Food Loss

Food Waste

Food Shortage

Hungry Venezuelans sleep in endless grocery lines as food shortage crisis worsensJanuary 22 2015 by J D Heyes

Food Waste

Food Shortage

Hungry Venezuelans sleep in endless grocery lines as food shortage crisis worsensJanuary 22 2015 by J D Heyes

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

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