Green Sky Growers Roof Garden

The farm of the future is growing today in an unlikely place on the roof of a retail building in a sleepy suburb near orlando florida.

Green sky growers roof garden.

His wide knowledge of growing does not stop at green roof systems. Green sky growers a rooftop farm is located on top of the garden building in winter garden florida and is the first certified green building in the world with commercial scale aqua dynamic farming on the rooftop. Thousands of small tilapia fry swim in tanks where the water is filtered clean in part by the plants. Green sky growers is a true technical marvel a state of the art farm which is one part laboratory and one part organic garden.

Vince wheller is regarded by sky garden as a leading expert in growing vegetation for green roof systems. It raises thousands of pounds of fish and vegetables every year using a mutually beneficial farming technique called aquaponics. Columns of green and purple basil plants tower from floor to ceiling. Vince began his growing career with fruit managing a large fruit farm selling thousands of tonnes of fresh fruit to the uk supermarkets.

Read more join the green revolution. Mar 15 2016 the farm of the future. Not all in the garden is green. Green sky growers is a state of the art rooftop greenhouse.

At 85 an age when most people would have long since retired roper has launched his latest venture green sky growers garden. Green sky growers growing organic vegetable and fish on a rooftop near orlando florida. Sky garden are multi award winners with over 20 years experience in the green roof industry. Where hydroponics and aquaponics is researched and developed as well as showcased to the public.