Recently I visited the American Museum of Natural History for the special exhibition called Our Global Kitchen: Food, Culture, Nature“.  As I was walking down the street of 79th towards the museum building, I saw from a distance that the LED grow light covered the window of the building.  I was immediately drawn to the display and found about the “Windowfarms“.  Windowfarms was commissioned to build two large arrays of Windowfarms at the museum in conjunction with the “Our Global Kitchen” show.  It is on view at the Columbus and 79th street entrance until August 2013.

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“What is Windowfarms?”

Windowfarms let you grow fresh vegetables at home by taking advantage of natural light and climate control indoors. The roots are bathed in nutrients from the sea, preventing food plants from getting root bound (as they do in traditional soil filled containers). You get healthier roots, and fresher, more nutritious vegetables without dirt in small spaces. By bringing edible gardens into living rooms and kitchens, you learn about where your food comes from while eating the freshest produce available.

Food will be a big issue in coming years as our global population grows. Windowfarms are not only appealing to our modern design but also encourage urban dwellers to explore green living!

<About Windowfarms>

Windowfarms is a Brooklyn-based social enterprise that helps city dwellers around the world grow some of their own fresh food.  For more information, go to:

http://www.windowfarms.com/

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