Ice and snow can grow vegetables! Container vegetables crisp

Looking at Alaska in the Arctic coastal hub towns Kotzebue, almost can not see the trees. In this Yinnupi for many residents of the town of Yate, even in summer temperatures are low enough to make the plant unable to take root.

The local Aboriginal business subsidiary of NKI North vegetables "in the 40 foot container insulation, the use of LED lights and hydroponic cultivation techniques of cabbage, lettuce and basil and other vegetables without soil, and sold in the population of about 3300 people in the community.

Anderson, President of NKI, said: "we are learning that we are not a farming culture. "The local food culture is dominated by hunting and gathering. This challenge is north of the Arctic Circle (the Arctic Circle) initiative, and the goal is to cooperate with other rural towns away from the highway; these towns, Vegetable & Fruit is likely to take a week to arrive at an expensive, not fresh.

It is worth your hydroponic container

Although the local also use other methods to extend the time for the growth of plants, indoor hydroponic technology allows the crop growth all year round. Create an indoor hydroponic space "vertical hydroponic harvest" founder Bobic said: "our goal is to find the problem of long range of food shortages in North solution, hope this system can be in any place of operation. "

But to establish a set of indoor hydroponic system is not cheap, at Kozeb from $200 thousand (about $6 million 330 thousand) off, including customized container cost, and the cost from 550 miles southeast of anchorage for C-130 transport aircraft arrived. Kotzebue rely on expensive town diesel generator, will also affect the profitability of hydroponics. Nevertheless, it is worth doing hydroponics. Alaska California market and food safety manager Johanna? The town said: "solution hydroponics is not unique, but it is certainly a good way. "

Hydroponic food is very popular

Have a number of stores in the remote areas of Alaska "Alaska business" has begun to sell "Arctic vegetables" of agricultural products in the future will be extended to the town of Kotzebue, other stores sell. Pickett, general manager of the company, said: "this product is very good, customers love. "

Lisa Adan is a frequent visitor to the Arctic vegetable, she said: "this kind of vegetable is much better, it tastes like fresh from the garden. "

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