Comments on: Freight Farms Allow Anyone to Grow Food Anywhere in Recycled Shipping Containers http://inhabitat.com/freight-farms-allow-anyone-to-grow-food-anywhere-in-recycled-shipping-containers/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Paul John http://inhabitat.com/freight-farms-allow-anyone-to-grow-food-anywhere-in-recycled-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-365245 Paul John Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:01:21 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=328579#comment-365245 They can look very ugly sitting in the middle of an empty lot in the city. Maybe if they were painted, they would be more aesthetically pleasing. They can look very ugly sitting in the middle of an empty lot in the city. Maybe if they were painted, they would be more aesthetically pleasing.

]]> By: gfriend http://inhabitat.com/freight-farms-allow-anyone-to-grow-food-anywhere-in-recycled-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-365007 gfriend Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:16:27 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=328579#comment-365007 Sorry to be the grinch, but this strikes me as remarkably silly. Using PVs to power LEDs to grow food in a box? Instead of in daylight? (Time for these people to read up on efficiency losses. Not to mention living systems.) "scalable, sustainable solution"? Not. Sorry to be the grinch, but this strikes me as remarkably silly. Using PVs to power LEDs to grow food in a box? Instead of in daylight? (Time for these people to read up on efficiency losses. Not to mention living systems.)

“scalable, sustainable solution”?

Not.

]]> By: ren-new http://inhabitat.com/freight-farms-allow-anyone-to-grow-food-anywhere-in-recycled-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-364892 ren-new Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:37:10 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=328579#comment-364892 Terrific idea - and a practical solution for all kinds of lost spaces in cities. The fact that it is a kit lowers the hurdle to entry hugely, and makes this an interesting project to help fund (I'm one of the Kickstarter funders and they're only 1/2 way in their funding with less than a month to go...). I'm supporting it because I believe it can scale, and of course be adapated / improved as more knowledge is developed or provided to the project... Terrific idea – and a practical solution for all kinds of lost spaces in cities. The fact that it is a kit lowers the hurdle to entry hugely, and makes this an interesting project to help fund (I’m one of the Kickstarter funders and they’re only 1/2 way in their funding with less than a month to go…). I’m supporting it because I believe it can scale, and of course be adapated / improved as more knowledge is developed or provided to the project…

]]> By: anothervoice http://inhabitat.com/freight-farms-allow-anyone-to-grow-food-anywhere-in-recycled-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-364777 anothervoice Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:50:20 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=328579#comment-364777 Not really any different than growing things indoors under grow lights. Better to use stacked shipping containers as a stability hub for lean-to greenhouses populated by aquaponics and/or hydroponics infrastructures and solar panels and batteries for supplemental lighting at higher latitudes. In this way, you're using greenhouse solar heat gain to good advantage and not providing climate control for the boxes. Natural light is better for growing things economically and aesthetically. I suspect the designers relationship with growing things goes only so far as the produce section at their local grocery. Not really any different than growing things indoors under grow lights. Better to use stacked shipping containers as a stability hub for lean-to greenhouses populated by aquaponics and/or hydroponics infrastructures and solar panels and batteries for supplemental lighting at higher latitudes. In this way, you’re using greenhouse solar heat gain to good advantage and not providing climate control for the boxes. Natural light is better for growing things economically and aesthetically.

I suspect the designers relationship with growing things goes only so far as the produce section at their local grocery.

]]> By: Green Joy http://inhabitat.com/freight-farms-allow-anyone-to-grow-food-anywhere-in-recycled-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-364650 Green Joy Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:27:33 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=328579#comment-364650 Cool design! I particularly like the fact that they used recycled containers. This might not be a big thing, but it saves a lot of resources. Juan Miguel Ruiz (Going Green) http://www.GreenJoyment.com Cool design! I particularly like the fact that they used recycled containers. This might not be a big thing, but it saves a lot of resources.

Juan Miguel Ruiz (Going Green)
http://www.GreenJoyment.com

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