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Published: January 28th 2015

by: Caitlin Jackson


CityFarming

'Mint is on the Move'
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Homegrown Foodin Your Window

Create self-sufficiency by growing food in your home, even in your city apartment!

Only a greenhouse can keep your plants growing year round. If you live in the city, a greenhouse likely isn’t an option. But the windows in your home can be turned into a makeshift greenhouse simply by lining it with plants. The Windowfarm design was created for just this reason. It’s a product designed by an open source community. Joining is not hard. Just register to receive your own blueprints to build your own or purchase a pre-assembled kit. Homegrown gardens are possible for everyone. For every budget.

'The WindowFarms Project'
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The build it yourself version of the Windowfarm concept uses recycled plastic bottles as planters. Five of them are connected in a column with the bottom one used as a water reservoir for a hydroponic system. A pump pulls nutrient rich water up a tube so that it can drip down from one bottle to the next and back into the reservoir to start again. A plant’s roots in a hydroponic system stay dense and compact without soil to expand. This makes it ideal for a small growing space while still allowing for decent plant growth.

A product like this would ordinarily come from the research and development department of a business. But this process is limited in terms of budget and the number minds put to the task. Windowfarms has been developed with the R&D of 40,000 people who have built their own. Each one of them offering solutions for different climates, living situations, costs and abilities. As a member you can find solutions to fit your circumstance. It’s a product that can truly be tailored to your needs with the help from people around the world or even in your neighborhood.

The benefit of this large-scale cooperative design is also available for those who are not do-it-yourselfers. The Windowfarms marketplace offers a pre-assembled kit, using the same open design but with all of the bulk assembly complete; you need only snap it together. While it resembles a traditional manufactured product, it’s unique concept brought together by thousands of strangers is something the ordinary R&D process cannot replicate.

'Britta Riley: A garden in my apartment'
by TED
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Buy it or build it, give your windows a purpose and grow some food.

  • Hydroponics window garden helps you grow healthy plants in a small space, dirt free!
  • Tailor your design specific to your needs with the help of the open source community.