Bringing It Together
What happens when a New Zealander and an Australian meet in a coffee shop? It could be the start to a funny joke, but our introduction turned into a solid friendship bound by life stories, family and our determination to improve the world we live in starting in our own community.
Today we are driven to bring about change through a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, BountyHaus School Farms. BountyHaus Farms is a collaboration of local Colorado minds who see a future of controlled environment farming using aquaponics.
Our first project, School Farms, puts education directly into student’s hands and offers schools the resources and opportunity for hands-on learning with live fish species and real plant life.
With all STEM subjects rolled into School Farms it also provides the bonus of year round fundraising opportunities and volunteer actions that can engage the student parent community closer to their children’s Schools.
We see other applications for this incredible product such as local community gardens and other activities hindered by seasonal weather, pests and the daily challenges of growing food outdoors.
We thank you for your support as we set out to provide a unique learning experience for students and others.
Shaun Smith
Originally from New Zealand, Shaun moved to Colorado in 2003 and owned a landscape design and construction company for fourteen years, specializing in custom outdoor environments from raised vegetable garden beds to state of the art outdoor kitchen designs.
Prior to founding Bountyhaus, Shaun held senior operations in blown film technology inside controlled environments at Amcor New Zealand and Australia spanning twelve years.
Shaun’s inspiration for Bountyhaus School Farms is driven by his three young children and the need for enhanced education by creating nutrient dense food through cutting edge aquaponic innovation and design.
When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his family, gardening, playing music, cooking, traveling, fishing, surfing, hiking or enjoying the Colorado Rocky mountains.
Grant Moxham
Originally from Australia, Grant had the amazing opportunity to travel and ended up moving to Colorado in 2013 with his beautiful family. Grant has experience with multi-unit international franchise business operations in Australia with an emphasis on fresh food. Seeing the importance of healthy eating has always been top of mind for Grant and he believes it all starts with youth education.
Combined with 20 years in law enforcement, Grant has incredible talent for managing high-risk scenarios and has the ability to assess types of outcomes for social and business endeavors. There is a terrific need for Bountyhaus in education systems and local cities and Grant can tell you all the reasons why.
Grant enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and meeting interesting people in the great outdoors of Colorado.