New York Sun Works: The Science Barge. The Science Barge is a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center. It is the only fully functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food production in New York City. The Science Barge grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce with zero net carbon emissions, zero chemical pesticides, and zero runoff.From May to October 2007, the Science Barge hosted over 3,000 schoolchildren from all five New York boroughs as well as surrounding counties as part of our environmental education program. In addition, over 6,000 adult visitors visited the facility along with press from around the world. The Science Barge: now in Yonkers, New York The ownership of the Science Barge program has been assumed by Groundwork Hudson Valley, located in Yonkers, NY. “The Science Barge is not only an invitation to ideas and learning, but to change.”
Read more: ShareThis. Gotham Greens :: Local and sustainable produce grown in the heart of NYC. Affnan's Aquaponics. Fish Farmacy, LLC - University of Arizona Controlled Environment Aquaponics Greenhouse. The University of Arizona' Controlled Environment Aquaponics Greenhouse was constructed in the summer of 2008.
Intensive aquaculture production was integrated with intensive greenhouse hydroponic vegetable production. The 2,500 sq. ft multi-bay greenhouse is capable of producing approximately 480 - 960 kilograms (1,058 - 2,116 pounds) of tilapia and 13,312 – 26,624 plant crops per year (depending on the crop). Environmental monitoring and control systems allow the grower to optimize the environmental parameters for maximizing crop yields. Water chemistry is maintained and nutrients are supplemented to meet the target crops nutritional demands. Fish are reared from egg to a harvest size of 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds). The filtration system removes large particulate waste and biologically processes the dissolved nutrients to a non-toxic form for the fish, and into a more readily available form for the plants to assimilate. AZBiz.com - Pulling fresh fish out of the Sonoran Desert. I.H.T. Special Report - Business of Food - Fish Farms, With a Side of Greens.
Vegitecture. Digging through the archives based on the last couple of posts, I was definitely struck by the myriad shapes and sizes that these vertical farming proposals take and the overall excitement that has grown in a short amount of time. This caused me to want to dissect them a bit further in terms of form and function for growing food in efficient ways. First a bit of background from the 'invention' of vertical farming on this video featuring Dr. Dickson Despommier. Discounting for a second those proposals that incorporate indoor hydroponics using artificial light - the idea of growing in buildings using sunlight is the focus (some info about the indoor varieties) of many other projects out there.
These proposals include this one from last year which got a lot of attention, Harvest Green by Romses Architects, featuring vertically integrated food production. :: images via Treehugger Another smaller scale example from Romses Architecture features the idea integrated into a eco-community.
PV Panels. Financing. Indoor Food Garden. Capital. AquaPonics. In Support Of. Competitors. Indoor Greenhouse.