FARM:shop was developed by Something & Son LLP, an eco-social design practice, with three ambitious goals – 1) To excite and inspire city dwellers to grow their own food, fabric and medicine and make an income doing this, 2) To create direct links between farms in the countryside with communities in cities, and 3) To grow food commercially via a network of FARM:’s across cities and retail this food at FARM:shop’s.
In July 2010 they began the transformation of a four story dilapidated shop into an urban farm and advocacy center, located in East London. Since launching in Spring 2011 they are now operating as a sustainable business growing fish, chickens and lots of salad, and running a cafe, workspace and events venue. Their process combines art, engineering and business know-how to find creative ways to improve the world around us.
Be sure to check out the behind the scenes video here.
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I’ll take 3, please
Before and after.
A three-story vertical farm designed as urban infill, Vertical Harvest will prove a model for similar urban agriculture projects throughout the world.
This project combines an innovative hydroponic system with a carousel that moves plants from artificial to natural light, cutting down on energy costs.
Park André Citroën (landscape architects André Provost and Gilles Clément), France. Images by Jason Russell and Henk van der Eijk.
The HighLine, now The LowLine
For more information about this mock-up installation: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/855802805/lowline-an-underground-park-on-nycs-lower-east-sid
Roof which doesn’t keep the rain out.
They’re growing fruits on the terrace in Paris.
A living ecosystem in your john
Shower amongst reeds, rushes and water hyacinths while recycling water in Jun Yasumoto’s ‘Phyto Purification Bathroom.’
interior design week
I love gabions. Now I love gabion gardens.
This is the garden “Cubed” (called Cubed3 elsewhere on the web) at RHS Tatton in 2009.
Coolness overload
