NOLI, ITALY
Noli is a tiny village on the Ligurian coast of Italy. Just 40 metres from the shore of this historic town, hidden beneath the surface, is a farm with its eye firmly on the future.
Nemo’s Garden is a project that aims to create a new type of farming that is sustainable and eco-friendly.
This comes in the form of six underwater plastic pods, also known as ‘biospheres’, which are the world’s first underwater greenhouses.
Inside these pods, the temperature, humidity and light levels are closely monitored to ensure optimal conditions for plant growth.
Plus, early studies suggest that the increased pressure inside the biospheres speeds up germination. Since the entire pod is self-contained, there’s no need for pesticides.
The plants are provided with desalinated seawater.
Plus, any water that evaporates condenses on the walls of the biosphere, thanks to the temperature difference between the air and the seawater outside, and is then returned to the system.