Next Gen Farming Without Soil and 90% Less Water | GRATEFUL

Vertical farming with Tower Gardens is on the 'rise' and rightfully so. You can grow a variety of plants without ANY soil and 90% LESS water. It also requires 10x less space so you can do a lot more in a smaller area. That means easily growing fresh herbs, fruits, vegetables, and flowers both indoors and out. And because everything is grown and picked fresh, the flavor is unbelievable!

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[makaan]

I want to see charts, numbers, what does it cost, is this doable everywhere, is this renewable, energy efficient, etc etc, and comparisons to conventional farming

[acadrengberg]

We should never get rid of some natural gardens or farming, but places like this should pop up all over. In cities, in dry or unfarmable areas. This would be such a helpful addition.

[JeremywithJuicePlus]

Figured I'd chime in here on the comments about plastic, and the nutrient solutions.

The plastic these towers are made of is all UV stabilized and fully food grade, certified to not leech anything into the water, or food grow in the system. And while many have said this is unsustainable since plastic is usually petrol based... you need to take into consideration the massive amount of petroleum used to grow and transport produce to our grocery stores - if you have a lot of land and can grow your own without a compact system like this that is fantastic, but there are millions of people who don't have that luxury, and this system allows them to grow their own instead of relying on our giant gas guzzling agricultural system.

As for the nutrient solutions, they are simply earth and sea based minerals. Minerals, by definition, are NOT organic (chemistry defines the term 'organic' as carbon based substances). That said, there is no petroleum or other chemicals used in the nutrients. They are the same minerals you'd get from growing plants in soil, so if you grow food with this system, while the nutrient solutions themselves can't be called organic since they are just minerals, all the food grown in it with this solution could/would be organic unless you chose to spray or use other additives.

A few things I absolutely LOVE about this system vs soil gardening, and why I grow with 3 of them myself even though I have a sunny 1/4 acre I also grow some soil based gardens on:
1) it allows people who wouldn't otherwise have the space/time/knowledge to grow their own food to now be able to do so, which in turn empowers people to take ownership of where their food comes from and to make better health choices for them and their families
2) Growing your own food allows you to eliminate not only the tons of herbicides/pesticides/petrol etc that our national agriculture relies on, but also eliminates plastic grocery store bags, gas to and from store/shipping/etc, and tons of food waste.
3) since these towers are a closed loop system, there is zero runoff into our waterways etc and it also protects the food you are growing from contamination,
4) the University of Mississippi, one of the best agricultural research centers in the US, studies these systems compared to soil based gardening, and found that this system met or exceeded what could be produced in the ground on everything from growth rate, yields, disease and pest resistance, and end nutritional content of the produce itself.
5) Growing with this system allows you to grow a garden with up to 90-95% less water than conventional gardening requires to grow a similar crop, and in a time where access to clean water is becoming an ever increasing problem, this is a huge win.

[Victor-tldk]

I like how down to earth and friendly like a normal-every day person this reporter was.

Some people might see it differently because the way our internet is (words that come to mind: authoritative, ignorant, perfect, etc.)

It's nice to see someone that's genuinely curious and respectful.

[MrRandom]

She didn't seem to be on the same wavelength as this guy, which led to her being fascinated and not necessarily asking the important questions.

[calum]

I love being able to see this kind of farming, but I feel like she just seemed to be more interested in the aesthetic of the place than the science and methodology behind the plants. And like other people have said, she didn't seem to be on the same wavelength as the guy, and thus didn't really ask many important questions. I think she should have been more informed before going. However, he was really interesting.

[sharonhabe]

An intelligent man who saw a need in his community and acted on it! The world in a good place if there continues to be people like Troy 💚

[SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

I appreciate that They found someone who clearly had never visited a farm or garden before. Her genuine surprise and interest was fun to watch.

[TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

Bruh, she has no idea what's going on. Instead of asking anything important, she focuses on how good it looks

[Takeshi_Kovacs]

Well lets all appreciate, that she tried her best to shed light on an awesome topic.

[owkee]

troy: im a licensed pharmacist
interviewer: troy is a licensed pharmacist
me: troy is a licensed pharmacist?

[dotpakistani]

I actually find this creative and sustainable just basing it on the fact that its using less land and less water (which is quite the need of the hour) and even then producing good quality vegetables. and even if some people might consider it 'unsustainable' it at least is an effort towards being better!

[thetravelshot]

Troy: "I am a Pharmacist"
Reporter: " Troy is a Pharmacist"

[chrisdrimak]

nurse here. when I talk to most other nurses about food nutrition they look at me like I have 3 arms. this guy speaks everything I talk of. "meds are bandaids". "everyone's micronutrition is off". great guy, keep spreading the good work.

[markus]

This is a perfect example for what infotainment does with an interesting topic that would be worth exploring the details of.

[GoldenTouchVideos]

best of 3 in one! 90% less land, 90% more food and healthier food. true engineer of farming right here! thank you for sharing.

[glockingnormies]

Could've done more with some intellectual questions and less "oMg tHiS iS sOo prEttY"

[jchung]

This should teach everyone. Before you do an interview, you have to educate yourself about the interviewee and the topic so you can gather substantial data. Finding a nice feature entry isn't enough!!!!

[ikigai]

I'm just glad he didn't start waving shiny keys in her face.

[Hanna-DailyLife]

I had a great time watching this video. It was fantastic!