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(Archive) Roots

We are ROOTS, the Aeroponics System that is shaping the future of urban food production with open source technologies

This project was part of DDW 2019
Roots Aeroponic System — © ROOTS

ROOTS is a multidisciplinary approach towards food production. ROOTS combines ancestral connection to food provenance, urban cohabitation and technology. Aeroponics is a technology developed by NASA to grow plants in space - it uses minimal water, fertilisers and space.

Aeroponics is a technology in which plants are grown suspended in the air, their roots are misted with a nutrient-water solution. Aeroponics is an exceptionally effective way of utilising space for food production, and initiates conversation about food pr

Full grown raddish in Roots Aeroponic System — © ROOTS

Fresh leafy lettuce — © ROOTS

Strawberry experiment in Roots Grow System