Plantagon
Plantagon
I’ve posted before about vertical gardening. The cost of a code conforming multi story structure is two orders of magnitude larger than purchasing farm land. I don’t think there is a legal crop on earth that would merit building the structure and infrastructure necessary to make one of these things work. Nevertheless people seem to be enchanted with the idea of farming in high-rises and as shown above, even more elaborate structures. Someone will make one of these some day and we will get some real data on the financial feasibility of vertical gardening.
From Plantagon:
The Plantagon ® green house will dramatically change the way we produce ecological and functional food. and functional food. It allows us to produce ecological with clean air and water inside It allows us to produce ecological with clean air and water inside urban environments, even major cities, cutting costs and environmental damage by urban environments, even major cities, cutting costs and environmental damage by eliminating transportation and deliver directly to consumers. eliminating transportation and deliver directly to consumers. This is due to the This is due to the efficiency and productivity of the Plantagon® greenhouse which makes it efficiency and productivity of the Plantagon ® green house which makes it economically possible to finance each greenhouse from its own sales. economically possible to finance each greenhouse from its own sales.
The quite simple innovation is to use the full volume of the greenhouse, growing in The quite simple innovation is to use the full volume of the green house, growing up storages. The less simple but wise idea is to adjust the construction, shape and The less simple but wise idea is to adjust the construction, shape and technology of the house mainly to what the plants need – not human beings. technology of the house mainly Thursday what the plants need – not human beings. After maximizing what is good for the plants, advanced technology is used to help human maximizing what is good for the plants, advanced technology is used to help human beings take care of the plants in a rational way. beings take care of the plants in a rational way.
Via: Treehugger
