Other experience/agricultural/business training - Greater than ten years experience in algal biotechnology and scale up
Do you have a business plan?
Yes
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - Currently raising financing to scale production facility and relocate to Vancouver Island
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - Private equity and grants
Project
Farm Name
Synergia Biotech
Farm Project Description
Synergia Biotech is a cleantech startup that has created the world’s only ‘green’ natural blue pigment for use in the food and beverage, health and wellness, and personal care industries. Colours sourced from nature are highly sought after in industry and blue is one of the rarest of them all. Our climate friendly, natural blue pigment (phycocyanin) is a vibrant, healthy alternative to artificial blue. Synergia’s net zero, cost saving production process translates into a-made-in-Canada pigment that can be sold at globally competitive prices. Synergia’s agri-innovative solution is backed by years of cutting-edge research in ecology, microbiology and engineering and has us poised to be a global leader in climate positive technology.
We grow algae in long, above-ground raceway ponds and are currently seeking a location to lease for our first commercial scale. This type of farming is an approved activity for ALR land.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Duration of the desired agreement
2-3 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
May 1st 2022
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
0.5 acres but up to one acre
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - In the best case scenario there would be the possibility to expand to 4-5 acres of land.
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Flat (to reduce/eliminate grading costs)
Close to major roadways
Not located in a floodplain
Not located in a sensitive ecosystem
Ideally close to sanitary sewer, municipal water and power grid (ideally both 3-phase and single-phase)
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
ideally municipal
Need on-site housing
No
Production type
Other - Natural blue pigment (powder) for use in food and beverage products.
