Permie in the Shark Tank -- Wish us luck

We will be presenting our EarthBarrel to three (3) sharks in Oregon at the below dates.

EarthBarrels are for people who do not like to garden, bend over and\or like:

Fresh Salads
Organically Grown Produce
Tomatoes
Want an Easy to keep Garden
Disability Challenges
Save Water

Rent ... You can rent an EarthBarrel for the season with it delivered and already planted.

Buy ... You can buy an EarthBarrel, plant it yourself and enjoy it for years.

Video ... Purchase our Video. Anybody can build an EarthBarrel with our Do it Yourself Video. Start a business, do a fundraiser, or youth project.

What makes EarthBarrels unique is their ability to grow plants and vegetables four (4) times faster!!!

Food production on the Oregon Coast is hard because of the large amount of cold Oregon rain; the Coast ground is cold until usually June or early July. With EarthBarrels gardens can be planted earlier. Since they are containers they can sit anywhere: on a deck, in a yard, on the sidewalk and because the growing area is not in contact with the ground, they are warmer. They collect the heat of the sun and store that heat in the water in the bottom. They do need their water replenished once a week.



Live Shark Tank with OSU Advantage Accelerator

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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5 minute pitch. 5 minutes of advice. Live and in-person.

Join us for a local rendition of Shark Tank with Staff from the OSU Advantage Accelerator. Best ideas will automatically be a finalist for acceptance into the accelerator.
This is your opportunity to get everything you've ever needed to make your idea successful. Also available is possible access to the Hardware Accelerator Development Package. If you have a hardware idea, this is a good place to pitch it.

The best ideas are guaranteed to be a finalist with the OSU's Advantage Accelerator for acceptance into the January 2014 program. Hardware Ideas can also get into the Makers

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www.willametteinnovators.com
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Campus Location: Off Campus
Other Location: Corvallis Sports Park
Room: Bar
City: Corvallis
State: OR

I and thousands of others manage to grow great gardens in the soil of Vancouver Island hundreds of miles north of you. March is the best time for cool weather stuff. Tomatoes, squash and peppers do best against south facing walls, fences and slopes.

Will your presentation be on the nationally televised show ?

No, it will not be on national TV. It is only a local rendition of Shark Tank with the Staff from the OSU Advantage Accelerator Program to be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Sports Park in Corvallis. We have been invited to make a 5 minute pitch and then receive 5 minutes of advice from three sharks on our EarthBarrel product.

An EarthBarrel is a container that can sit anywhere: on a deck, in a yard, on the sidewalk. They are half full of water, approximately 20+ gallons. The water collects the heat during the day and stored it in the water reservoir. The heat is given back to the plants at night. They do need their water replenished once a week. The water is wicked by the plants as needed.

The best ideas presented at the OSU Shark Tank will automatically be a finalist for acceptance into the OSU Accelerator Program.

We will be making a presentation at the Permaculture Entrepreneurs Incubator meeting on February 8, Saturday at 1:05 pm in the basement of the Toledo Library on our experience in the OSU Shark Tank.

The purpose of the Incubator meeting is to develop Benefit Companies (B-Corps) for local food production, such as the EarthBarrels. This B- Corp designation protects corporations from being faced with legal challenges from shareholders who demand a profit.

B- Corp is corporation with a heart & soul

On January 2, Gov. John Kitzhaber joined 18 other states and signed a bill that allows companies to register as a B-Corp – businesses that offer environmental and social benefits in addition to making profits.

It must have an annual third-party certificate that it operated with positive social and environmental outcome in community, but not to its profitability.

For more information:
nextday@vol.com
Carl & Coralee Palmer

Hi C&C,

I saw that you were awarded a consultation with the Advantage Accelerator. http://www.dailybarometer.com/news/article_01c01bc8-7e6a-11e3-9f0e-001a4bcf6878.html
Good job! Did you have the consultation yet? If so, what was that like?