The plate in brief

Food grows on every level. On the roof there is hydroponics in the filtered light under the solar panels, a seedling greenhouse, and deep soil beds. Grape pergolas shade a dining terrace. A mushroom room grows in the dark. The courtyard is planted with fruit trees and perennial herbs.

This doesn’t replace farms. Fresh produce from the building supplements food from regional farmers, and it gives people the pleasure of eating something they watched grow. The climate shapes it here too: protected winter seedlings in Jerusalem, ventilation and humidity management in Haifa, grapes and sheltered seasonal beds in Hebron.

Questions, corrections, or a site where this could be built? Write to me.