The Navy Yard company that helps you grow your own food
Farmshelf wants you to DIY — with some help.
When it comes to food delivery, Brooklyn has no shortage of options. There’s Seamless (or a phone call) for takeout, and Fresh Direct for groceries. But Farmshelf, a Brooklyn Navy Yard-based company, is taking food access to a whole new level, and hoping to help solve some of the planet’s growing environmental problems along the way.
“We basically have been working on building systems that make the process of growing your own food easy, enjoyable and efficient,” Andrew Shearer, the 29-year-old founder of Farmshelf, told the Brooklyn Eagle.
His company builds hydroponic “farm walls” for residences. They’re 6 feet tall and electric-powered, growing leafy greens, herbs and edible flowers, their seeds initially planted in miniature flower pots. Fifty foods are available for the customized units, including far-flung rarities like Portugese kale and red komatsuna, a Japanese hybrid of spinach and mustard plants.