28 Jun 2016
Is This Costa Rican Greenhouse The Answer To Sustainable Food?
A team of real estate developers, farmers, preppers, and engineers, just created one of the most interesting food security solutions the market has seen in a long time.
And what’s more interesting, is that it could be coming soon to a school yard near you.
The “Permacube”, as this creation is called, is an extremely well-engineered combination of the last several decades of sustainable innovation. Specifically, it consists of a 2.4 meter cube, with production centers that flank every side.
Around each of the 4 sides of the unit are:
- Aquaponics tanks
- A greenhouse
- Solar dehydrators
- A chicken tractor and nesting boxes
The unit also incorporates rainwater collection, …read more