Urban Farming: Hydroponics in the City

[wcm1786]

this is really cool, what do you do about combating pests such as white flies?

[TFR2087]

I'd plant my seed in her.

[perfektolisem]

what a qute girl that vanessarae ;)

[MrFearlessgardener]

Very nice plants. I like the nft. Aquaponics is wicked too, you don't see it enough out their!

[Jjwhy321]

Here's a new agricultural approach for you,check out an electromagnet levitating airplant I built-renewable source of energy-type in levitating plant or jjwhy321-YouTube

[sirtom68]

Worm murderers :( 

[NorCalMediGrower]

can u imagine if it was all dank growing instead hehehe

[WoundedEgo]

Mansanto has demonstrated that they are willing to crush the little guy with brute force (lawyers, etc), that the courts will not protect the small if the large pay better, and that havoc is coming. Protect yourself through education and preparation.

[WoundedEgo]

Awesome setup.

[MileHighAnarchy303]

5:26-Powdery Mildew!!!! Gross!

[FullbloomHydro]

Hydroponics and renewable energy. Can't wait until this is the norm.

[mdlittle5466]

Okay...over-sexed morons, eff off. Everyone else who is actually concerned about the future - we need to kick this into high gear. We cannot continue promoting mass-produced, pesticide-laden junk that's passed off as 'food'. There's no reason for anyone to be hungry...in the world. Please research the Venus Project and the Zeitgeist Movement for more information. Peace out.

[dragonamt]

@mdlittle5466 Yeah, I'm pretty pissed with TZM though, not only has PJ continued to focus on irrelevant conspiracy theories, TZM broke up with TVP. I like what people are focusing on in TZM but as long as PJ, who still pretty much runs it, keeps promoting 9/11 crap, he will continue marring the credibility of a RBE. Still, if you ignore the other vids about 9/11 and just stick to the addendum video your at least on the right track.

[mdlittle5466]

@dragonamt Don't allow the thoughts of a few derrail your desire to see a better future...regardless of Peter Joseph's opinions regarding particular issues - the fact remains that honesty between the current existing government and it's constituents have been consistantly violated. I concur that when such sensationalism is disregarded and the RBE appended, the TZM can still prove to be a viable communication and education platform regarding thusly.

[dragonamt]

@mdlittle5466 No, no, I am not letting that 'derail my desire' at all, but I know it does others and that is why it upsets me. There are other organizations and 'movements' too that are doing great stuff like the urban farming movement both here and overseas. I am optimistic and as a science major and someone that volunteers for many conservation and humanitarian organizations I am trying to be part of the solution. No I am confident that things are and only will continue to get better.

[alexpositivecharge]

ho fuck

[youwanttoliveforever]

"there will be overpopulation according to ANY theory"

no just the Malthusian economic theories. modern economic theory dictates that provided we can keep technology production high enough then we can control for pop increases

[Ntokin420]

ok 5 seconds into the video the first thought in my head is nice tits bitch

[greenaholicTV]

wicked video! love the stacking of the basil!

[LoveVanillaRose]

AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE

[nephildevil]

This is how they wud have to do it in the future, if civilization survives. but damn that reporter is hot :p

[PatricksTime]

it would take years to cover your start up costs! not sure its worth it...looks fun thou!

[Lilc1982]

looks fab yum!

[WeCannabis]

i wanna work there =(

[AndromedaFollowsMe]

@WeCannabis I was just thinking the same thing! I would love to have that job!

[SidneyBou]

Do we need bees to polonate the vegatables?

[oliverjamescarr]

@SidneyBou I wouldnt say so, plants need polinated to produce seeds so if you are growing something like lettuce then it probably wont matter. Ive seen a few NYC Beekeepers video's so there should be plenty flying around if its needed.

[AndromedaFollowsMe]

@SidneyBou They are probably just using human pollination.

[alejonsu]

How much was the set up for all of that$?

[machintruc313]

The only thing missing to improve the efficiency and productivity of the plants, animals and workers is the use of classical music

[jspecaspec23]

i agree with everone we need to invest in this technology, we need entire buildings that are abandoned to start producing food like this. I wonder what a sky scraper could produce on average

[knowledgehammer]

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE... THIS SHOULD BE GETTING STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING TO FEED THE CITIES... THIS IS JUST ONE BARGE!!! IMAGINE IF HUNDREDS OF SUCH BARGES WERE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE COASTAL CITIES OF THE WORLD... It would literally fix the hunger problem, especially if its all HHO & Solar & Wind powered...

[mortraven626]

omg more Vanessa

[InfoBimbo]

nice set up , i was thinking of growing something else tho :)

[deemortiz]

@InfoBimbo let me guess what plant that is.......I had the same thoughts hehehe...

[FractalBolt]

Thanks a lot for uploading this video. I am studying a masters in advanced architecture and my research studio right now is concerned on self sufficient buildings and vertical farming is one of the axis of my project, but I didn't know how to tackle many of the doubts and questions. Now with this video I have a few pointers of what do do and how to go about doing it.

Thanks!

[uhateusaFU]

I am not trying too be rude but this would be 1000 times grater if it only had one solar panel. Just saying that this setup looks like it sucks more power then my home. Thanx for the vid and I agree with the roof top farming. 

[SatchmoSings]

These people, I'm sure, are all left-wing-type trouble makers.

Most people don't want this; they want Chicken McNuggets!

[dukemalibu]

This is amazing. Great video! I guess hydro isn't just for weed anymore.  This is clearly the future of growing food. Two new hydro shops just opened in my area, I'm going to check it out.

[MungJuice123]

stick a bunch of pot plants in there and cruise down the river selling that HG.... that would be a money maker....

[enticed2zeitgeist]

Just a small piece of what would be probably very common in a Resource Based Economy (The Venus Project)

[plantlife102]

Thanks for sharing this great video, Vanessa. I am really amazed on how NY Sunworks has managed to setup a very sophisticated hydroponics system that can actually produce fresh and delicious food crops. I am awed on how they were able to make very good use of such small space on the building rooftop and without wasting resources. Vertical farming is really the true essence of urban farming which means putting to quality use any small area while producing the finest food crops.

[cquesada22]

I thought you had the change the water every 2 weeks or so, so how is it that you keep using the same water repeatedly? Do you just keep mixing in nutrients periodically? If so, how do you know how much of what to add?

[bennywes]

Awesome!

[ParadiseSurplus]

i'm a fan of aquaponics and the organic movement. however, I would like to point out that reducing Co2 emissions is a fraud. Plants breathe Co2 and release O2, oxygen. Al gore is set to make billions of dollars from "carbon credits" which would be traded on carbon markets. If the seas were actually going to rise 20 ft, why did Al Gore buy a multimillion dollar mansion on the beach in california??

[jaifungi]

@ParadiseSurplus nature.com/nature/journal/v455­/n7210/full/nature07276.html If you approach agriculture with the intention of building soil, your methods should, hopefully, fix carbon.

[archuletajustin]

I noticed black gunk un the bottom line of the NFT systems, Do you guys use chillers on your hydrponic systems? Because it doesent matter what ur growing (veg or flower) you need to keep that water at 67 degrees or the roots are going to rot in the warm water...

I am a hydroponics expert, 30 years in hydroponics...

[jaifungi]

@archuletajustin Root rot is caused by lack of dissolved oxygen, not temperature. Warm water holds less DO, so if you would like to grow in the 70s or 80s, you just need more oxygenation. I guarantee it.

[morningmayan]

Great job! I'm with the guy below we need to get some stimulus allocated to this urban farming!

[nhwdk]

I thought Telapia was a vegetarian fish. Are they actually omnivores? Do they eat worms naturally? They could certainly be fed with the cuttings from plants. Fascinating piece.

[HorizSvcs]

This is an inspiring video. I wish you all the luck in your ambitious venture; you hold the keys to a sustainable future.

[siTTinLo420]

,,,,,Vanessa Rae is the most beautiful girl i have ever seen,,,,that's no lie,,

[dalirocked]

This is proof that we can have balance with a technologally evolving society and nature, truely awesome :)

[thejunkman]

That is not farming, that is gardening. No way to make money that way.

[rcacad]

@thejunkman glad you figured out for us, why dont we all just go home and forget about it. And to think people are actually doing this, I hope they know there not farming and they cant make any money.

[kctpac]

DAM I was thinking about raising both vegetables and tilapia. Is there a source for learning this method ? Please PleasePlease some let me Know !!! Kctpac

[rcacad]

@kctpac keep watching the YT videos......theres tons of good ones

[sergeyonss]

Vanessa! My name is Sergey. I am from Russia. As your success? The main costs in hydroponic farm - it is electricity. However, it is here in America cheaper. The proposal to use water as a source of energy is reasonable. I found several articles on this subject (in Russian only). It can be used in greenhouses located on the water (on the barge, etc.). General theme is very interesting. Sorry for my English.

[kuiichi]

they are our only hope to save mother nature

[311kro]

This probably won't get much appaluse from our mary jane hydroponics folks but you got to admit that this is really something to appreciate, makes me wonder were they burning when they thought it up? No just kidding these people are on their P's & Q's.

[permacultured2010]

I love the enthusiasm. Thats the best harvest

[zzrgio]

future is now

[kaneyoushie]

^^% --What plants should I grow? Please any and all opinions welcome. I want to start an indoor garden and I have an empty attic with plenty of space.-- %^^

[protestxthexherox]

@kaneyoushie my uncle has a huge hydroponic greenhouse and I was talking with him about starting one. He said lettuce and herbs are good to start out with :) hope that helps. Also, if you just google hydroponics there are tons of hydroponic resources on the internet that can help you get started. Good luck!

[Armornone]

Stupid hippies, there is plenty of food in NY. Ever go in a restaurant? There are a million in NY. Take your floating piece of ship boat and go some other place. If you eat this unnatural food, you will mutate into something crazy like a fish/plant hybrid or something. Just go to a restaurant or store like regular people.

[blackmagicbus]

ummm that food is imported from other places.....thank you

[wwwBeeHappyus]

Hey Vanessa..tell ur freind there that if there is any current in the water under the barge , they could probably use it to drive small turbines(kinda like underwater wind generators :).) and not need the gas generator at all..since water flows 24hrs a day..even if the wind isnt blowing or the suns not shining.peace.

[ketammerah]

i love hydroponics system... grow fresh n sweet vegetables

[OprahGlide]

Valcent's VertiCrop is the best vertical farming system out there. Check it!

[ItsRainmakingTime]

It's Rainmaking Time!

We are doing a show today on Hydroponics.

Very Excited indeed.

[weirdoguy]

if i had thousands of pounds i would get something like that looks very efficent and brilliant

[boryspanishkid]

lets grow weed on ny

[BloodXSweatXGuitars]

this is awesome. this was a while back though huh? i see the trade towers =/

[LloydieP]

slowfinger2 Talk about buzzwords.. What do you mean by AGRIBUSINESS? The family run farm BUSINESS that's been DEGRADING their land with UNSUSTAINABLE (needing more and moreresource input to survive) monoculture for the last hundred years? The FREERANGE egg farm BUSINESS that lets the chickens out of the barn once in awhile? The local organic farmers market BUSINESS? Lot's of people throw popularised words around..

[Nekosys]

wait a minute, Plants eat off fish shit?

[xanderortiz]

It's a great source of nitrogen, buddy... Fish emulsion is the proper term, though. You do have to add other nutrients to the water that plants need while keeping a solution that is still healthy for the fish.

[silverpizza100]

id suck her nipples,, implants 4 sure

[slowfinger2]

People, stop using the buzzword sustainable. It means to maintain things the way they are. To hold. To sustain a musical note. It does not mean renewable, or advancing growth. It is a catchword used by the powers that be to control your life. Do you want to move ahead or stay in sustained limbo?

Time to wakey, wakey.

Go growers. Let's take away the power of agribusiness to rule us with food.

[teamgrn]

this is a good idea. everyone to the barge auction!

[noname7913]

Mostly what I want to know is what type of hydroponic irrigation is best for each stage of plant growth. We choose between NFT, ebb and flow, drip irrigation, aeroponics including ultrasonic teflon ceramic membranes. Some setups use lots of inert growing materials while others use almost none at all. It gets complicated to understand which system results in maximum root health and plant growth. Think I'll start with simple ebb & flo and move to high tech later.

[shadowace421]

here in Texas green houses have become obsolete, because they become raging muthafuking infernos. We had one on my school and as soon as i walked in there i coulnt breath...And both fans were on!! and those fans r big! IT WAS A GREEN OVEN!! I COULD HAVE COOKED COOKIES IN THERE IF I WANTED TOO!

[hurbangrower]

well what plants were they growing? Ive visited a tropical houseplant nursery 60 miles east of LA and it was the most humid/hot environment Ive ever been in. Maybe the summer months are too hot in Texas but most of the year seems manageable.

[shadowace421]

yea i gess its true during other seasons but wow summer here is rediculus, and ive never heard of a plant growing inside an oven, this green house i went to was not humid and i could realy bake cookies in there, then again it was a cheap school so im gessing that green house wasnt working like it should...

[gus361]

man, vanessa is fine.

[Oasix21]

@gus36 This world is truly a world of perverts

[gus361]

@Oasix21 i just said she's hot lookin,..its not like i uploaded a video response of "two rat like creatures" doin it in a tree.

[1Mumiaabujamal]

This is beautiful.

[archuletajustin]

it took me 6 months to figure out how to grow the best yields, people skip the most important factors, a big resevoir for roots to grow. instead of choking them by putting them in small pots and close together...jeeez and 10x more light !

[hurbangrower]

I agree. those shitty systems they sell are way overpriced and not designed very well.

Im thinking about building a top feed drip system. What size pots do you use?

[archuletajustin]

lets just reduce the population!! Yay i want to help!

[ThingThinker]

good plan hitler.....

[CondemnedToExile]

That is not necessary. Overpopulation theory results from people not understanding the current state of technology. 

We have the resources today to provide for everyone on the planet without the huge impact that we do currently. It's just not profitable in a monetary system.

[mrplease66]

@CondemnedToExile while there is no doubt that better tech can feed us longer than Maltus had expected, the question is whether a planet covered in farms and fishfarms is where we want to love. We are too many. Either we reduce our numbers or we leave somewhere else, and apply these technolgies there.

[CondemnedToExile]

@mrplease66

I doubt "a planet covered in farms and fish farms" would ever be a problem for two reasons: 1. This is just one example of a sustainable food source. Others should be used accordingly based on the best method for that location. 2. It would be very unlikely that these farms would be out in the open, unless it proved to be a necessity. The great thing about aquaponics and hydroponics is that they can be located indoors and as a result stacked vertically, thus requiring less space.

[rcacad]

@CondemnedToExile The Venus Project ?

[CondemnedToExile]

@rcacad

Among other things yes.

[GoldHealth]

@CondemnedToExile

Sorry, you are absolutely incorrect. The earth cannot support the billions of humans now on it. The human species is stripping the earth of all materials and life and exterminating all other life forms. Your anthropocentrism and faith in technoutopian solutions are part of the problem. Overpopulation is not a theory- it's a biological fact. We have exceeded earth's carrying capacity and are on track to ruin the only living planet proven to exist in the universe.

[xeromaru]

@GoldHealth

Instead of ranting how bout stating some facts.

You are rite that the Earth AS IT IS cannot support the population however with technology like this it CAN. if every city would create a hydroponics farm it would feed everyone. Even in places where you couldn't normally grow food you can with this technology. there is no reason why people should go hungry with a little brains and elbow grease the world could be fed.

[nephildevil]

@CondemnedToExile there will be overpopulation according to ANY theory, it is mathematical fact that w will run out of space with our exponential increase, or do you believe maybe that the earth has infinite space? No such thing.

[linehazmat]

ALGAE ! ! !

[ugotpimp]

awesome!

leave it to the 20% of entrepenures to solve any human problem & not a giant big brother government

[SatchmoSings]

@ugotpimp Yes and not giant "Big Brother" corporations, either though I'm sure they'll finally "jump on the bandwagon" once the little guys demonstrate how practical this all is.

Israel has been doing this for years.

[kthekid]

The worm boat I like but could paint an organic brown dirt and what about human shit?

[bubugrower]

hey buddy that host is my girl

[TheProphiting1]

the host is cute....

[GreenLearning]

This is very smart. Aquaponics is the way to go though. However separating solids from the fish to breakdown and feed plants without pumping fish tank water through is the key to adding required nutrients for all types of plants.

[happygameshow]

look at all that algae! hide your water from the light.

[darealdjnutz]

I'm really glad I got to see this video. It's very insightful.

[jszymborski1]

what kind of college class would be best to learn the most about plants and hydroponics? i definitely loved the video and learn alot from the website.... any other tips? thanks

[endlesswaltzhaha]

i don't know either....but u find out let me know...thanx

[anyonefindAMERICA]

I wanna live there!

[NatureLegalized]

Thanks, I'm all about full resource portability on all levels...

[283inc]

im calling my senator and demanding these people get some dam stimulus money no strings attached this is simple amazing realy give them more money and the more solar panles and funding to build smaller community gardens elsewhere if we need green jobs i demand these people do the hiring

[vanessaraevideo]

that's awesome! thank you for watching the video & I hope you will be able to see more of them in the future.

[juicyjuicejosh]

@vanessaraevideo I live in St Louis, and would be happy to run one of these on the Mississippi! So if you figure out how to get a grant for one of these. I'm all for it!

Thanks - J

[MattyTheMole]

@283inc Many things will need to be changed before our government will consider funding hydro and aquaponic agriculture. For one we need more green minded and enviromentalist politicians. In Europe many types of urban agricutural research such as this system for example has already been funded and really benefiting the econmies of many European countries especially Germany and the U.K. Many German enviromental engineers have already begun huge vertical gardening projects.

[rcacad]

@283inc you'de be better off making a pitch to investors. Its not unheard of to make 50-200% profit from a growing operation in just 2-3 years

[XCritonX]

@283inc If it is a good and economical idea with the possibility to be scaled up it will get plenty of private funding, everyone is looking for a good investment. No need to get the incompetent and corrupt government into it, that would just ruin it for sure. Think of all of the retarded regulations and special interests that would get attached to it if the government got involved.

[dizolve13]

vertical farming is our only hope - do not let them take our vitamins away!!

[vanessaraevideo]

Thank you for watching.

[Moze9]

Thats really Cool

[vanessaraevideo]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[SearchAndBuild]

I'm going to visit. It's really close to where I am.

[vanessaraevideo]

Cool, how was it?

[NatureLegalized]

great vid :)

[vanessaraevideo]

Thank you! Please tune in for more in the future.

[recliner9876]

its ironic because i normally make fun of hippies for being unproductive...but look, they're actually being super efficient...awesome

[vanessaraevideo]

It's a really effective system. Thank you for watching the video!

[HanzoHK]

So the past few days my video trail has went from bongs

grow rooms

hydroponic grow rooms

Hydroponics

And now this I love youtube. And your video

[jquindlen19]

Same here lol!

[vanessaraevideo]

Thanks!

[vanessaraevideo]

I'm glad you like the video! Thank you for checking it out and I hope you will enjoy future videos.

[cool70200]

clever guys, cool

[vanessaraevideo]

thanks!

[magnusrf]

awesome set up. a great way to educate people about technology in gardening and promoting self-sustaining practices.

[vanessaraevideo]

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.