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Water-smart production
Two 20-site Mr. Stacky systems and two LED grow lights provide 40 indoor growing sites while participants track pH, nutrients, water use, harvests, and maintenance.
Open Mr. Stacky ↗Las Vegas · 12-month community pilot
Growing more
with less.
A family-centered, water-smart lab connecting Southern Nevada growers to practical tools, product ideas, customers, and USDA resources.
60+learners
15–20local vendors
Designed for a desert city.
Built for community growth.
WATER CONSERVATION ✦ PRODUCER EDUCATION ✦ MARKET ACCESS ✦ LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS ✦
The opportunity
From a growing
idea to a market-
ready future.
Las Vegas growers face extreme heat, scarce water, limited space, and high startup costs. Beginning and family-scale producers need a visible place to test efficient systems, build confidence, and meet customers.
The Water-Smart Grower-to-Market Lab turns shared equipment and practical education into lasting community capacity—without excavation or permanent construction.
An ancestral foundation
Farming memory carried forward.
Adrell Bullock’s ancestral line extends from Marks, Mississippi, where the Mule Train component of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign began. The campaign was shaped in part by the severe poverty Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. witnessed among families in Marks and Quitman County.
According to family history, Adrell’s great-grandfather Herbert Thompson was awarded 80 acres through the USDA to farm in Quitman County during the Great Depression. The Sage Bears Market is inspired by his farming legacy and is here to continue Indigenous Chahta traditions of land stewardship, shared food, mutual responsibility, and community care.
Land stewardshipShared foodCommunity care
How the lab works
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Commercial Almond Cow
The $3,250 package includes one Commercial Almond Cow, two Mr. Stacky systems, and two LED grow lights. No alternative milk makers are included.
Open Almond Cow Pro ↗⌁
Markets + resources
Workshops, vendor profiles, and referrals connect growers with customers, peers, USDA, and FSA opportunities.
Connect with the project ↓Right-sized equipment
Two complete growing stations—without the commercial-farm price.
The lab can operate indoors or outside, using two towers with lighting and heat protection selected for each environment.
40
Total growing sites
2 × Mr. Stacky Education Kits
Two compact, automated recirculating towers designed for hands-on hydroponic education and small-space food production.
- Two 16-gallon reservoirs
- Pumps and automatic timers
- pH/EC testing kit
- Rockwool, growing medium, seeds, and starter nutrients
Included in $3,250 packageView systems ↗
2 × full-spectrum LED grow lights
Two full-spectrum fixtures provide dedicated coverage for the two towers. Mount one light over each crop canopy with secure, adjustable hardware.
2 fixturesFull spectrumTimer controlled
Included in $3,250 packageView lights ↗
Use in a dry indoor area on a timer with GFCI-protected power; keep plugs and connections away from the reservoirs.
50% reflective Aluminet
A ventilated reflective canopy reduces direct solar load while preserving diffused growing light. Mount 18–24 inches above the plants and leave the sides open for airflow.
50% shadeReflects heatUV resistant
$360 cloth + frameView shade ↗
Two towers, flexible operating modes.Indoor lighting and outdoor shade are alternatives—not used at the same time. The lab can move with seasons, workshops, and partner locations.
Measurable impact
What success looks like.
Every activity has a clear 12-month target, tracked through a monthly project dashboard.
Water-smart growing
40 growing sites · 3+ crop cyclesPractical desert-growing data from two reusable Mr. Stacky teaching systems.
Value-added learning
1 station · 4+ conceptsHands-on product exploration rooted in safety and customer feedback.
Community education
6 sessions · 60+ peopleFree learning on water, sanitation, market readiness, and USDA resources.
Producer visibility
15–20 vendor profilesStronger customer discovery and a connected local vendor network.
50
people receive USDA/FSA information
10+follow-up or referral requests
80%target reported knowledge gain
12-month roadmap
A practical path from setup to sustainability.
Confirm + prepare
Finalize requirements, quotes, producer recruitment, baseline data, and resource partners.
Purchase + install
Commission movable equipment and adopt sanitation, consent, and recordkeeping procedures.
Demonstrate + connect
Track crops, lead six workshops, publish profiles, and share USDA/FSA pathways.
Evaluate + sustain
Complete follow-up, publish community results, and sustain the lab through market support.
Transparent investment
$8,000 turns shared tools into shared opportunity.
The request is focused on reusable equipment, learning materials, and direct program delivery. Leadership, space coordination, utilities, storage, outreach, and administration are contributed in kind.
$4,900equipment total
$100 below the $5,000 cap
$100 below the $5,000 cap
Equipment pricing is a planning estimate and will be confirmed before purchase. No grant funds requested for salaries, land, debt, travel, indirect costs, or contingency.
Core equipment: Almond Cow Pro + 2× Mr. Stacky + exactly 2× LED lights$3,250
Growing environment + monitoring$1,650
Growing inputs$700
Sanitation + food-safe containers$350
Demonstration ingredients$550
Education + printing$550
Vendor profiles + data$400
Workshop facilitators$550
Total request$8,000
Application-ready option
A complete proposal package, organized to the funder’s limits.
It includes the project’s Mr. Stacky towers, exactly two compatible full-spectrum LED systems, commercial Almond Cow Pro, shade and monitoring plan, outcomes, and reconciled $8,000 budget.
Package checklist
- Cover sheet + summaryOne page; summary under 300 words
- Proposal narrativeThree pages covering all eight required topics
- BudgetReconciled $8,000 request
- Budget justificationOne-page category narrative
- Project lead résuméOne page; within the two-page limit
- Collaboration documentOptional editable support-letter template
If the agency releases revised cover, narrative, or budget forms, transfer this approved content into those official templates before submission.
Family-led, community-focused
Rooted in operations.
Driven by possibility.
Adrell Bullock
Founder + Project Lead
Adrell brings practical experience in food-service operations, vendor recruitment, event activation, purchasing, logistics, and community programming. Eljae Brown supports outreach and brings experience in production, marketing, and sales. Z represents the project’s next-generation focus.
Help grow the next chapter
Let’s cultivate a stronger
Southern Nevada food system.
We welcome growers, educators, technical partners, and community supporters.
4300 W. Tropicana Avenue · Las Vegas, Nevada 89103 ↗