FarmBlock

Grow. Train. Connect.

FarmBlock is a cooperative platform for community-based food production, workforce development, and agricultural technology infrastructure — incubated by E5 Enclave, Inc.

What Is FarmBlock

A network built for neighborhoods, not just farms.

"FarmBlock connects underused land, willing hands, and enabling technology into a cooperative system that communities can own and grow."

FarmBlock is a cooperative network that turns vacant lots, church grounds, school yards, and community spaces into productive micro-farms — supported by training programs, smart technology, and a shared economic model.

We begin in Miami-Dade's Liberty City — one of Florida's most food-insecure communities — and build a model designed to replicate across urban and rural communities nationwide.

3–5

Pilot sites needed in Liberty City

12 mo

Phase I deployment timeline

≥95%

Irrigation command success rate target

20%+

Water savings vs. manual baseline

The Three Pillars

Every FarmBlock site operates across three integrated systems.

01

FarmBlock Grow Co-op

Production · Member Economics · Operations

The Grow Co-op operates production sites across the neighborhood network. Members share inputs, coordinate planting schedules, and distribute returns through a cooperative patronage model. This is the economic engine of FarmBlock — the part that makes food access sustainable, not charitable.

Key Functions

  • Micro-farm production sites on underused land
  • Neighborhood grow sites coordinated across the network
  • Produce sales and local distribution
  • Member returns and patronage dividends
  • Shared tools, inputs, and infrastructure
02

Skills Hub

Training · Volunteers · Workforce Development

The Skills Hub is where community members become trained practitioners. Through hands-on programming, STEM education, and structured volunteer pathways, FarmBlock builds the human capital that every site needs — and creates real career pathways in agriculture and food systems.

Key Functions

  • STEM education and youth training programs
  • Volunteer coordination and management
  • Workforce development pathways
  • Food access and nutrition programming
  • Community education events and workshops
03

FarmBlock Systems Hub

Technology · Services · Infrastructure

The Systems Hub deploys and maintains the technology infrastructure that makes FarmBlock sites run efficiently. From smart irrigation and soil sensors to data analytics and maintenance support, Systems Hub ensures that every site has the tools it needs — without requiring technical expertise from community members.

Key Functions

  • Precision farming technology and automation
  • Sensor networks and real-time data collection
  • Automated irrigation and water management
  • Software, analytics, and remote monitoring
  • Maintenance and support contracts

Technology

Smart systems that serve the community, not the other way around.

FarmBlock uses precision farming technology — automated irrigation, soil sensors, and data analytics — to help small community farms run with minimal staff and maximum efficiency.

The technology is designed to work even without reliable internet access. Local control means local resilience — a critical feature for communities that can't depend on cloud uptime.

Automated irrigation
Soil & climate sensors
Local data storage
Remote monitoring
Predictive analytics
Offline operation
FarmBlock precision farming technology

Precision farming technology at a FarmBlock pilot site

Pilot Sites

We're looking for 3–5 pilot sites in Miami-Dade.

FarmBlock is actively recruiting site hosts in Liberty City and surrounding Miami-Dade communities. If you have underused land — a vacant lot, church grounds, a school yard, or a community space — we want to talk.

Site hosts receive full technology installation, ongoing technical support, and participate in the cooperative's shared economic model.

Minimum 500 sq ft of usable outdoor space
Located in Miami-Dade County (Liberty City preferred)
Willingness to participate in the cooperative model
Access to water source (we handle the rest)
Apply to Host a Site
Liberty City neighborhood
Liberty City, Miami-Dade

Phase I Site Status

3–5

Needed

0

Confirmed

Active

In Discussion

Roadmap

A phased approach to building something that lasts.

Phase IActive

Now — 12 Months

Pilot & Prove

  • Recruit 3–5 pilot sites in Liberty City
  • Deploy FarmBot-class technology at each site
  • Launch volunteer and training programs
  • Validate cooperative economics model
  • Measure and document outcomes
Phase IIPlanning

Year 2–3

Scale & Systematize

  • Expand to 10–20 sites across Miami-Dade
  • Formalize FarmBlock Grow Cooperative
  • Launch FarmBlock Systems commercial services
  • Develop replication playbook
  • Pursue NSF SBIR and institutional funding
Phase IIIVision

Year 4+

Replicate & License

  • License the FarmBlock model to other cities
  • Establish national cooperative network
  • Deploy controlled-environment agriculture
  • Develop IP and asset holding structure
  • Achieve financial self-sufficiency

FarmBlock needs you.

Whether you have land, time, resources, or expertise — there is a place for you in FarmBlock.

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