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Globinar Micro-Gardening: Transforming Homes into Hubs of Agricultural Innovation

Date: December 17, 2025
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Contact: Global Chamber

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Globinar Micro-Gardening: Transforming Homes into Hubs of Agricultural Innovation

Empowering Urban Growers to Build Sustainable, Food-Secure, Revenue-Generating Ventures within Communities Having Global Reach

  • Wednesday, December 17th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm London + Accra

 

Join the Global Chamber for a dynamic presentation and roundtable discussion on key trends and opportunities shaping the global real estate market, along with sharing specific deals.

Learn about the FarmersClick™ MicroGarden Movement and the VirtualPlexer™ Digital Property Management Platform, a comprehensive business model that merges two transformative technologies into one unified and scalable ecosystem.

This integration positions our company at the forefront of sustainable innovation—bridging urban agriculture, digital real estate, artificial intelligence, and eCommerce to deliver measurable social impact and strong financial returns.

FarmersClick™, partially funded through a research grant from Tuskegee University, has established itself as a pioneering platform in urban agriculture, education, and community engagement. Its signature MicroGarden™ Movement empowers apartment residents to grow fresh produce at home, supported by AI-driven eLearning, affiliate commerce, and data analytics.

The VirtualPlexer™ platform extends this mission into the digital economy by transforming real-world apartment communities into virtual income-generating assets. Through virtual property ownership, gamified engagement, and affiliate shopping, VirtualPlexer™ introduces a new digital real estate model where every property functions as a self-sustaining micro-business.

By combining these two concepts, the platform ecosystem creates dual impact—real-world sustainability and virtual profitability. Residents grow food in their physical communities while virtual property owners manage their digital “mirror communities” online.

This powerful connection between the physical and virtual worlds creates a Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) model that supports community development while generating recurring revenue through multiple streams, including virtual property sales, affiliate shopping, eLearning, and sponsorships.

With research funding from Tuskegee University, private founder investment, and a clear path toward national expansion, we are now seeking additional investment to scale this platform across apartment communities and digital marketplaces nationwide. Our combined growth projections exceed $10 million within three years, with diversified revenue streams and a strong return on investment for early partners.

We invite you to review the business plan and explore this opportunity to be part of a movement that merges AI technology, sustainability, and entrepreneurship

Speaker: 

 Mel Dowdell - founder of FarmersClick™ and VirtualPlexer™

 Mel Dowdell is a visionary tech entrepreneur and founder of IVI Media Group LLC, based in Atlanta, Georgia. With a   strong   background in web application development and a passion for social innovation, Dowdell has launched a series of   groundbreaking digital platforms that blend technology, education, and community empowerment.

 Most recently, he secured a partnership with Tuskegee University’s School of Agriculture to launch FarmersClick™, a     social   community and business platform designed to connect small farmers, agricultural students, and consumers.   FarmersClick™   promotes sustainable agri-business development and will be expanded to other land-grant and   Historically Black Colleges and   Universities (HBCUs) nationwide.

 

 Facilitator: 

Dana Austin - Founder of Transformational Writers Academy & Executive Director at Global Chamber® Atlanta

Dr. Dana M. Austin, a Registered Nurse (RN) and Clinical Research Professional, is the Executive Director of Global Chamber Atlanta. She is also an award-winning, best-selling author of "Tea With Strings Vignettes: Culture, Customs & Recipes" She is also the Host, Transformational Coach and founder of the Transformational Writers Conference and Non-Profit Transformational Writers Academy (TWA). Her Non-Profit (TWA)supports the  enrichment, and empowerment of Youth-At-Risk, to become authors, entrepreneurs (Authorpreneurs) and public speakers. She coaches the 90-Days to Manuscript Masterclass, supporting literary dreams to become realities for budding authors.

Dana is also CEO of Dana Austin Speaks, LLC, and loves to travel worldwide for pleasure and  as an international speaker.  She integrates her love of business, and Her natural ability, as a connector and impactful leader, to help bring global leaders and businesses together.

Dana leads the Global Chamber monthly Book Author series. 


About Global Chamber

Global Chamber® is a diverse, innovative and positive worldwide platform for CEOs, executives, investors and industry leaders across 195 countries and 605+ metros around the world to find opportunities and effectively empower growth, success and progress. We're the only chamber of commerce operating in hundreds of locations that delivers strategic connections, information and resources to facilitate exporting, importing and investing across regions and borders, while addressing climate change and advancing sustainability. Be global and UNSTOPPABLE! Global Chamber® is a registered trademark of Global Chamber, LLC since 2014.

 

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