Kwibhlokhi yemizi-mveliso eNewark, eNew Jersey, emva kwesamente kunye neziko lezolonwabo le-Ironbound Recreation, kukho umlingo owenzekayo. Ngaphakathi kwindawo yokugcina izinto ye-nondescript, amahlumela ayachuma phantsi kweebhanki zezibane ze-LED: i-kale, bok choy, i-arugula, izityalo ezincinci ezincinci ezinokuchongwa ngumlimi wezityalo kuphela. Imiqolo kunye nemiqolo kunye neenqaba kunye nezinqaba zezityalo-ezinje ngemeko evela kuhlobo oluphezulu lwe-'Matrix '-ikhawuleza ibe yimifuno yesaladi kwiAeroFarms. Le fama imileyo engama-70,000-square-foot, ethi inkampani yeyona inkulu ehlabathini, ifihliwe emehlweni-njengoko iinqwelomoya zigquma ngaphezulu, kwindlela yokugqibela yeSikhululo senqwelomoya saseNewark.
Nkqo ifama yangaphakathi eAeroFarms Facility Ityala: ngoncedo lweAeroFarmsNgexesha lotyelelo lwakutsha nje efama, Ukuhamba + Ukuzonwabisa Ndijonge ngokusondeleyo indlela esebenza ngayo i-aeroponic ukulima: iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zemifuno zikhuliswa ukusuka kwimbewu ukuya ekuvuneni, zingatyalwanga emhlabeni kodwa kwilaphu elinokuphinda lisetyenziswe elukiweyo kwiibhotile zamanzi zeplastikhi. Iiletusi kunye nolunye uhlaza olunamagqabi zijongwa rhoqo, kwaye izinzwa zokusingqongileyo kulo lonke eli ziko zenza uhlengahlengiso rhoqo. Umsunguli we-AeroFarms kunye negosa eliyintloko lentengiso uMarc Oshima uthi bayakwazi nokutshintsha incasa yezityalo zabo-bathi, ukwenza i-arugula ukuba ibe nepepile ngakumbi - ngokulawula amanqanaba amanzi, ukukhanya, kunye nezinye izinto. (Azinjalo, uyakhawuleza ukubonisa, sebenzisa naziphi na i-pesticides okanye i-herbicides.)
Ngaphandle kwethekhinoloji eyonga amandla ekusebenzeni, iAeroFarms ithi ukutya kwayo kubhetele kakhulu kwindalo esingqongileyo xa kuthelekiswa nokulima kwemveli. Unyawo olunye olwesikwere lwefama ethe nkqo-njengaleyo iseNewark-inokuvelisa amaxesha angama-390 kwimveliso njengangaphandle, utshilo uOshima. Ukusetyenziswa kwamanzi kunqunyelwe, njengoko izityalo zikhula ngokwasemoyeni kwaye kuphosakele kuphela xa kukho imfuneko. Konke oku kunceda ukunciphisa i-carbon footprint yokutya, zombini ngokunciphisa kakhulu izibonelelo ezithathayo ukukhulisa imifuno kwindawo yokuqala kunye nokubeka isivuno esiseduze kwimarike.
Nkqo ifama yangaphakathi eAeroFarms Facility Ityala: ngoncedo lweAeroFarms