Why you should grow your own food with indoor hydroponics

1. Sustainability

• No food miles: The farther food has to travel from where it’s produced to where it’s consumed, the higher the carbon emissions from transportation, storage and refrigeration. The Les Verts Terrace™ allows for hyper-local food production, meaning food is produced in the same place it will be consumed.
• Zero food waste: In the Les Verts Terrace™ you can easily remove mature plants out of the system and keep them living and fresh for several weeks. That means you’re able to harvest only what you need right before you prepare or consume your meal – at the peak of freshness, flavour and nutrition. It also means your food won’t go bad before you have a chance to eat it, unlike most store-bought produce. (Bonus: no wasting money on what ultimately ends up as food waste.)
• 90% less water: In a hydroponic system like the Les Verts Terrace™, water is recirculated and reused, which greatly minimizes water waste compared to traditional soil-based farming.
• 75% less fertilizer: In the Les Verts Terrace™, nutrients are dissolved in water and delivered directly to the plants, reducing waste and inefficiencies found in soil-based farming.
• No arable land required: The world is rapidly losing usable land for growing food due to factors such as climate change, intensive agriculture and land degradation. With the Les Verts Terrace™, you can grow anywhere indoors and even optimize existing underutilized spaces to significantly increase food production.

2. Safety

• No more product recalls: Commercially grown leafy greens are a main cause of foodborne illness due to potential contamination with bacteria like E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria. Contamination can occur in the field through the soil, contaminated water and animals. But even large-scale vertical hydroponic farms are vulnerable as produce can be contaminated during handling, storage and transportation. The risk is far reduced when growing yourself in a small-scale hydroponic system like the Les Verts Terrace™. (Get the results of RRC Polytech’s study comparing the safety of store-bought microgreens vs. microgreens grown in the Les Verts Terrace™.)
• Spray-free produce: Produce grown in the Les Verts Terrace™ is always spray-free – no pesticides, herbicides, insecticides or fungicides are used. Growing indoors means you’re not dealing with insects, animals or other pests that can cause major issues for outdoor gardening and farming.
• Reduced touchpoints: With just one touchpoint from seed to your plate, you have full control over your food’s journey. By growing yourself, you know exactly how your food is handled.

3. Security

• Food security and sovereignty: By growing locally year-round in an indoor hydroponic system like the Les Verts Terrace™, individuals and communities alike can reduce reliance on external resources (including imported food). Access to fresh, nutritious food is possible all year round, even in traditionally food insecure areas like northern, remote or rural communities.
• Self-sufficiency: Growing your own food means taking control of your own food production and supply instead of relying on the global food supply chain that is vulnerable to climate change, geopolitical instability and other factors.
• Health: Produce grown in the Les Verts Terrace™ contains higher levels of essential nutrients than produce bought from a store, including up to 7 times more key minerals than field grown.

4. Stability

• Year-round production: Growing indoors allows for reliable year-round production, no matter where you are or what the weather or temperature is outside.
• Predictable and affordable cost of food: The cost to operate a system like the Les Verts Terrace™, including seeds, grow media, nutrients and energy is more affordable than buying produce from a store. Seeds and supplies are not subject to the volatile price fluctuations that often occur with the price of store-bought produce, so you can budget more predictably.
• Controlled environment: Unlike outdoor gardening or farming, growing indoors in the Les Verts Terrace™ allows for tighter control over lighting, watering, nutrients and temperature. This leads to efficient and predictable growth of healthy plants.

We designed our Les Verts Terrace™ indoor hydroponic garden systems to make it easy for anyone to grow high quality produce for themselves and their local communities. Learn more about our systems here or contact our team for more information.