In 2015 Jeff Adams bought an abandoned warehouse in his Detroit neighborhood and installed hydroponic racks 5-levels high to grow food year-round. In a city with potential freezing weather from November through April, Artesian Farms harvests 17 times per year, but more than local food it provides jobs to local 20-somethings.
Everything is controlled- pH, EC (electrical charge or nutrient value)- and the plants are visually monitored for bugs which are dealt with without the need for pesticides. Running on Detroit city water, the system uses 90% less water than traditional systems. While 24-hour lighting is one of the farms’ main expenses (besides labor), Adams experimented with different systems to settle on a multi-color LED setup that brought down costs from the original white induction lighting.
Artesian Farms https://artesianfarms.com/
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I don’t see this as being equal to outside growing with the Sun?
Can't even finish watching this. Fancy basil for fancy people. To all the unemployed people who are getting their food from the local food pantries, "Let them eat basil." I'm embarassed for all of my fellow Detroiters.
Plants do not take nitrogen from the air, so his story about air circulation letting "nitrogen hit the leaves" was pretty off the mark. Air circulation is good for oxygen/CO2 cycling, maintaining temperatures and keeping bacterial/fungal problems at bay. Dunno what he's talking about. Am I missing something?
You are a hero. I admire you for imagining your community as a better place. Thank you.
obvious idea is to put solar panels on the roof to make power and collect rainwater
Very impressive. Even the industrial estate outside looks spotless. Reports of Detroit's demise are premature. Find a way to avoid the plastic packaging when distributing those gorgeous succulent leaves and you'll be able to do your bit to save Detroit and the planet at the same time.
WHy arent the locals doing this? White people forever thinking for us. Its racist
Thank you
Excellent video!
Well done!
Wow Kirsten, you were here in the great city of Detroit? I know where this area is located and I would have enjoyed meeting the woman that travels all over the world to bring us these great videos…..So good he renovated this bldg to grow the basil crops which are big and lovely! Be safe Kirsten ♥️ I hope you liked it here! Did you see the tiny houses we have here off the Lodge Frwy & Woodrow Wilson St?
kinda like industrial basil production for profit. are there any other veggies he may try in the future to sell locally ?
This guy should be a pure example of what a company owner needs to be, starts a company to provide work for the community, got a lotta respect for him
Pesticides.. while the concern here in the third world is for healthy food without pesticides or transgenics transgenics.
"organic"
Hi Kirsten, just realized I lost your channel awhile back along with others due to a software issue. Gosh, I knew something was missing! I followed you for years, and was just telling a friend about underground homes or structures at that old guy's place in Idaho. I've had his book for a number of years, and being in southeast Arizona, it may be time to go underground, at least for summer to get away from the heat. Anyway, cheers! I missed you! A hermit subscriber with Danish heritage. Keep up the great work!
Hey, you use images at the start captions "Detroit, Michigan" but that is not Detroit. Took me a few minutes to find out that that is video of Michigan City, IN. If you want to feature Detroit, the least you can do is use actual footage from here.
neat, but i feel like everyone is doing it the same way. what changes have arrived in the field recently.
Great content!! Hope to see more content like this. So informative
what are those lights used on the plants called?