I admire Fr. Fessio's creativity. The price seems a little steep ($899 per fully-installed 8x5 garden: that's more than $20 per square foot) --- BUT if it yields $9 a day's-worth of veggies over a 100 day growing/ harvesting season, it pays for itself, and it seems the next year's costs would be far less.
And a hundred days' harvesting, if you're starting with all the plants "installed," seems actually possible. Many, many greens are "cut-and-come-again," and all plantings can be staggered for extended harvest. A hundred days of harvest doesn't seem out of reach for Palo Alto CA.
I'm going over to the http://nanofarms.com/ website and check out the details.
It looks very professional. I really hope it works.
To: greeneyes; Black Agnes; Tax-chick; Roos_Girl; Psalm 73; dware; Proud_texan; EternalVigilance; ...
2 posted on
05/18/2015 7:02:38 PM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(When I grow up, I'm gonna settle down, chew honeycomb & drive a tractor, grow things in the ground.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
Are they going to have water next year for those gardens? I wonder.
To: Mrs. Don-o
I suppose for folks who make $200/hr this might make sense. I’ll just use my free time nights and weekends.
5 posted on
05/18/2015 7:07:08 PM PDT by
MSF BU
(Support the troops: Join Them.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
7 posted on
05/18/2015 8:42:29 PM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
Good info. Why don’t you go ahead and link it to the Weekly thread, and help me remember to include the link when I ping on Friday? Thanks.
10 posted on
05/20/2015 4:21:20 PM PDT by
greeneyes
(Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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