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Am I missing something, or is this nothing more than fluorescent lighting and an irrigation system neatly packaged? Do plants grow faster in this environment?
by rjett 16y ago
Am I missing something, or is this nothing more than fluorescent lighting and an irrigation system neatly packaged?
Do plants grow faster in this environment? Do the shelves adjust for different plant heights? Does the payback change if you're growing anything but lettuce?
Also, it seems to me that this vegetable factory would only be suitable for a restaurant that had a very predictable and very specific amount of traffic coming in the doors; otherwise, you're growing too much or not enough of what you need.
- maxharris 16y agoAm I missing something, or is this nothing more than fluorescent lighting and an irrigation system neatly packaged? Try growing your own vegetables for commercial use and then comment on how "trivial" this is. What they're doing provides a lot of value. With their system, a restaurant can reliably provide fresh vegetables to its customers without waste. You just grab up what you need, as you need it, without transport, storage, etc. Do you know what it's like to have a fridge full of rotting lettuce because you've had a slow week? I hope this makes it big - fresh vegetables with less waste means cheaper and more appetizing vegetables. If this works out, it will make people healthier. Hooray for capitalism and the innovation it enables!
- rjett 16y agoI was asking this question because if it is just fluorescent lighting and a built in irrigation system, I think it would be much cheaper than $90,000 to roll your own.