The green house I would like to build has the following components:

• Hay field - harvested to raise grasshoppers - fed to chickens -

• chicken waste - to worm bed - worms to feed chickens - worm castings to planting bed -

• planting beds - raise tomatoes, chili peppers and onions - waste to worm bed -

• chickens, tomatoes, chili peppers and onions - go into Green Chili Sauce -

• which goes to an attached restaurant serving smothered bean burritos and chicken enchiladas

Anyone hungry?

The basic idea is to include as many closed loop production/consumption cycles as possible to reduce cash costs.

As cash costs approach zero, gross revenue approaches net income which can then be reinvested in additional capacity.

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