Searching for the feasibility of vertical gardens

Many residents in Za’atari Refugee Camp used to be farmers when they were in Syria. In fact, many of them started building kitchen gardens as emotional mainstay, by making use of small spaces. They presently grow vegetables, fruits and flowers in the gardens.

However, there is one major problem. Given the temperature of higher than 40 degree Celsius in Jordan during summer, saving water is crucial. Therefore, JEN tried to find a way to continue kitchen gardens while saving water and prototyped a vertical garden with the use of simple bags and walls.

Currently, JEN, together with the residents, grows plants while monitoring regularly the water consumption, development speed of seeds and seedlings, and other important matters for maintenance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Watering to a vertical garden]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The growth of Zucchini]

 

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