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OCEDaedga 1-25 <br /> <br /> <br />Information to be included in Step 1: <br /> <br />Identify the grantee and grantee’s agent responsible for payment <br />Identify the terms of the policy or agreement with which the grantee is noncompliant <br />Notify the grantee how they may achieve compliance <br />Notify the grantee they should come into compliance within 30 days <br /> <br />Information to be included in Step 2: <br /> <br />Notify the grantee that they must come into immediate compliance <br />Notify the grantee that failure to comply within 10 business days will result in further action <br />Notify the grantee that further action may involve reporting to law enforcement where fraudulent activity is <br />suspected or collection litigation for all other situations <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Step 3: <br /> <br />Notify law enforcement where fraudulent activity is suspected. <br /> <br />For all other situations notify the County Attorney’s office possible collection litigation. <br /> <br />Exhibit B <br /> <br />Additional Terms <br /> <br />The Grant Recipient agrees to cooperate in the promotion of their project to the benefit of other farm-related <br />businesses in Orange County by allowing tours of, or presentations about, the project by associated entities <br />such as Agricultural Extension, Orange County Economic Development, local educational institutions, or <br />other non-profit groups who promote development of the local agriculture economy. This will be limited to <br />two per year up to five years from the date of award or as otherwise agreed to by the Recipient and Orange <br />County Economic Development Office. <br /> <br />Exhibit C <br /> <br />Additional Information <br />Use of Funds: $10,000 towards Freight Farm Container; (Grading and Leveling Area where the container will <br />be placed; Connecting electrical and irrigation components: this includes activating a business utility meter <br />for dedicated electricity, installing a breaker box, installing electrical cables, installing irrigation pipes; <br />Initial Startup Costs for operating supplies - Labeling Tags, Zerotol (cleaning solution), Nutrients for <br />hydroponic system, Packaging material (Zip and open-top plastic bags, a bag taper, paper bags, boxes), <br />Herb/Flower Clamshells in both 0.75 oz and 0.25 oz sizing, 150 qt. Coolers and Ice Packs, Crates for <br />storage and harvesting, Scissors and scales for harvesting, Coveralls and sticky mats, 288 cell seeding trays <br />with humidity domes & extra 200 cell seeding trays, & Plugs for starting seedlings. Solar panels and <br />batteries to power system - Renogy 1.2kW Essential Kit. <br /> <br /> Purpose: Operation “freight farm” is a self contained vertical farming system that is housed in a 40’ <br />shipping container. This project is meant to tackle some of the main challenges with growing food at scale, <br />including efficient water usage, compact growing area, year-round food production and toxin-free produce <br />grown without the use of harmful chemicals. The goal is to bring this growing system here to Hillsborough, <br />NC on our 5 acre farm and to use it to supply restaurants and markets with fresh local produce year round. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 21C5EE31-0187-435E-A517-C714289A7E41