Windowfarm Urban Garden

[Wifezilla]

"Weve moved on to sourcing food directly from our apartment windows.

No joke. Thanks to Windowfarms a new movement toward hydroponic, vertical farming in urban areas were growing okra, cherry tomatoes, and lettuce from recycled water bottles in our windowsills.

In todays video, artists/geniuses/Brooklynites Britta Riley and Maya Nayak explain their process, why its important, and why its, well, just plain awesome (it will impress your friends).

Just a heads up: Putting together the kits can get complicated and will require a few errands to get the parts but its well worth having a garden at arms length.

Well bet the farm on that."

http://www.dailycandy.com/new-york/video/79514/Plant-the-Seed

 

[abifae]

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[TanksHill]

That is really cool looking!!

 

[freemotion]

Very cool! I'd like to see them using soil, however. We just don't know every single nutrient needed for vibrant health, so hydroponics have limitations. Soil might be too heavy, though. Maybe a combination of the two.

 

[Wifezilla]

They estimated the cost at $35. I am sure it could be done for less with some scrounging. I imagine the cost is mostly for the bulbs and cords.

If money was really tight you could buy a few parts at a time until you had what you needed and then get started.

 

[Ldychef2k]

Or...

 

[murphysranch]

Cool Ldychef2K! I have two of those that I got at the Goodwill store. Was gonna use them to store my garden tools. Now will have to rethink things thru!

 

[TanksHill]

Ldy are those yours??? They are way cool.

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[big brown horse]

Great thread everyone! So many great ideas!! I love the shoe holder idea too!