Sow Your Seeds, Grow Your Veggies - Yanko Design

The idea of DIY VeggiePatch is to get involved in the process of growing vegetables for families and communities and in some ways nip nutrient miles, packaging, nutrient processing, and flood irrigation at the elevation of the food chain procedure. The projection proposes to reduce eco-footprint by using materials similar cardboard, banana paper and tire crumb to construct the patch. The pros of the patch include eliminating the need for transportation, refrigeration, and storage of vegetables plus the health benefits of organic food.

The VeggiePatch is versatile and fits perfectly in whatever environment. Basically what you are doing is getting individual pockets of pots, and growing your own veggies. Y'all don't demand to own garden space for this, any amount of space, big or pocket-sized will suffice. The base patch can be bought by the meter, in 30cm increments, off a roll or canvass. Its size and contours depends on what you require and you lot become to chose from four base contours. Modularity also allows the garden to grow and be expanded or transported from one location to another with flat packed components.

VeggiePatch has the capability to vermicompost food waste within each one of its pockets, closing the loop in the food bicycle. In a meter long patch one can cultivate 15 pockets of veggies. To maintain this sized patch one will require to water it for 10 minutes and this will consume approx 12.v liters of water, which is more than sufficient for virtually vegetables. The irrigation system makes use of the baste irrigation method whereby the drippers can be adjusted to control the menstruum speed of water. The slow rate of h2o menses allows all the h2o to be captivated by the soil, removes spillage and reduces evaporation.

The seeds for the plants come in specialized package fabricated from recycled paper lurid, and soy based dyes. Chosen the SeedDisks, they eliminate the need for excessive packaging, and provide nutrients for seedlings every bit they grow. The SeedDisks protect seedlings from animal and insect attack at infancy, keeping them grounded during windy weather. They also preclude overcrowding of seeds when you sow them.

The open up source design of VeggiePatch allows information technology to evolve organically and freely, reaching fifty-fifty more urban gardeners and communities.

Designer: Jo Szczepanska