commercial hydroponics garden right down the road

Written By Robin Wade

commercial hydroponic garden right down the roadcommercial hydroponics garden right down the road

I think the only thing better than fresh fruits and vegetables might be if they are grown right down the road, and they're organic.  Yesterday's visit to Shamrock Farms in Waterloo Alabama was quite amazing.  These country boys really have their stuff together.  Using the same quite simple, but patented technology that's seen at Epcot and was developed through our Space program.

Possibly the most beautiful produce I've ever seen.  These vertical hydroponics drip system is quite efficient.  Uses very little water.  And uses one fifth the land.  Quite ingenious.

I just couldn't stand it.  They'll be helping me install a little two station system on my back deck tomorrow.  Can't wait!

commercial hydroponics garden right down the road

Robin Wade
Robin Wade Furniture is a celebration of nature—a melding of a forward thinking commitment to the environment and a quiet, harmonious design aesthetic. From his "slow studio" in North Alabama, award-winning wood artist Robin Wade designs and crafts one-of-a-kind handmade furniture. Years before a piece is ready to enter a client's home or a gallery, the process begins—naturally—with the tree. Sustainably harvested, each specimen of hardwood is flitch sawn into natural-edge wood slabs, debarked by hand with a draw knife, and stacked to dry, usually for years, before the final cure in the kiln. From here, Wade and his team use both hand and power tools to bring Wade's vision to life, and then finish each piece with a hand-rubbed oil blend. Each organic furniture creation by Robin Wade Furniture balances the raw, natural beauty of environmentally, locally sourced hardwoods with minimally invasive, clean lines—a juxtaposition Wade calls both rustic and modern. “I haven’t yet found a better artist than nature,” he says.
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