Urban agriculture is a practice that always coexisted within the city and its historical development. In recent times, this practice was revamped as a meaning of engagement of urban community in local food production. However, contemporary urban agriculture has to deal with a new phenomena that historically was not compromising the quality and the health of the food produced in the city: the air pollution.
The Harvesting Station is an urban device designed to activate the interstitial space of the city and turn them productive. It can grow up to 200 plants in four square meters by keeping them protected from animals and air pollution. The greenhouse is conceived in a wood framework structure realized with basic timber laths. The greenhouse features a water tower tank that fertilize the plants using a micro dripping system. The Harvesting Station was designed for Veg and the City (www.vegandthecity.ch)