The Carrot Project

I have been experimenting with vertical gardens outdoors for the past couple of summers to maximize my crop yield. Vertical gardens have recently become rather trendy in cities where growing space is limited. However, Those without rooftop apartments have found themselves looking for other outlets. I recently stumbled on this site: http://our.windowfarms.org/ They say why not grow your vertical garden indoors and use recycled materials to reduce waste and cost. Now of course you don’t need to live in a city to supplement your own diet with your own grown food, but either way this looks like a crunchy way to continue your garden even in the winter months. Here at Bard College, our cafeteria supports local farms, to stimulate our local economy as well as reduce the distance and cost that it takes to purchase produce. Now I’m thinking that we could easily start growing our own vertical garden here and reduce that commute even further by having our own winter veggie garden. Vertical gardens are a great way to utilize space and experiment with a variety of crops in a confined space. Not only do your crops taste just as good, but sometimes you get some cross pollination, and get an even tastier yield.