John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Chicago O’hare Airport to share with you the World’s First Aeroponic Vegetable Garden at an Airport. In this episode, you will learn how ORD airport is taking a leadership approach in sustainability as well as learn how they are feeding 10,000+ people a year when growing 1,100 crops at one time in their Vertical Tower Aeroponic Garden. After watching this eposide, hopefully you realize, if they can grow food in the 2nd busiest airport in the USA, you can easily grow food at home.
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Vertical Tower Garden Feeds 10,000+ People a Year at the World’s 4th Busiest Airport

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  • chkngrl

    I love how everyone is so supporting of this yet they are not taking into account all of the toxins that are produced at an airport. I personally would not want to consume any vegetative matter that was in an area where planes are constantly taking off and landing. This is the same reason you are not supposed to pick any type of food that is growing near the edge of a road. It is full of toxins. Also, how healthy do you think those bees truly are living in that environment. We are trying to prevent colony collapse, not breed weak and sick bees. I don't want everyone to think I am against hydroponic grow towers, I think they are amazing when used in the right setting. I just feel that an area as polluted as an airport is not the right setting.

  • Cathy Campagna

    I've been growing in Tower Gardens for almost 3 years now and love them! I still can't even grow a house plant but I can grow 3 Tower Gardens :)

  • John Byng

    This looks like greenwash to me.  I prefer my vegetables grown naturally and in an organic way that does not require inputs of nutrients but which relies instead on sustaining the fertility of the soil by means of rotations, animal manure, green manure and compost.  This system uses lots of energy, brought in nutrients and my guess is that they need pesticides too.
    Airports work hard on their greenwash to divert attention from the environmental impacts of subsidised aviation.

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