17. 12 reasons why Creston:

 With other local supplies easily available for main substrates:

Wood Chips	Sawdust (Alder)	Straw
Spent Beer Grains	Cherry Tree Logs	Other tree logs
Hay Bales	Wheat Straw	Manure

7.     Local Workforce available, mainstream and handicapped (i.e. Cresteramics.)

8.     Local land/space available for mushroom farming expansion.

9.     Knowledge Transfer structure already efficient:

·      COTR + Community Greenhouse + Farm Folks/City Folks/YA

·       Penn State

17. 10 reasons why Creston (cont’d):

10.  Food Distribution Structure already in place

·      Overwaitea Group: Save on Foods’ corporate commitment to local food

·      Gordon Food Services –distribution

·      Kootenays Farmers’ Markets (map)

11.  Stable (?) Energy costs

a.     Special rates available for farms and businesses.

b.     Can be compensated with geothermal energy

12.  Local grass roots commitments to

·      Food Security

·      Food Sustainability

·      100 Mile Diet

·      10 Miles Diet for Creston.

13.  Dynamic Chamber of Commerce.