Alegria Fresh announced today the expansion of the hydroponic vertical farm at Bell Gardens High School, Southern California's first working vertical farm on a high school campus. The farm, which features high-performance urban hydroponic vertical and organic farming methods, will be completed with Phase 2, a high efficiency organic food production system using GardenSoxx(R).
GardenSoxx(R) is an organic food production system that can be used over cement or other man-made surfaces. The "Soxx" are made of eight inch diameter polypropylene mesh and can be filled with any compost or planting mix."Our next generation is challenged with access to nutrient-rich, fresh food, critical to maintaining health and energy. Our goal is to teach young people how to grow superior produce within the urban environment while substantially reducing the use of limited natural resources such as water and fertilizer," said Erik Cutter, Managing Director of Alegria Fresh.Cutter built Alegria Farm at the Great Park, a hydroponic vertical farm comprised of 120 towers bearing 8,000 plants growing in a coconut husk mixture. The farm also includes the West Coast's first Soxx farm, 13 rows of 8-inch-thick fabric Soxx filed with a hybrid organic soil blend. Vegetables grow from holes precisely spaced in each Soxx.Videos