Goals of EPNI and the Indoor Urban Farm:

  • Save, Repurpose, and Reuse the Sears Warehouse,
  • Create Green, Living-wage Jobs for the community,
  • Second chance job opportunities,
  • Job Training,
  • Organic, Aquaponic year-round food production,
  • Affordable Family Housing at 30%AMI,
  • Coffee Shop/World Café run by neighborhood youth,
  • Community Kitchen,
  • Cultural Markets,
  • Bicycle shop on the Midtown Greenway,
  • Economic and Environmental Justice for East Phillips,
  • An affordable new home for many burned out local businesses,
  • Safe, indoor, temporary homeless housing with supervision services, and
  • No additional pollution.