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The Nanofarm is a tiny modular farm that fits on a kitchen countertop. It grows vegetables, herbs and salad greens.
It was designed by Replantable, a startup launched by recent Georgia Tech graduates Ruwan Subasinghe and Alex Weiss. Replantable went through Georgia Tech's Startup Summer program in 2015. The 12-week program helps student teams launch startups based off their ideas and prototypes.
The Nanofarm cabinet includes a water tray, LED grow lights and a plant pad. The plant pads are soil-free, pre-seeded paper and fabric pads that contain the plant nutrients. The pads go on top of a water-filled growing tray, where they wick up water during the growing cycle. A built-in ventilation system pumps carbon dioxide to the plants and vents oxygen into the home.
The modular design allows for multiple units to be stacked on top of another and placed side by side.
Photo courtesy of Replantable.
