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facts
hydroponic news, tips and trivia
MAX
facts
hydroponic news, tips and trivia
Vertical Garden to Tower Over
Chelsea Flower Show
A 30 foot tall food garden (skyfarm)
was constructed for the 2011 Chelsea
Flower Show in London. One wall of
the steel-frame structure is entirely
plants, the other entirely solar photovoltaic
panels. The panels power the water pumps that push
water from a borehole round the hydroponic growing
system. Inside the tower, along with the stairs are greenhouse areas for propagation, and a compost chute.
Everything in the garden is edible, even the trees: the
vertically trimmed lime trees have flowers that can make
an herbal tea, while the mulberry trees give a crunchy
berry. The garden illustrates the hundreds of edible
plants in the world, including many unusual varieties like
Stevia rebaudiana, a sweet-tasting sugar substitute.
(Source: www.guardian.co.uk)
Future Green City Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
BrightFarm Systems and Kiss + Cathcart Architects are
currently developing the first prototype GreenMarket
system (hydroponic food production facility) to be built
at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. The GreenMarket utilizes
BrightFarm Systems pioneering rooftop and facade
mounted, sustainable greenhouse designs to integrate
hydroponic food production into civic buildings.
Abu Dhabi has certainly put itself on the map for representing the future in eco-city development. Masdar
City is a high-density and pedestrian-friendly development where current and future renewable energy and
clean technologies are showcased, marketed, researched, developed, tested and implemented.
(Source: www.theurbn.com)
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Maximum Yield USA | August 201