Do-It-Yourself
Year-Round Urban Farming Systems for Non-Profits
Growing Organic Food Locally Across America
WHAT WE DO
HOW TO WORK WITH US
OUR HISTORY
Randall Putala
Founder + CEO
Food-Growing Systems, Plans and Social Programs for Effective Urban Farming
America’s food supply system, while being the best in the world, is subject to disruption at any time by world events. At WHT we create SYSTEMS to GROW FOOD in locations where LITTLE TO NO FOOD is currently grown. We TEACH other non-profits how to grow food in unused buildings, basements, garages, retail space, etc. Our INDOOR COMMUNITY GARDEN program allows groups of ANY SIZE to set up an indoor farm QUICKLY and EASILY, using LOCAL VENDORS who follow our established and proven plans. Watch the above videos for details. And for information on our work in Africa, please see my BLOG below.
Our key projects
INDOOR COMMUNITY GARDEN
An “Indoor Community Garden” (ICG) can be built in almost any unused building such as an old school gymnasium, a garage, an empty warehouse - even an empty storefront. Crops are grown using simple growing tables made out of locally-sourced supplies, high-efficiency LED lights, and all-natural mineral nutrients. All food grown is 100% organic.
Indoor farms can provide steady income to workers who are considered hard-to-employ. This includes people of all ages, with almost any type of handicapping conditions such as PTSD, Autism, AD&D, ADHD, Downs or any physical limitation.
108-PLANT ORGANIC GROW TENT
World Hunger Team began building grow tents in 2015. We have created the “ultimate” in indoor grow tents SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for growing organic food.
- GROWS UP TO 108 PLANTS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
- FITS ANYWHERE - 40” square by 80” tall.
- EXTREMELY STURDY FRAME - see video at left.
- NO OUTSIDE LIGHT NEEDED - basement growing okay.
- EASY TO OPERATE - no “green thumb” required.
- IDEAL FOR “JUICERS” - grow your own greens at home or office.
Our grow tent has 3 tiers unlike others that only have one. Our grow tent is the “mac daddy” way to grow lettuce, kale, collard greens, even herbs, small vegetables, mushrooms and fruits.
OUTDOOR COMMUNITY GARDEN + WALIPINIS
Community Gardens are a great idea - but WAY too much work! That’s why we’ve simplified the process of watering plants using hydroponic nutrients, tote tanks and automated drip irrigation.
We’re also designing new “Walipini” systems (Google it) using repurposed shipping containers. Our unique design uses 330-gallon tote tanks to store rainwater AND provide R value insulation.
TOWER OF LIFE WATER + FOOD UNIT
According to the United Nations World Food Programme in Munich, Germany, the two greatest needs of mankind are FOOD and WATER. Many regions of the world - America included - are critically lacking in both.
That is where our patent-pending “Tower of Life” unit can help. It ships flat on a pallet, so it can be delivered anywhere by commercial drone. Once assembled, it captures, stores and purifies up to 1,363 gallons of rainwater. AND - it grows 60 linear feet of food crops.
We are currently in the prototype phase of this project. Commercial and philanthropic inquiries are welcome.
Where we started and where we are now
Founding Year 2009
We published our position statement book.
2015
We begin building hydroponic systems
2020
We buy 10 acres of rich farmland in Uganda
Today
Indoor + outdoor community gardens
Meet our Team
Randall putala
FOUNDER + CEO
ANIL KArAKKATTU
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
ANGELA AKIN
FUNDRAISING
ROBERT BITERA
AMBASSADOR
MUKANGA KEFA
AMBASSADOR
BHUMI ANIL
SOCIAL MEDIA
Raphael Bastos
SOCIAL MEDIA
GRAYSON DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER
Amina Rakha
SOCIAL MEDIA
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We create SYSTEMS to grow food where little to no food is currently grown
BLOG
FEEDING THE WORLD
LET’S GROW FOOD
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RANDALL PUTALA
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RANDALL@WORLDHUNGERTEAM.ORG