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- smindsrt, on 06/16/2009, -1/+15I have seen these hydroponic rooftop farms in some of the futuristic movies... I also like how environmentally friendly this is.
- Bukowsky, on 06/16/2009, -2/+14This is pretty cool.. I'd imagine there's not much space around NYC to plant a farm, or even a decent sized garden.
- gamebittk, on 06/16/2009, -1/+12If this catches on, New York will be a city underground.
Think about it. - jerryjamesstone, on 06/16/2009, -2/+10It would be nice to use more of this space.
- AgeofMastery, on 06/16/2009, -2/+9WTF are you talking about? Nothing was destroyed, the farmer is selling the harvest to Whole Foods
- StanleyKoolPrik, on 06/17/2009, -1/+7$1.4 mil to build a facility that will produce maybe $60 k a year? Great idea!
- GeorgeWKush, on 06/17/2009, -2/+7Buried for deceptive title. The rooftop hasn't yet produced a single thing.
- Pash1994, on 06/16/2009, -2/+6Hard to confiscate something that hasn't been grown yet.
Gotham Greens Building First Hydroponic Rooftop Farm in NYC
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Construction of the Gotham Greens farm will begin in the fall, with the first harvest expected early next year. The start-up's first customer is Whole Foods--70% of the farm's produce will go to its New York stores--but Gotham Greens also hopes to deliver produce to farmer's markets around the city. - blqysmg, on 06/17/2009, -0/+4I'm all for rooftop farming. Hydroponics is a neat idea, and workable in some areas, but I'm not sure it is the most efficient or cost effective way to grow most foods (it apparently works really well with lettuce.) I believe that most city rooftops could and maybe should be set up with a layer of soil for gardening. In many cases, tray farming, with three foot wide, eight inch deep trays spanning the roof would provide an ideal growing environment, shade the roof underneath, and allow easy access between the rows for the "farmer" to walk along to check on his/her plants without having to stoop over. It would also be CHEAP to set up and maintain.
- mikbunn, on 06/17/2009, -0/+3I imagine this would do great things for urban air quality if implemented on a large scale.
- CaptainPlanet, on 06/17/2009, -0/+2Turning Roof tops into green roofs is an awesome idea with so many benefits for the environment. Especially for NYC; since it is so difficult to find free space in NYC it is an excellent idea to use roofs as a place to grow food or to garden. Green roofs clean the air, reduce heating, absorb water that can be reused and filter pollutants in the air. Overall big green thumbs up to roof top gardens and farms!!
- docrivs, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1i've seen many rooftop gardens in movies and tv shows that take place in the city, but what really clicked in my head was a show called 'ecocities', a series which played on the science channel, i think. one of the technological ideas proposed was rooftop gardening to lower the 'island effect' in the concrete jungle. not only could it be a source of food for people (and this idea has been proposed by science fiction writers decades ago, like j.g. ballard, for instance), as in an 'urban farm', but also as places of refuge. there's a form of corporate landscaping that uses indoor plants and gardens, streams, and wandering paths, right in the middle of buildings. they're great to sit in and eat lunch, read a book, or just sit and have a conversation with someone. these could also be created on rooftops. also, trees and plants are great filters, so they might help soak up some of that nasty stuff that comes in with the rain. water can be reused, as well, collected underneath the gardens. i really like this idea, and i think that if the owners of the buildings or other investors pay for them, then it's benefits will return in ways far greater than in obvious profits.
- theliamburns1, on 06/17/2009, -0/+0What about marijuana?
- Oatlord, on 06/17/2009, -2/+2WHOOSH was the sound your comment made going over the heads of Glass, Pash, Ageof, and Nemo.
- skidork, on 06/17/2009, -3/+2Gotham Greens eh? Sounds like a plot by the Joker. Get it? Plot? Eh, screw you. I'll be in my trailer.
- UnFriendlyFire, on 06/16/2009, -11/+8The produce was immediately confiscated by the draconian NYC government, destroyed at taxpayer expense, while truckloads of foreign grown food was brought in to feed NYC's homeless.
- GlassAgate, on 06/17/2009, -4/+1Any evidence?
- nemogbr, on 06/16/2009, -6/+3Why the heck was it destroyed? Was the produce toxic? Or did they break the law in some way?
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