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Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignFresh tomatoes in the middle of the winter in a ski town? Don't discount the idea too quickly - a group of foodophiles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming are raising funds to build a three-story vertical garden to grow produce all year round. Sited on an unused parcel of city land, <a href="http://verticalharvest.org/" target="_blank">Vertical Harvest</a> will grow organic produce (even tomatoes!) 365 days a year. The hydroponic vertical garden was designed by Jackson-based <a href="http://www.eye-des.com/?galleries=vertical-harvest" target="_blank">E/Ye Design</a> and will not only sell produce to stores and restaurants in the area, but educate the public and employ locals with disabilities. Looks like Jackson could be a new foodie destination!1
Vertical Harvest-EYe Design<a href="http://verticalharvest.org/" target="_blank">Vertical Harvest</a> is a three-story indoor vertical garden with 12,995 sq ft of growing space.2
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignThe site of the garden is located on an unused parcel of land on the south side of a parking garage in Jackson.3
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignOwned by the city, the parcel will be rented to the organization for $1 per year. E/Ye Design has come up with the plan for the garden, which will have a ground floor open to the public and two hydroponic growing floors on top.4
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignThe unused parcel next to the parking garage will be the future home of the Vertical Harvest.5
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignThe top floor will grow tomatoes all year long and the facility will also grow a variety of other fruits and veggies and even starts for summer gardens.6
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignThe urban garden developed out of a project from <a href="http://www.tetonslowfood.org/" target="_blank">Slow Food in the Tetons</a> and separated to become its own L3C - a hybrid entity that is considered to be a ‘for profit with a nonprofit soul’.7
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignProposed hydroponic growing systems.8
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignFuture employees already hired to staff Vertical Harvest.9
Vertical Harvest-EYe DesignEventually, the group hopes to replicate the model in other communities around the world. If they can pull it off in a ski town, then they can do it anywhere.10
