Israel: Cool new ‘in-the-box’ solution for homegrown veggies.
AgwaGarden, is an all-in-one box that allows consumers without nary a green thumb to plant, nurture and harvest hydroponic vegetables with almost no effort.
By Brian Blum
Israel 21c
Feb 6, 2022,
Excerpt:
The unit comes with 59 “slots” into which you insert a dried seed pod. There are pods for dozens of vegetables – tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, arugula – plus some surprises (yum, strawberries!).
Wallach claims a standard AgwaGarden can output enough salad fixings for a small family three to four times a week.
The unit is about the size of a small wine refrigerator and sports a clear glass front. In addition to the slots for seed pods, there is an opening for adding water and another for adding fertilizer every six months or so.
You don’t need to monitor the plants or the temperature, pH, light and humidity in the box. AgwaFarms’ artificial intelligence software does all that for you, dispensing the right amount of nutrients at the right time.
The AgwaGarden unit is decked out with LEDs, high-resolution cameras and sensors that are connected via WiFi to an app on the customer’s mobile device. If there is a problem (One of the pods not germinating? Time to replace a pod with a fresh one?) the app sends an alert.
