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Aug 24, 2012 -
Sep 28, 2012
(35 days)
- First created · 5 backed
- Ben Greene 425 friends
- Website: thefarmery.com
Pledge $3 or more
17 backers
The biggest, most awesome and amazing thank you.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $5 or more
60 backers
We'll send you an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $10 or more
49 backers
A Hipster Cow and Chicken Magnet (designed by Ben), an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $20 or more
45 backers
A collection of our favorite Heirloom Seeds from our home state of North Carolina, an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $24 or more
35 backers
A Hipster Cow & Chicken T-shirt! Plus, an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $35 or more
17 backers
A Hipster Cow & Chicken Farmers Market Tote (designed by Ben), an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $50 or more
25 backers
All of the above rewards!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $90 or more
30 backers
Create your own living wall! You'll receive a modular living wall planter, designed by Ben and manufactured in America by some of our Amish friends, an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $170 or more
3 backers
Double the size of your living wall! You'll receive 2 modular living wall planters, designed by Ben and manufactured in America by some of our Amish friends, an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $325 or more
2 backers
Create a 6ft. high by 10" wide living wall! You'll receive 4 modular living wall planters, designed by Ben and manufactured in America by some of our Amish friends, an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $1,400 or more
3 backers
Create a 7ft. high by 2.5ft wide living wall with a recirculating watering system! Includes 12 modular living wall panels, a waterproof backing material, a pump, nutrients and a reservoir. Plus, an amazing Banana Pudding Recipe from Ben's own Family Heirloom Recipe Book and a special thank you on our facebook page!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012
Creator sharon joines on September 30, 2012
Congratulations Ben!
Creator Ann on September 28, 2012
Congratulations!
Creator Kevin Ritter on September 28, 2012
Congratulaions on funding your project...................good job.......................
Creator Jon Castrop on September 28, 2012
Ben, Love the idea and video. I think definitely the sweet spot of the idea is shipping containers. also think you need to develop the hanging plant holders further so its a esthetically pleasing to take home for the customer. One more suggestion stack containers up lengthwise for more vertical space. Will follow your progress would like to do something like this in madison wi. Good Luck!
Creator Rachel T (deleted) on September 27, 2012
This is an amazing idea. Hope you guys make it to your goal because I want this to happen so I can take my girls to The Farmery one day. They would LOVE it!
Creator Ben Greene on September 27, 2012
Hi Jennifer,
I think you make two pledges, otherwise, I'll just make a note to send you the $50 level items as well.
-Ben
Creator Jennifer Skahen on September 27, 2012
Can I add $50 to my pledge to get the items from that level as well?
Creator Ben Greene on September 27, 2012
Thanks so much Kevin!
Creator Kevin Ritter on September 27, 2012
That's "Tampa Bay Kickstarters"
Creator Kevin Ritter on September 27, 2012
I just posted your project on our 'Tamps Bay Kickstarters" facebook page. Good luck you're getting close
Creator Ben Greene on September 26, 2012
Thanks Jed!
Creator Jed on September 26, 2012
I tweet about you all the time from my main 25,000 follower account but also other accounts of my biz clients! Will keep working on it....LUV your project!
Creator Ben Greene on September 16, 2012
Thanks Margaret!
Creator Margaret Butler on September 16, 2012
Wishing the best of luck from another designer in Raleigh!! Wish I could give you more!
Creator Pat Roy on September 10, 2012
Is there a photo and explanation of the living wall available for the $90+ level? If I could see it, I could envision where it would fit on our place maybe even convince neighbors to ante in. Thanks a million.
Creator Ben Greene on September 8, 2012
Thanks so much Michael! Wonderful to hear from you!
Creator Michael Caston on August 31, 2012
Nicely put together, Ben. Cheryl and I are very excited for your project and would absolutely love to see you succeed. I remember sitting through your Graduate Thesis presentation and hoped you would continue to pursue this great idea after graduation. Glad to see you stuck with it. We dropped some change in the bucket to help you get there.
-Mike Caston
Creator Ben Greene on August 28, 2012
Thanks for the question Cooper!
I'll be sure to put this in my FAQ.
Half of the revenues of the Farmery come from our crops that we grow at the Farmery, and the other half of the revenues come from small local farmers and local value added producers. We adjust the percentage of crops grown at the farmery vs. products sourced from local producers according to supply and demand.
The layout of the market in the central greenhouse is designed to adjust according to whether we need to focus on our supply or other producer's goods so if we run out of either one, then we can quickly adjust the layout to focus on our crops or outside sourced products.
An additional related point about sourcing locally grown products:
We've learned from our own retailers and experience that small farmers have huge swings in harvests and they typically have a harder time predicting there inventory than larger farms. This makes the Farmery an ideal place for small farmers to sell their crops because if the farmer has committed to sell to us and their crop fails, then instead of punishing the farmer as happens now with many retailers and restaurants, we make up for the lack of inventory with our own crops or value added goods.
Creator Cooper Blair Carr on August 27, 2012
Okay my only question is; if you guys let's say have a really good day and a lot of your inventory is taken out. Then your customers would have to wait for all the plants to grow back just to have one day of shopping.
So is the main idea to have multiple farmery locations in one city or something?? Idk seemed like a flaw wasn't sure if it has been addressed.
Creator Alessa Zaias on August 26, 2012
More than awesome idea!! I have similar idea for here in Miami, Fl. Would love to chat more about and possibly work together.. Best of luck!
Creator Ben Greene on August 25, 2012
Thank you very much!
Creator Caffeineforge LLC on August 24, 2012
Truely wonderful idea, with a great pitch.
This is the first Kickstarter I've wanted to succeed for reasons not related to the stuff they are giving me. I hope to add more money to the pile as the clock ticks down.