The future IS HERE

“THE PAST SIX months feel surreal. When you spend so much time visualising something that then becomes a reality it’s hard to comprehend the feeling of satisfaction you get. There is now no doubt in my mind that the idea of productive buildings has a future. A viable source of the freshest and most delicious food – I feel we’ve only scratched the surface of what’s possible and that fills me with hope. The prospect of a future where our food system surrounds us and becomes an integrated part of our daily ritual – our lives – is exciting.

“Having grown food most of my life, taught by a father who loved growing food, it was always done conventionally, in a vegie patch. This project has made me rethink almost everything.

“The rooftop gardens were more productive than I had ever imagined. The aquaponics system has blown my mind and become my favourite part of the house and now can’t imagine life without it (can’t imagine