Window Farms and R&D-I-Y

Taking eco-innovation out of the hands of large corporations and slow moving “official” groups, artists Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray are putting their R&D-I-Y (Research and Develop it Yourself) ethos into practice with their latest project – Window Farms.

The duo is working with a small group of collaborators to create an easy to make and maintain solution to grow produce in cramped city spaces. Their suspended hydroponic window garden uses common materials such as PVC pipe and old plastic bottles to grow 25 different plants including tomatoes, lettuce, beans, cucumber, okra, basil, arugula and peppers.

Riley and Bray hope that their model of collaborative, local R&D and idea sharing catches on as a way to devise solutions to environmental issues practically and rapidly.

One of the larger window farms is now on display at the Eyebeam space in New York. Watch the video below for further insight into the project.