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How to Build a Vertical Garden

January 22, 2021 by Dominique Bernier 4 Comments

In 2020, like many of you, I decided to start a garden. With my childhood friend Jocelyn, I tested the efficiency of the vertical farming techniques that I have learned and written about in the past couple of years. We wanted to see if the vertical garden model could be a better alternative to a traditional garden. Moreover, we tried to optimize the available space … [Read more...] about How to Build a Vertical Garden

3D Vertical Farming with Marco from Aponix

December 1, 2020 by Dominique Bernier Leave a Comment

Marco lives in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2017, he visited New York to attend an international event on urban agriculture. From this experience, he began on a journey that changed his life. He has since developed a vertical growing system that can provide multiple grow spaces in a very dense way. This vertical farming model uses lego-like parts assembled into ring segments that … [Read more...] about 3D Vertical Farming with Marco from Aponix

Vertical Farming Made Easy with Sarab from Ecotwigs

August 5, 2020 by Dominique Bernier 16 Comments

Sarab lives in Mumbai, India. In 2017, she completed an internship in Canada at the In.Genius Farms, a small-scale vertical farm in Laval, Quebec. Mentored by Khaled Majouji, aka The Plant Charmer, she learned about the potential of vertical farming. Once back home, she decided to be the change she wanted to see in her country.  Inspired by her experience in Canada, … [Read more...] about Vertical Farming Made Easy with Sarab from Ecotwigs

Fighting food price increases with In.Genius Farms

June 20, 2019 by Dominique Bernier 4 Comments

In 2011, Khaled had an idea about building a vertical farm in his backyard. He ran some tests and quickly realized the economic potential. In 2015-16, he was already making a living using only 1,200 sq.-ft.I noticed Khaled’s work through his Instagram account ThePlantCharmer during the summer of 2016. At that time, I thought that the yields he claimed sounded too good to be … [Read more...] about Fighting food price increases with In.Genius Farms

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