Chicago , Illinois , is n’t exactly a major thespian in national food production any longer , but that could soon change if companies likeGreen Sense Farmscontinue to germinate up . With the help of next - gen LED grow light , the res publica ’s liberal indoor commercial vertical farm can produce masses of green groceries regardless of the atmospheric condition outside .
Green Sense Farms recently unveiled a pair of huge climate - controlled grow suite in its Chicago - area production storage warehouse . By merge hulk racks of vertical hydroponic organisation with Philips new “ light recipe ” light-emitting diode grow lights , GSF is able to harvest its crop 26 times a twelvemonth while using 85 percent less vigor , 1/10th the amount of water , no pesticides or herbicides , and reducing the facility ’s CO2 yield by two tons a month . It even bring on an average of 46 pounding of atomic number 8 every solar day .
“ By growing our crops vertically , we are able to pack more plant per acre than we would have in a plain farm , which leave in more harvests per year , ” Robert Colangelo , found granger / president of Green Sense Farms say in a press statement . “ We produce petty waste , no agricultural overspill and minimum nursery petrol because the nutrient is grown where it is squander . ”
To reach these milestones , you involve some very felicitous works . But thanks to Philips ’s lead “ short recipe , ” which effectively optimize the light ’s wavelength to whatever is growing beneath it , doing so is n’t too difficult . What ’s more , since these are light-emitting diode , the light fixtures can be placed much closer to the craw without concern of burning them — which reduces the perpendicular farm ’s step and ensures that every leaf gets uniformly crucify with illumination .
“ Different plant types have different light need and cultivate with forth - cerebrate growers like GSF , Philips is building up a database of ‘ unclouded formula ’ for unlike plant varieties , ” said Udo van Slooten , Director of horticultural kindling at Philips , in a press statement . “ GSF is using vertical hydroponic technology with Phillips LED growing light , enabling them to do what no other grower can do : render a coherent amount of mellow character produce , year rung . ”
With the UN predicting some 2.5 billion extra mouths to feed by 2050 — not to mention the available arable land mass dwindle down — vertical surgical process like these could well be the future of urban husbandry .
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