Grow – Green Sky Growers
Producer of the Month: Green Sky Growers
Green Sky Growers, LLC.
146 West Plant Street, Suite 331 • Winter Garden, FL 34787
Green Sky’s mission is spectacular: to produce healthy plants, produce healthy food for people, and produce food in a “green” or sustainable growing system.
* Their rooftop farm will produce tons of fresh vegetables and fish on an annual basis without the use of harmful pesticides.
* The use of environmentally friendly growing practices will include the harvesting of rainwater.
* All the growing systems continuously recycle 100% of the nutrients and water.
Green Sky’s concern about developing a “green” or sustainable technology contrasts to the majority of food grown for the US market, which is not produced in a green or sustainable way. Today’s food travels great distances using gas and electricity. It is stored in a chilled environment for a period of time using more energy. It requires layers of packaging to end up in the consumer’s hands. It is sprayed with fungicides, pesticides, and herbicides, which require more energy and pollutes the planet. Water practices for organic or conventional agriculture, is extremely wasteful and a huge concern with looming water shortages worldwide.
Green Sky seeks to reduce the carbon foot print with their growing system that uses a closed system technology to recycle 100% of the nutrients and water. This means the plants only use 5%–10% of the nutrients and water that is commonly used in conventional and organic farming.
Using a combination of hanging towers, conveyor systems, and tilapia beds, they revolutionize hydroponic growing to recycle waste, reuse nutrients, and reduce waste. And their Bibb lettuce is fantastic!
