The House Farmer

Two economic crises, a pandemic and the search for new lifestyles have only heightened an urgent need, the desire for nature close at hand. Where we are here, in Milan, but also around the world, there is a growing trend towards urban horticulture. This is what led us to take an interest in the topic.Our primary aim is to identify the best ways to ensure good output even on the balcony of the home. We started as a group of friends, assessing how much we could find on the net about growing vegetables on balconies. After conducting our first unsuccessful experiments we thought that there were a lot of points that could be improved in the materials available. So, we will be trying to understand how to improve our balcony crops in terms of: Sustainability Recycling Practicality Productivity Elegance Commitment Dirt issues To do all this we divided up the tasks and each started with a different vegetable crop, comparing notes from time to time on the results and activities to improve what is currently on the market. We also explored several containers to create our own from recycled materials as a primary purpose. Our goal is to create a sustainable balcony vegetable garden that will be beautiful, efficient and productive. We will start by examining the materials. It’s a complicated challenge, but an exhilarating one!