This Glowing Purple Cube Is An Indoor Farm

With LED lights and 3-D-printed seed trays, GrowCubes is bringing your next tomato harvest inside.

From the slow-food to locavore movements, more and more people are taking control of how their food is prepared and where their food originates. And while backyard gardens are as old as dirt, it's only recently that indoor urban farming is becoming a reality. GrowCubes is a device that can be used in areas as small as a studio apartment that will grow fruits, herbs, and vegetables without the need for sunlight, soil, or pesticides. All you need is space to fit the dishwasher-sized module (which can fit under a kitchen countertop), seeds, electricity, and an Internet connection. Says Chris Beauvois about the project he began three years ago: "GrowCubes democratizes agriculture by placing the power to grow back in the hands of individuals and communities."

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