Never before has the journey from farm to market been so short: just a one-minute elevator ride. And the farm's products are almost always sold out.
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| Green Sky Growers farm in Winter Gardens, Florida, USA, has adopted a model that combines fish farming and plant cultivation using hydroponics in greenhouses. |
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| Built on the rooftop of a high-rise commercial building, spanning approximately 1,000 square meters, Green Sky Growers boasts five fish tanks containing tens of thousands of fish, primarily tilapia, and cultivates a diverse range of plants such as lettuce, rosemary, cilantro, bell peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and tomatoes. |
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| On the farm, symbiotic relationships are maintained and become the key to success. |
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| Fish waste is naturally converted from ammonia into nitrate fertilizer for plants. In this process, the plants filter the water, removing the toxic ammonia and providing clean water back to the fish tank. |
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| The greenhouse system is managed by software that allows for the measurement and adjustment of internal environmental conditions. On warm, breezy mornings, the greenhouse software opens the shutters to let in natural air. |
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| By midday, when the sunlight becomes more intense, the software automatically activates the shading system on the greenhouse roof. And when the temperature exceeds the permissible limit, the air conditioners will lower the water temperature to maintain a favorable environment for fish growth. |
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| Everything is handled automatically, so the farm doesn't actually need a large workforce. |
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| Ryan Chatterson, the farm manager, said that Green Sky Growers always produces the highest quality products to serve the demanding market. The farm's products are almost always "sold out" due to the high demand from customers. |
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| With just a one-minute elevator ride, Green Sky Growers' produce was successfully delivered to the restaurants on the lower floors of the same building. In addition, the farm also supplies several nearby restaurants. |
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| "They called us to place orders, but we didn't have enough stock. That's fine, though; good products sell themselves, we don't need to advertise," Ryan Chatterson proudly shared. |
According to Dan Viet
