People are becoming more and more creative, and inventive with very little space: planting vegetable & flower gardens on rooftops, salad and herbs on balconies and windowsills.
Space is a factor for many businesses considering urban gardening as they may not have what is needed for more commercial growth.
It is not just the space though. For healthy propagation the right lighting, temperature, water & nutrients are needed - to get a full yield for your efforts. The great thing about indoor, climate-controlled environments is that there is very little spoilage. And no pests – therefore no pesticides. So, what can you grow? Leafy Greens, Herbs, Fruiting Crops, Edible flowers, and micro greens.
No transport carbon emissions, less food waste as you grow what you need, and you have growth all year round. With sensors, climate control and hydroponics it is possible to manage your energy & water costs efficiently too.
Like many environmental-friendly options this can appear as an expensive start. What we recommend before any investment is to do an audit to see if it is financially worth it for your kitchen. Farmony provides figures of yields for different plants and the costs of growth using their products which is useful for comparison.
If you want to look at a simple change you can make today without investment, why not start with a herb garden on a windowsill (if you haven’t already). Then a salad garden and on to a vegetable plot.
The advantages of moving on then to hydroponics and vertical farming is that you are not dealing with soil, pest control, and possible low yields. This type of farming ensure that you can quantify your produce and successfully grow year after year - tasty and healthy food in an urban space.
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