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
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Vertical Farming Made Easy with Sarab from Ecotwigs
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
5 Reasons to Start a Vertical Garden
When I experienced vertical gardening for the first time in my backyard in 2011, I knew I was on to something. Although clumsy at the beginning, my results were already superior to what I could have expected from a regular garden or raised beds. Starting with shoe organizer vertical planters, I changed to rain gutters fixed to my fence. Then, I developed an A-frame model to … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Start a Vertical Garden
Fighting food price increases with In.Genius Farms
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