OPT Student Internship Recruitment Process Development

Local Grown Salads aims to enhance its internship program by effectively recruiting F-1 OPT students, who are international students in the United States eligible for internships. The project involves creating a streamlined process to identify and engage these students, encouraging them to apply for internships with the company. The goal is to develop a comprehensive strategy that includes identifying potential sources of candidates, crafting compelling outreach materials, and establishing a communication plan to connect with students. This project will allow learners to apply their knowledge of marketing, communication, and process development to create a practical solution for the company. The tasks will focus on researching effective recruitment channels, designing outreach campaigns, and developing a step-by-step guide for implementation.

Sustainable Financing Documentation for Local Grown Salads

Local Grown Salads is embarking on an innovative financing initiative that includes both equity and green bond components. The company seeks to enhance its financial transparency and appeal to investors by developing a comprehensive set of financial documents. This project aims to provide learners with the opportunity to apply their financial analysis and documentation skills in a real-world context. The team will focus on creating clear, accurate, and professional financial documents that align with the company's sustainable business model. This project will allow learners to gain practical experience in sustainable finance, a growing field that combines environmental responsibility with financial performance. The project will involve analyzing and creating financial projections, understanding green bond requirements, and ensuring compliance with relevant financial standards. Here is a link to a deck to our project

F-1 OPT Internships

Local Grown Salads is seeking to enhance the efficiency of its EcoSystem technology The project aims to provide F-1 OPT students with practical experience in Software development. The internships are technical are mostly technical in nature. Here is a link to the technical Roles available: Here is a link to a description of the EcoSystem

Green Bond Financing Team

We are issuing a Green Bond and we need a team to make it happen. In the Resources section I have added a Precis of the Bond and the Green Bond Framework. At the highest levels these are the deliverables: Marketing materials for the Bond Listing the Binod Covenants in the Bond Underwriting the Bond Investors In the SPV Investors in the Bond Meeting the Climate Bond Initiative requirements Pro-Forma for the SVP and the Bond Use of Proceeds Business plan for Use Of Proceeds Legal Documents And much much more

App/Backend Development Projects

Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We are creating an Indoor Vertical Farming system, and are working on creating a full seed to plate infrastructure. We have 13 different subsystems: Network - Manages the entire Farm Network Assembly - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the manufacturing Agronomist - Maintains our grow formulas and marketing materials Grower - A full analysis system to review all the farms AI - (Not currently available) Uses the data in Grower to create new grow formulas Gardner - Manages the hardware for the Vertical Acre according to the grow formula specifications Pavilion - Manages the HVAC system according to the grow formula specifications Germinator - Manages the hardware for the Incubator Barn - Manages the farm Farmer - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the farm Inspector - Monitors the equipment and production Director - Provides an API to mobile applications and 3rd party software Customer Layer - Mobile/Web applications Distributor - applications for the distributor customers Consumer App = This app is intended to interact with a consumer of our products. Retailer App - For the retailer Food Server App - For the Restaurant The students will a) Work with our Marketing Team to develop and test a UX b) Work with our Data Architect to capture the relevant user data and store it in our DB c) Write the App code to implement the App specification. d) Be responsible for fixing any bugs. e) Ensure the App meets all technical requirements of the Android and Apple app stores. Here is a link to a summary of the all the applications and even more details

UX/UI For Internal Applications

Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We are creating an Indoor Vertical Farming system, and are working on creating a full seed to plate infrastructure. We have a number of different subsystems that are used by internal staff. We require a quality UX/UI design that is consistent across all the subsystems. Each subsystem has a unique database. The database will have connections to data in other subsystems. The requirements include: a) Support multiple languages b) Have a configuration settings c) Have data entry - some are significant, some are relatively small d) Status reporting of what is in the database e) Editing of data in the database f) Different types of reporting on the data Network - Manages the entire Farm Network Assembly - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the manufacturing Agronomist - Maintains our grow formulas and marketing materials Grower - A full analysis system to review all the farms AI - (Not currently available) Uses the data in Grower to create new grow formulas Gardner - Manages the hardware for the Vertical Acre according to the grow formula specifications Pavilion - Manages the HVAC system according to the grow formula specifications Germinator - Manages the hardware for the Incubator Barn - Manages the farm Farmer - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the farm Inspector - Monitors the equipment and production Director - Provides an API to mobile applications and 3rd party software The students will a) Work with our Marketing Team to develop and test a UX b) Work with our Data Architect to capture the relevant user data and store it in our DB c) Write the App code to implement the App specification. d) Be responsible for fixing any bugs. e) Ensure the App meets all technical requirements of the Android and Apple app stores. Here is a link to a summary of the all the applications and even more details

Human Resources Coordinator

We have extensive internship program with over 50+ students at any time. We need a person to oversee the program. This will include: Ensuring Interns are performing - this is done in coordination with Project Managers Helping onboard and staffing the different projects Expanding the reach of our Internship program Responding to Student queries Supporting the Project Managers staffing and meeting needs Assisting the President on meeting with the students teams on a regular baisis Maintaining the Orientation Curriculum

Green Bond Financing Team

We are launching a Green Bond and we need a team to make it happen. In the Resources section I have added a Precis of the Bond and the Green Bond Framework. At the highest levels these are the deliverables: Marketing the Bond Where To List the Binod Covenants in the Bond Underwriting the Bond Investors In the SPV Investors in the Bond Meeting the Climate Bond Initiative Pro-Forma for the SVP and the Bond Use of Proceeds Business plan for Use Of Proceeds Legal Documents

Springboard | UI/UX Design Project

We have 13 subsystems and we want to ensure the UX is consistent and is the most effective. We have found the original developers were focused on what was good for them, rather than what was effective for the priject.

LGS Nutritional Promotion

Local Grown Salads requires a promotional content that explains the nutritional benefits of growing in Indoor Vertical Farming. The materials will be used in a number of places ·       Website ·       Emails ·       Social Media Posts The content must address the following: ·       The perception Indoor Vertical Farming is not growing “Naturally” ·       The advantage of Indoor Vertical Farming in Urban Centers ·       The advantages of fresh vegetables ·       How Indoor Vertical Farming can address food deserts ·       Advantages of MicroGreens in healthy diets ·       Advantages of Herbs in a healthy diet ·       Specifics about individual cultivars

LGS Grower

Local Grown Salads is implementing its Customer Layer Applications. These applications are designed to for specific customer types. They also common features and so we want to ensure a common technology base. The way the user may use the application feature will be different. The five applications are: LGS Distributor – intended for food distributors LGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturers LGS Retailer – intended for food retailers LGS Food Service – intended for food service companies LGS Consumer – intended for consumers The applications integrate and are part of the LGS EcoSystem. Some capabilities needed by LGS Manufacturing: Food Manufacturing companies can have multiple factories. Each factory may purchase different products and purchase from different Farms in the LGS Farm Network

LGS Director

Local Grown Salads is implementing its Director Layer Application. These applications are designed to for specific customer types. They also common features and so we want to ensure a common technology base. The way the user may use the application feature will be different. The five applications are: LGS Distributor – intended for food distributors LGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturers LGS Retailer – intended for food retailers LGS Food Service – intended for food service companies LGS Consumer – intended for consumers The applications integrate and are part of the LGS EcoSystem.

Social Media Intern

We are running 3 related companies. Local Grown Salads - The mother ship Philly's Farm - An operating Indoor Vertical Farm in Philadelphia LGS Tech - A Indoor Vertical Farming Technology company We are increasing our social media activity (primarily on LinkedIn and Reddit) We need an intern to Create some content Respond in our company name to other posters Respond and forward links to comments that can generate business for us Other Social Media posts

Sketchup Building Layouts With Some Walkthroughs

We have a number of Building models we want to enhance build in using Sweet Home 3D, a Shareware 3D modeling software. They have been "Good Enough" but now we want to take them to next level and make them much more realistic. (https://www.sweethome3d.com/) There are about 1/2 models and would like to add some more. The models are built from our own modules, so we need photo-realistic versions of those modules. It's a good project to learn how 3D modeling is in used in the real world. We don't have any walk throughs, so creating a walk through approach will be needed.

Building ERP Processes Implementation Project

We are building two independent ERP processes We are implementing using Odoo Here is some videos about Odoo 1) Our Manufacturing processes - LGS Assembly Here is an extended description of LGS Assembly 2) Our Indoor Vertical Farm processes - LGS Farmer Here is an extended description of LGS Farmer We are building out Standard Operating Procedures for each of these systems.

Indoor Vertical Farming Customer Outreach

Identifying People At Each of the following organizations Higher Education (Community Colleges, Universities) (US & Canada) - Sustainability Department Community Colleges (US & Canada) - Continuing Education & Skill Trades Higher Education (Community Colleges, Universities) (US & Canada) - Agriculture Programs Urban Farming Initiatives (US & Canada) Organizations That Work With Farmers (US & Canada)

Local Grown Salads Technology Sales Website

We Are launching our Technology Sales Website We manufacture modular turnkey Indoor Vertical Farming technology. We need to create a website that supports the following situations. Licensed Farms - these folks use our equipment and our branding Private Label Farms - these folks just use our equipment Operated By Local Grown Salads - these folks pay us to operate the farm for them. This is an investment model Urban Farms - In this situation, the farm is purchased by non-profits to create Urban Farmers CSA Farms - In this situation, the product purchased by non-profits and creates a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) The technology is all the same, the associated services are different. And the business model for each situation is different. We need The website Content Pics and videos Other ideas as they come forth This is a practical hands on opportunity to test and try your ideas and work. Students will work in a multi-functional team.

Philly's Farm Herbs and Microgreens Launch

We Are Going To Market For Philly's Farm and We Need Help The target market is Chef's and Foodies located within Philadelphia. We are going to market with 8 types of Basils and 6 Types of MicroGreens grown in North Philadelphia. This list will expand. We need Target market help Influencer Marketing Help Packaging Website Distribution is throuh GrubHub and local distributors Key Parts of the program include: Pics and videos Help Chef's promote their restaurants by showing what they serve and how use our products. Let foodies show what they do, and link to recipes they created Other ideas as they come forth This is a practical hands on opportunity to test and try your ideas and work. Students will work in a multi-functional team.

Philly's Farm Herbs and Microgreens Launch

We Are Going To Market For Philly's Farm and We Need Help The target market is Chef's and Foodies located within Philadelphia. We are going to market with 8 types of Basils and 6 Types of MicroGreens grown in North Philadelphia. This list will expand. We need Target market help Influencer Marketing Help Packaging Website Distribution is throuh GrubHub and local distributors Key Parts of the program include: Pics and videos Help Chef's promote their restaurants by showing what they serve and how use our products. Let foodies show what they do, and link to recipes they created Other ideas as they come forth This is a practical hands on opportunity to test and try your ideas and work. Students will work in a multi-functional team.

Pricing Our Products

We are an Indoor Vertical Farming company that produces and sells our own equipment to licensed and "White Labeled" Farms Operates a Network of Licensed farms Owns licensed farms Manages Licensed farms for 3rd party owners Provides ongoing services to the licensed farms and the "white labeled" Farms We have problems pricing everything our technology. our services, and our support. We are looking for help to solve pricing for all the above parts of the business. We currently have some models in place, but they are leaving money on the table and are confusing for our customers. We have a significant cost advantages compared to our competition. But if we leverage our prices too much, we look too inexpensive and don't appear to be a serious player.

Enhancing 3D Shareware Software

Local Grown Salads uses Sweet Home 3D, its Shareware 3D software. https://www.sweethome3d.com/ We use the Software to design some standard for our customers. We would like to add some features to the software to make our process smoother. Where possible, we would like to make the features available to other users of the software. Some of the extensions Adding rules on Models to ensure they are place correctly. Calculations and CSV files of what is being used to add to our purchasing Walk through videos. There are imaging and animation in place, but setting it up is a major pain Standard lighting added to our models - the lighting models are not in place Simpler ways to add our layouts As we develop our features, we would like to add them.

Creating 3D Models

Local Grown Salads uses Sweet Home 3D, its Shareware 3D software. https://www.sweethome3d.com/ We use the Software to design some standard for our customers. Currently we copy and paste components that are simplistic and not very realistic. Sweet Home 3D has the ability to import "Furniture" which can then be placed. We would like 3D Models of our standard components to be created. Then when we do a layout and generate some images, we will have much more realistic images.

Odoo On AWS Design & Configuration

Odoo Is Open Source ERP System We are building 2 different Odoo Configurations which will be hosted on AWS. LGS Assembly LGS Farmer LGS Assembly is a single instance implementation which will be used to manage our manufacturing environment LGS Farmer is a multi-instance environment. Each Indoor Vertical Farm will have its own instance of LGS Farmer. And a unique set of users. Users from one Farm cannot be able to access any other farm. We need the ability to update the procedures and what not for each instance of the LGS Farmer We need to have procedures for each Instance of LGS Farmer for bringing on new employees, removing employee, etc. We need procedures to ensure we can accurately invoice the Farms for their use of AWS and Odoo.

Raspberry Pi Projects

We are building 3 different Raspberry Pi projects. LGS Gardner LGS Pavilion LGS Germinator They all include: Reading multiple sensors Reporting sensor data to an AWS cloud Receiving data from AWS Cloud on how to operate the devices connected to the Raspberry Pi Timers Turning on/off Relays which control the devices Reading/Setting analog values Connecting to a HAT We are looking for a a team to design the different projects. We want the projects to use common components (where possible). Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements: Does your project require an IPA and NDA? Yes

JIRA Technician/Story Refinement

We are currently using a project management software called JIRA that manages our product backlog. We are looking for someone to own epics, stories, and tasks so developers can pull from the ordered list to determine what is needed to implement during the sprints. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our marketing plan accordingly. The main benefit of seeing all stages of development is giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Agile and Scrum Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with JIRA Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment

AWS - LGS Ecosystem System Designer

Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We have created an LGS Ecosystem which consists of databases, Iot Hardware, and lots of mechanical stuff to manage an Indoor Vertical Farming environment. We have detailed specification documents for the entire EcoSystem. The EcoSystem is divided into 13 different components. We are hosting the EcoSystem on AWS. For each component there is a database and interface section. We have a first draft of the hosting architecture, and now we need a team to take to the next level. Each component and each interface needs to be designed. As well as Lamdas and other setup items. We will be creating a Agile List of tasks for each component to enable the projects deliverables to be managed. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Jira and AWS Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment.

Manufacturing Automation

Local Grown Salads is an indoor vertical farming company looking to expand and have farms in various parts of the world. Our farms are made up of Grow Units and within the Grow units are Cartridges; the Cartridges are where our produce grows from. We are currently looking for suggestions on how to automate our cartridge production. Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements: Does your project require an IPA and NDA? Yes

JobHacker Agile Project Managers - 160 Hours

Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) Please send an email to Tzvi@LocalGrownSalads.com to apply We have a number of Projects all run using Agile Project Management. We need Project Managers to take on the various roles within the Agile Structure. For example, we have created an LGS Ecosystem which consists of Postgres databases, Arduino Hardware, Grow Units and Grow Rooms to create an Indoor Vertical Farming environment. Our interns will be working together in teams that include hardware engineers, science analysts, and marketing folks. Giving everyone the whole perspective on how broad a company is. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our marketing plan accordingly. The main benefit of seeing all stages of development is giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set.

Manufacturing For 200 Indoor Vertical Farms

Local Grown Salads is an Indoor Vertical Farming company that plans to launch 200 Indoor Vertical Farms by December 2023. We are developing our MRP System using Odoo. We need to create our procedures and everything that is needed. If you want hands on experience on building a world class MRP system, this is the project for you. There are two separate projects: LGS Assembly - This is our MRP for our manufacturing company which produces our equipment. LGS Farmer - This is our MRP for our Farms. This produces microgreens, herbs, greens, and small vegetables. We would like you to take a part of it - and run with it! A quick overview of the business: Each Farm produces 1,500,000 lbs. yearly of Herbs, Greens and Small Vegetables Revenue per farm is $3,000,000 to $12,000,000 depending on the product mix Our products are Organic, GMO free, Pesticide Free, Herbicide Free, and Fungicide Free The farms will be a mixed of Licensed and White Labeled We grow over 60 different products

JobHacker Agile Project - 80 Hours

Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) Please send an email to Tzvi@LocalGrownSalads.com to apply We have a number of Projects all run using Agile Project Management. We need Agile trained folks to work on tasks.. For example, we have created an LGS Ecosystem which consists of AWS databases, Arduino Hardware, Grow Units and Grow Rooms to create an Indoor Vertical Farming environment. Our interns will be working together in teams that include hardware engineers, science analysts, and marketing folks. Giving everyone the whole perspective on how broad a company is. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our marketing plan accordingly. The main benefit of seeing all stages of development is giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set.