Much of the food that we eat has travelled hundreds, even thousands of kilometres to reach us. The carbon emissions from transport and refrigerated storage are major contributors to climate change. Some of the alarming consequences of climate change include extreme weather, higher temperatures and increasing CO2 levels, water scarcity – and ultimately food security!
By growing your own food, you can reduce the impact of climate change on the food that you eat and become less reliant on world markets, which greatly impacts your ability to feed yourself. Plus, growing your own food is also a great way to get in touch with nature and increase self-sufficiency—two things that are becoming increasingly important in today’s world.
Click & Grow is an innovative indoor garden that was developed by great Estonian minds with over 12 years of experience under their belt. The ground-breaking technology helps you grow fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, salads, and flowers completely effortlessly. It incorporates full-spectrum LED grow lights, automatically measures the optimal level of water and light needed for plants, and makes sure plants have enough nutrients and oxygen via the unique patented growth-material Smart Soil, which keeps the levels of oxygen, water, pH, and nutritional ingredients at an optimal level for each plant. With the help of Click & Grow it’s possible to grow up to three times more vitamin-rich foods and it also takes 95% less water than in traditional agriculture, all without the introduction of pesticides or other harmful chemicals. At the moment, there are 60 different plant types available.
The company sees growing food at places of consumption – such as in homes and schools – as the most sustainable and economically viable solution: the textbook definition of hyperlocal and already had the opportunity to demonstrate it locally during EXPO2020. Click & Grow has put up a wall filled with 500 living plants for the duration of EXPO 2020 Dubai, in the Estonia Pavilion at EXPO 2020. With 13 different plant types ranging from dill to dwarf basil, thyme, red chard and green sorrel, most of the fresh herb supply for the Taste Estonia incredible dishes brought to life the Estonian “farm to fork experience” in the UAE
Here are the 5 benefits of growing your own food through the Click & Grow smart gardening system and the positive impact it can have on your health and the planet:
1- Less Food Miles and CO2 Emissions – When you grow your own food as a family, you’re helping to reduce the distance food must travel to reach your family’s table and cutting down on the number of miles you have to travel to buy food from markets. Fewer car journeys mean less CO2 emissions.
2- Saving Water – Smart gardens use 95% less water than traditional agricultural methods. Capillary precision irrigation (CPI) is used to distribute water and nutrients in regulated amounts. To help avoid overwatering, the garden’s water float indicates when the garden needs to be watered and when it’s full.
3- Less Food Waste – When you grow food in your smart garden, you can control the amount of food you grow, helping you waste less food. You can harvest food when it’s ready to be harvested, leading to fresher tasting produce.
4- Better Nutrition – The commercial agriculture system is built upon producing food to look a certain way and be genetically structured to travel long distances and arrive shelf-stable. When you grow your own garden, however, you have the ability to manage your soil with the addition of compost, minerals, and nutrients all from organic sources to support and feed your plants, giving you the most nutrition possible.
5- Learning Opportunities – When you grow your own garden, you have a learning lab in your own household, providing you and your family with hours of educational access and the opportunity to learn about nature and the ability to grow our own food.
6- Therapeutic and Fun Element – Growing your garden is a fun process that will encourage you to establish a deeper connection with plants as the silent healers of the world. Seeing your plants grow over time is a rewarding experience that has its own physical, mental and spiritual benefits which everyone is recommended to try.
7- Hassle-Free – The zero-effortsmart gardens are the perfect solution for urban and busy homes. Using specially developed Smart Soil and a simple, automated system, Click & Grow products help you grow plants quickly and easily, without any GMOs, pesticides, insecticides, or other harmful substances.
Click & Grow bridges the gap between modern life and nature, by making it possible to grow plants 365 days a year in even the busiest households. Embark in a new sustainability journey and invest in the Click & Grow smart gardens, priced at AED 899 and available at Virgin Megastores.