How it Works: Costs & Sustainability

Food Church is designed with overlapping, stacking systems to be extremely flexible, scalable, and self-sustaining. Food Church initial budgets are for 1-10 acre properties and will be easily adjusted for each property.

To aid in long-term sustainability, Food Church properties will feature self-seeding perennials, trees, renewable power, passive watering systems, rain-water collection, and well-built, long-lasting structures that should need minimal ongoing maintenance, upkeep and resupply.

PROJECTED LABOR & COSTS:

Free Food System
(Perennial Food Forest):

Budget: $1,300 – $13,500
Labor: 80-400 Hours

Free Store:

Budget: $1,300 – $7,000
Labor: 50-300 Hours

Clean, Living Water
(Springs, Wells, & Rainwater Collection):

Budget: $275 – $20,000
Labor: 10 Hrs

Clean Air (Tree Nursery):

Budget: $2,000 – $12,000
Labor: 80-100 Hrs

Resident Steward Program:

Budget: $7,500 – $17,500
Labor: 150-250 Hrs