When I say urban farming, the first thought that comes to mind is either hippies or school kids building a garden in the middle of a city somewhere. Usually that would be true but what if someone had not only a vision but the means to take the ideas of urban farming to the next level? What would it look like? How would it run? Is it possible to not only turn a profit from this idea but also take it to the masses? Some people have already begun to try and answer these questions, with the help of web sites like kickstarter.com as well as federal grants. Individuals with not only the means but the funds to create sustainable year round crops are changing farming as we know it. With old warehouses some have begun to cut out the sun and soil entirely. Should they succeed what would be
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But the idea is not only to fill a void but produce at much more efficient level, and I say this because these new wave farmers are able to grow up to 18 times more crops per acre verse traditional farming. The first of these companies I was able to come across was Big Box Farms who, with grants from the National Science Foundation, has finished the testing of its farm that does not use light or soil from the earth, but hydroponics and modern LED lights to produce large amounts of food; all the while controlling it from his handy little apps on his Iphone (Alsever). Opponents argue that all though this idea might sound great there are too many hurdles to overcome. The hurdles that I did stubble upon that did bug me a bit were all though hydroponics sounds great the thing that really goes unsaid is how every so often there is a need to flush the water system. At first glance I to was like so what, but the problem here is not the water itself but what is in the water with possible fertilizes and pesticides, that when flushed can harm local plants and water life. Although
But the idea is not only to fill a void but produce at much more efficient level, and I say this because these new wave farmers are able to grow up to 18 times more crops per acre verse traditional farming. The first of these companies I was able to come across was Big Box Farms who, with grants from the National Science Foundation, has finished the testing of its farm that does not use light or soil from the earth, but hydroponics and modern LED lights to produce large amounts of food; all the while controlling it from his handy little apps on his Iphone (Alsever). Opponents argue that all though this idea might sound great there are too many hurdles to overcome. The hurdles that I did stubble upon that did bug me a bit were all though hydroponics sounds great the thing that really goes unsaid is how every so often there is a need to flush the water system. At first glance I to was like so what, but the problem here is not the water itself but what is in the water with possible fertilizes and pesticides, that when flushed can harm local plants and water life. Although