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Food Loss
Food Waste
Food Shortage
Hungry Venezuelans sleep in endless grocery lines as food shortage crisis worsensJanuary 22 2015 by J D Heyes
Population Growth
By the year 2050 80 of the world population will be living in city and urban communities
In 1990 less than 40 of the worldrsquos population lived in a city
Limited Arable Land
Solutions
bull Hydroponicsbull Vertical Farmingbull Aquaponics
Hydroponics
Hydro = water Ponos = labor ldquoWorking Waterrdquo
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Food Waste
Food Shortage
Hungry Venezuelans sleep in endless grocery lines as food shortage crisis worsensJanuary 22 2015 by J D Heyes
Population Growth
By the year 2050 80 of the world population will be living in city and urban communities
In 1990 less than 40 of the worldrsquos population lived in a city
Limited Arable Land
Solutions
bull Hydroponicsbull Vertical Farmingbull Aquaponics
Hydroponics
Hydro = water Ponos = labor ldquoWorking Waterrdquo
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Food Shortage
Hungry Venezuelans sleep in endless grocery lines as food shortage crisis worsensJanuary 22 2015 by J D Heyes
Population Growth
By the year 2050 80 of the world population will be living in city and urban communities
In 1990 less than 40 of the worldrsquos population lived in a city
Limited Arable Land
Solutions
bull Hydroponicsbull Vertical Farmingbull Aquaponics
Hydroponics
Hydro = water Ponos = labor ldquoWorking Waterrdquo
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Population Growth
By the year 2050 80 of the world population will be living in city and urban communities
In 1990 less than 40 of the worldrsquos population lived in a city
Limited Arable Land
Solutions
bull Hydroponicsbull Vertical Farmingbull Aquaponics
Hydroponics
Hydro = water Ponos = labor ldquoWorking Waterrdquo
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Limited Arable Land
Solutions
bull Hydroponicsbull Vertical Farmingbull Aquaponics
Hydroponics
Hydro = water Ponos = labor ldquoWorking Waterrdquo
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Solutions
bull Hydroponicsbull Vertical Farmingbull Aquaponics
Hydroponics
Hydro = water Ponos = labor ldquoWorking Waterrdquo
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Hydroponics
Hydro = water Ponos = labor ldquoWorking Waterrdquo
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Hydroponics at Home
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Modern Hydroponics
Hyundairsquos Nano Gardenbull Light water and nutrient supply controllable so users decide growth speedbull Functions as an air purifier eliminating unpleasant smells
Kitchen CultivatorHydroponics built into kitchen island on wheels
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Rotary Hydroponics
The Green Wheel developed by NASA
Manage the amount of light control the temperature and check the water level with a smart phone
Rotary Volksgarden
bull designed to hold 3 root medium
bull accommodates space for up to 80 plants
bull chain driven and rotates a constant 24 hours a day
bull watering and light timers
bull cost is $2595
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Hydroponics Technology
Hydroponic Accessoriesbull Testers for pH PPM ECbull Meters for temperature and
humiditybull Meter calibratorsbull Lighting systembull Nutrients - Grow formula Bloom
formula Supplements Phbull Pumps air stones
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Rooftop HydroponicsGotham Greens
Rooftop Farm located in Brooklyn New York
bull 15k square feet
bull 100 tons of produce in the first year
bull $2 million dollar start-up
bull Yields 20 more than traditional farming
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Rooftop Hydroponics
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Vertical Farmingbull The practice of
growing in a vertical direction
bull Usually without soil (hydroponically)
bull Usually in urban areas and sometimes as high as skyscrapers
bull May include livestock
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Vertical Gardens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Vertical FarmsVertical Harvest
Jackson Hole WyomingOpening early 2016
bull Three-story 13500 square-foot hydroponic green house (150rsquo x 30rsquo)
bull Should produce over 37000 pounds of greens 4400 pounds of herbs and 44000 pounds of tomatoes
bull 95 of future crops already sold to local restaurants grocery stores and a hospital
bull Employs citizens with disabilities
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Vertical FarmsSky Greens Vertical Farm
Singapore
bull Worldrsquos first low carbon hydraulic driven vertical farm
bull Uses minimal land water and energy resources
bull 10x more productive than conventional farming
bull Only $360month ($3tower) on electricity
bull 3 stories tall 120 aluminum towers
bull Able to produce 1 ton of fresh veggies every other day
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
The Future of Vertical Farms
Floating Farms FRA(Floating Response Architecture)
Proposal for SingaporeBy JAPA Design Firm
bull Loop shape enables the vertical structure to receive more sunlight without having significant shadows
bull System will aim for zero food waste by using a data management system to track of how much food people are buying so the farm can automatically adjust production
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull Utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflydesigned by Belgian architect
Vincent CallebautProposed for New York City
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
The Future of Vertical Farms
bull 132 Stories of urban farming with room for cattle poultry and 28 different types of crops
bull utopian superstructure of offices research labs housing and communal areas orchards farms and production rooms
bull Dragonfly has steel and glass set of wings so as to maintain proper soil nutrient levels and reuse of bio-waste
Dragonflyndash designed
by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut
Proposed for New York City
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Aquaponicsbull System of aquaculture in
which the waste produced by farmed fish supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically which in turn purify the water
bull Aztec Indians grew vegetables on floating rafts around 1000 AD
bull Gaining more use research and development in the past 35 years
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Aquaponics
Generally a well-managed system with a 300 gallon fish tank will producebull 10 pounds of vegetables per every square foot of grow
spacebull 50 to 80 pounds of fish per year
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Aquaponics at Home
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Aquaponics at Home
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Larger Aquaponics Systems
Shipping crate that has been modified to be an aquaponics garden the crate houses the fish the fish provide nutrients that feed the plants above
Visualization of Maa-Baras sustainable aquaponics
technology
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Commercial Aquaponics
FarmedHere ndash Chicago Illinois
bull 90000 square feet of a formerly abandoned suburban Chicago warehouse actually equals 140000 square feet of growing space
bull Energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lights even though the lights run continuously they only account for 18 of the facilitys overall costs
bull Aquaponic growing technologies save up to 97 of fresh water
bull Produces organic food an average of two- to three-times faster than traditional farming methods
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Commercial Aquaponics
The Plant ndash Chicago Illinoisbull 93000 square foot building
bull Dedicated to developing circular economies of food production energy conservation and material re-use
bull Vertical urban farm that combines aquaponics with kombucha tea production beer brewing biogas energy and a kitchen that serves up the end result with net-zero waste
bull Diverts 10000 tons of waste per year
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
Vertical Farming
Hydro-ponics
Aqua-ponics
bull Preserve the Environment
bull Reduce the Carbon Footprint
bull Year-round Higher Yield Crops
bull No Weeding and Waist-High Harvesting
bull No GMOs pesticides or herbicides
bull Reduce Food Waste
bull Use 95 Less Water
bull Grow in any Environment
bull No Agricultural RunoffToxic Fertilizers
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
ldquoThe questions arises can we supply enough food for everybody on the planet including a growing urban
population and I think we can And I think we can do it by empowering people in the cities to grow food right thererdquo
ndash Dickson Despommier Columbia University
ldquoModern agriculture is the largest consumer of land on the planet itrsquos the largest consumer of fresh water on the planet
about 60 of the worldrsquos fresh water withdrawal goes toward conventional agriculture itrsquos the source of the worldrsquos most water pollution it is responsible for about 15of the global
greenhouse emissionsrdquo
Viraj Puri
CEO and Co-founder of Gotham Greens
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