window farm

Window farms

I’m so interested in the idea of window farms at the moment, these are a couple of images that grabbed my eye – I love the way they look together.

From the Window Farms website:

What are Window Farms??
Window Farms are vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edible window gardens built using low-impact or recycled local materials.

Windowfarms: Growing Food Year-Round in Inner City Buildings
Researchers have argued that to grow some of his own food is the most effective action an individual can take for environment, not only because of the food industry’s heavy carbon footprint but also because participating in agricultural production cultivates a valuable skill set around sustainability issues.

Now this is all very true, but for me the main appeal is that fresh food tastes better, something you’ve grown yourself tastes even better, and it’s beautiful and refreshing to have plants around :)