US (SC): Seeds garden center showcases agriculture of the future
“We are trying to create a city that thinks differently about food,” said Sam Fleming, vice presiden tof 100 Gardens.
Seeds owners, Sam Fleming, Ben Smith, Charles Oliphant and Monty Thompson, have been committed to 100 Gardens, a non-profit organization, since its inception in 2012. 100 Gardens sets up aquaponic and hydroponic gardens in schools and detention centers to teach the students how to grow their own plants and care for the fish. In addition, the organization partners with communities in Haiti to build aquaponic gardens for sustainable living.
Seeds will be located on 36th Street in NoDa, in a 13,000 square-foot warehouse. When it opens (planned for mid-March 2017) its first phase will operate in 3,000 square feet of that space. Ron Morgan, the founder of 100 Gardens, who passed away this year, inspired the store’s design.
“When you walk in here, the store itself needs to be a live exhibit for what agriculture looks like in 20 years, 30 years, 100 years. We need to always have that on display,” said Fleming.
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