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Growing food in a Garden Tower allows us to save space, save water, and grow food efficiently and sustainably, even in an urban setting or where there is not enough space for large-scale farming.

Food security, sustainable agriculture, urban farming, food production, nutrition.

Description

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A simple, sustainable way to grow food in a rural or urban setting. Why grow food in a Garden Tower?

  • Saves space, you can generally grow about 40-50 plants on a 1.5 sqm space.
  • Saves water since the plants are located above each other, any surplus water drips onto the next plant and is easily collected at the bottom.
  • Pest control since the plants are grown on a separate soil, there are much less diseases and pests to tackle.
  • Urban solution, suitable for balconies, roofs, or very small yard where there is not enough space for large-scale food production.
  • Accessibility, accessible solution for people with disabilities.

Areas of impact

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Ecology

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  • Seeds, Food & Soil.
  • Water Cycles.

See also

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Part of GEN Solution Library
Keywords ecology, seeds, food, soil, water cycles
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Authors Ernesto Sun
License CC-BY-SA-4.0
Organizations Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Europe, GENNA, GENOA
Ported from https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/garden-towers/ (original)
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Created June 6, 2025 by Maintenance script
Last edit March 10, 2026 by Felipe Schenone
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