New York restaurateur John Mooney has redefined garden with a rooftop that is now a home to melons, mint, garbanzo, tomatoes, lettuce, and much more. . He is the first chef in the U.S. to grow all of his produce on a rooftop farm. Their produce is grown in sixty vertical tower hydroponic systems, designed and engineered by Future Growing LLC., of Orlando, Florida. Unlike traditional gardening methods, hydroponics uses a pH balanced ionic mineral based water solution that is pumped through a central tower that comes in contact with the plants’ roots. The Tower Garden™ uses a closed system technology to recycle 100% of the nutrients and water minimizing waste.
Tower Garden® simplifies traditional gardening, using a unique vertical garden system that makes it easy to grow your own fresh fruits and vegetables at home.
*NASA research suggests aeroponic growing takes about half the time of traditional growing. For more information, please see NASA and NASA-SBIR.
