The time is right.....the opportunity is huge

To our FermenTasmania supporters near and far,

Thank you sincerely for your ongoing support for this emerging opportunity for Tasmania. As you know FermenTasmania is all about empowering the community - including business, the University and Government - to create a vibrant, sustainable future around the bedrock industries that are our agribusiness and food sectors.

• BUSINESS PLAN: Our operational business plan is pointing to us being self-funded by years 5/6 of operation, provided we are successful in the upcoming Food Innovation Australia Limited Cluster Support funding bid.  You can download Business Plan here.
• LOCATION: We are now actively seeking a development site for the physical structure of the project and want to ensure there is extra space for anyone wanting to set up their operations nearby to maintain access to the facility and equipment.
• FOOTPRINT: Working closely with Todd Henderson from Cumulus Studio, we have a schematic footprint for the 2000 sqm of the FermenTasmania facility, incorporating all the elements needed to create a world-class fermentation powerhouse. Taking a lead from the Mondavi Institute http://robertmondaviinstitute.ucdavis.edu at the University of California’s Davis campus, we need this to be forward thinking, inspirational and of the highest environmental standards.  You can download our footprint here.
• BUDGET: Process Partners, a FermenTasmania supporter, is an engineering firm that sets up commercial fermentation facilities around Australia. They have helped us develop a realistic capital budget for a facility of this vision at just under $8 million dollars.  We are currently seeking support from State, Local and Federal Governments to meet this budget.

The time is right. The opportunity is huge. We are working hard to make it become a reality!


Thank you for your time, energy and passion for this project and your skills and knowledge behind all we do, we look forward to continuing to work with you so we can build not only the facility but the future we want to be a part of.

Sincerely, 
On behalf of the Board of FermenTasmania Ltd
Chair - Kim Seagram
Executive Director - Tom Lewis