Urban gardening taking off at O’Hare Airport
World’s first aeroponic garden in an airport
ABC News
Sept 15, 2011
Excerpt:
September 15, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — The world’s first aeroponic garden in an airport will open to the public Friday.
Swiss chard, red habanero peppers, and onion chives are just a few of the 44 different types of organic herbs and vegetables growing in the middle of busy O’Hare Airport. The garden is tucked in the rotunda building, the area that connects terminals 2 and 3. Aviation commissioner Rosemarie Andolino hopes it will become a calming oasis for weary travelers.
“It’s a constant opportunity to cultivate, educate and bring kind of a tranquil area to the airport,” Andolino told ABC7.
The vegetables are growing using a technique called aeroponics. Water and a mineral solution are used as a base instead of soil. Seedlings are started in small cubes made from a natural volcanic ash material. When the plants mature, they are transplanted to tall, circular towers.
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I was lucky enough last year to test one of these Tower Gardens (the home-model version) and already it has saved me money, not to mention the abundance of organic produce that was profusely growing on my deck, upwards, in 2.5 sq ft of floor space. I am a distributor for these now and would be thrilled to help you get started. Please email me at HealthyChanges@earthlink.net for more information on the home-model. People are starting small farms with these Towers too because of the minimal space requirements, low start up and running costs and wonderful sustainability. They are just so exciting!!
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Please send the price of this unit (tower growing) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by the DHL
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