treehugger.com— The water-based, soil-free farm is expected to yield roughly 30 tons of fruits and vegetables each year. To remain competitive, the company will deliver their own produce via biodiesel-based vans.
Jun 16, 2009View in Crawl 4
I'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.
bukowskyJun 16, 2009
This is pretty cool.. I'd imagine there's not much space around NYC to plant a farm, or even a decent sized garden.
georgewkushJun 17, 2009
Buried for deceptive title. The rooftop hasn't yet produced a single thing.
stanleykoolprikJun 17, 2009
$1.4 mil to build a facility that will produce maybe $60 k a year? Great idea!
glassagateJun 17, 2009
Any evidence?
blqysmgJun 17, 2009
I'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.