Click & Grow Smart Farm stakes its plot (pictures)
This modular indoor vegetable garden from Click & Grow could be an urban locavore's dream.
Rich Brown
Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before moving to Louisville in 2013, Rich ran CNET's desktop computer review section for 10 years in New York City. He has worked as a tech journalist since 1994, covering everything from 3D printing to Z-Wave smart locks.
Tech gardening startup Click & Grow announced the new modular Smart Farm today, for release in March 2014.
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Growing efficiency
Click & Grow says Smart Farm's combination of nanotech-infused soil, a lighting system, and a network of sensors will let you grow food indoors using 90 percent less water than traditional outdoor growing methods.
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Modular design
Smart Farm's modular design will supposed expand from a small rack to, according to Click & Grow, "millions of plants."
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Harsh light?
Click & Grow says its system uses biomimicry to simulate a natural growth environment indoors.
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Eat your greens
You can grow all kinds of plants in a Smart Farm bed, including vegetables and salad greens.
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Fit for consumers?
Among our outstanding Smart Farm questions: pricing structure, and whether we can tolerate that purple glow in the living room.
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