AKSHAY MODI (SURAT)

DEVICA BISHT (TAPI)

PURVARAJ SINH ZALA
(SURENDRANAGAR)
RAHI PATEL (MEHESANA)
VIDHI MONANI (PORBANDAR)

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY

THE TERM VERTICAL
FARMING???...
Vertical farming is cultivating
plant or animal life within a
skyscraper, greenhouse
or on vertically inclined
surfaces.

 This word vertical farming was coined

by Gilbert Ellis Bailey in 1915 in his
book vertical farming.
What he meant was not the current
meaning as He wrote about farming
underground with the use of explosives.
Mixed use skyscrapers were proposed
and built by Architect Ken Yeang.
Ecologist Dickson Despommier also told
about vertical farming, he argues that it
is legitimate for environmental reasons.

 Vertical farming promotes the mass

cultivation of plant and animal life for
commercial purposes in skyscrapers.
The skyscraper as Utopian device for
the production of unlimited numbers of
virgin sites on a metropolitan location.
Despommiers concept of The Vertical
Farm emerged in 1999 at Columbia
university.
The purposes of consumption was
published as early as Life Magazine
in 1909.

such as 'The Vertical Farm'

has never been built, yet
extensive photographic
documentation and several
historical books on the
subject suggest that
research on the subject was
not diligently pursued. New
sources indicate that a
towerhydroponicum
existed inArmeniaprior to
1951.

Ken Yeang is perhaps the most widely

known architects that has promoted the
idea of the 'mixed-use' Bioclimatic
Skyscraper which combines living units and
opportunities for food production.
Dickson Despommier, a professor
ofenvironmental health sciences
andmicrobiology atColumbia University in
New York City, modernized the idea of
vertical farming in 1999 with graduate
students in a medical ecology class.
Although much of Despommier's
suggestions have been challenged and
strongly criticized from an environmental

Each floor will have its own watering

and nutrient monitoring systems.
There will be sensors for every single
plant that tracks how much and what
kinds of nutrients the plant has
absorbed. You'll even have systems to
monitor plant diseases by employing
DNA chip technologies that detect the
presence of plant pathogens by simply
sampling the air and using snippets
As of 2012,Vertical Harvest is
from various viral and bacterial
working on raising funds for an
infections. It's very easy to do.
urban, small-scale vertical farm
inJackson Hole,Wyoming.

Despommier argues that the

technology to construct vertical farms
currently exists. He also states that
the system can be profitable and
effective, a claim evidenced by some
preliminary research posted on the
project's website.
It is suggested that prototype
versions of vertical farms should be
created first, possibly at large
universities interested in the research
of vertical farms, in order to prevent

The produce is used to feed the zoos

animals while the project enables
evaluation of the systems and
provides an educational resource to
advocate for change in unsustainable
land use practices that impact upon
global biodiversity and ecosystem
services.
In 2012, the world's first commercial
vertical farm was opened in
Singapore, developed by Sky Greens

Agrow lightorplant lightis an

artificial light source, generally
anelectric light, designed to stimulate
plant growth by emitting
anelectromagnetic
spectrumappropriate
forphotosynthesis. Grow lights are
used in applications where there is
either no naturally occurring light, or
where supplemental light is required.
For example, in the winter months
when the available hours of daylight
may be insufficient for the desired
plant growth, lights are used to

Compost isorganic matterthat has

beendecomposedandrecycledas
afertilizerandsoil amendment.
Compost is a key ingredient inorganic
farming. At the simplest level, the
process of composting simply requires
making a heap of wetted organic
matter known asgreen waste(leaves,
food waste) and waiting for the
materials to break down
intohumusafter a period of weeks or
months.

DISADVANTAGES AND
ADVANTAGES
1. The initial phase will be cost
intensive, and certain flaws integrated
in the system that may appear during
its initial run can still dampen efforts
for its full maximization.
2. There will be fewer variety of foods
to choose from because not all plants
and vegetables are suitable in a
controlled and limited environment.
3. The public will find it hard to

 Grow what you want: In demand fruits and

veggies can be grown all year round despite
changes in weather
Know your food is pesticide free: Instead of
worrying about whether or not your food will
make you sick, this all organic approach promises
fresh and toxin-free produce
Reconnect with nature: If youve ever had the
desire to work the land, youre in luck. The title
of urban farmer might be a legitimate
occupation in the near future.
Preserve the environment: Rather than having to
venture into the rainforest and harm the last few
remaining untouched parts of the earth, we can
help preserve the environment and grow our food