown
within some type of container, where water - with
Humans have been growing plants added fertilizer - can reach the roots and allow the
in water (hydroponics) almost as plants to grow. Either natural or artificial light may
long as we have been growing be used to aid in the plants’ process of photosynthe-
them in dirt. Only in the last few sis.
decades, however, has technol-

ogy caught up with this practice
enough to support efficient and
commercially viable plant produc-
tion for human consumption.
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