A facility for growing vegetation, the facility (1) comprising at least one container (2) for taking aquatic animals and/or aquatic organisms, at least one hydroponic part (13), at least one device for water and/or substance circulation (17) whereby the facility (1) further comprises at least one bio reactor unit (10).

An ecological cultivation system with a high pressure fine water mist. A nutrient solution supply system and a cultivation frame, a root of a crop seedling being wrapped within a planting sponge body, a planting sponge body being fixed on the cultivation frame, a nutrient solution supply system including a nutrient solution storage tank, a filter, a magnetizer, a low pressure ball valve, a high pressure pump, a high pressure ball valve, and a high-pressure fine water mist sprayer, a liquid outlet of a nutrient solution storage tank being connected to a water inlet of the high pressure pump by a filter, a magnetizer, and the low pressure ball valve being connected in series, and a water outlet of the high pressure pump being connected by the high pressure ball valve, to the high-pressure fine water mist sprayer provided within the cultivation frame.

A vertical aeroponic growing apparatus is disclosed which includes a hollow structure having a top wall, a sidewall, and a bottom wall. A plurality of openings is formed through the sidewall. A thermal, light refractive cover is wrapped around the sidewall. The cover has a plurality of openings formed therethrough which correspond to the plurality of openings formed in the sidewall. A fitting is positioned in each of the plurality of openings in which a plant will be supported. A cap closes off any of the plurality of openings which are not needed to support the fitting. A drain pipe is secured to the bottom wall for allowing excess nutrient laden water to be removed. Lastly, an irrigation tube routes nutrient laden water to the hollow structure. A nozzle attached to an end of the irrigation tube delivers a fine mist of the nutrient laden water to the plant roots.

A generally planar foundation pad is formed of a material such as concrete, or the like, and supports a framework defining a plurality of concentric circular paths stacked in a cylindrical array. A plurality of helical water troughs are supported by the framework within each of the circular paths. Water circulation apparatus is provided to selected intermediate portions of the water trough to produce a continuous circulation of water. The circulating water is combined with various nutrients and the nutrient and water solution is filtered as it is circulated. Each helical water trough is formed of multiple vertically stacked layers of the trough. As a result, a great length of water trough is stacked upon a small footprint of land. Each water trough is filled with a plurality of floating growing trays to form a continuous train of growing trays extending down the entire water trough. As the water and nutrient solution flows down each helical water trough, the floating growing trays are carried down the water trough. As the growing trays move, they are continuously removed from the bottom end of the water trough and added at the top.

The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to systems for purifying proteins and carbohydrate rich products from photosynthetic aquatic species and compositions thereof. In some embodiments, a system for recovering a highly soluble protein product from a biomass comprising a microcrop (e.g., Lemna) may comprise (a) a lysing unit to lyse a first portion of the biomass to form a first portion of lysed biomass, (b) a first separating unit to separate the first portion of lysed biomass to generate a first portion of a juice fraction and a first portion of a solid fraction, (c) a second separating unit to separate the first portion of the juice fraction to generate a first portion of a first juice and a first portion of a first cake, (d) a first filtration unit to filter the first portion of the first juice to generate a first portion of a soluble protein and a first reject stream, (e) a second filtration unit to filter the first portion of the soluble protein to generate a first portion of a second soluble protein and a second reject stream, (f) a dewatering unit to concentrate the first portion of the second soluble protein to generate a first portion of a concentrated soluble protein, and (g) a drying unit to dry the first portion of the concentrated soluble protein to generate a first portion of a dry protein concentrate.

A facility for growing vegetation, the facility comprising at least one container for taking aquatic animals and/or aquatic organisms (2), at least one hydroponic part (13), at least one device for water and/or substance circulation (17) whereby the facility further comprises at least one unit (16) for distillation.

The invention relates mainly to an above-ground farming module which includes an element for supporting plants defining a root chamber for the aerial portion of the plants, and which includes means for forming a mist of nutritional solution (9) and means (25, 26) for circulating said mist of nutritional solution (30) located in the root chamber (4). The means for forming the mist of nutritional solution (9) advantageously include an ultrasound mister (10) located in the bottom of a misting cell (9) on which at least one opening for propagating the nutritional mist (20) in the root chamber (4) is arranged, and the means (25, 26) for circulating the mist of nutritional solution (30) are located next to said opening (20).

A plant growing system configured to facilitate the growing of plants in an indoor environment. The plant growing system includes a reservoir fluidly coupled to a plurality of plant buckets by a pipe network. The pipe network has additionally operably coupled thereto a water temperature controller, an ozonator and a controller wherein the controller is configured to transfer water from the reservoir into the plurality of plant buckets. Each of the plant buckets has a float valve operably coupled to the pipe network which function to maintain the water level inside of the plant buckets. A plant support member is configured to be superposed the plant buckets and is operable to have a plant disposed therein. A metering pump and nutrient container are further provided so as to introduced contents disposed within the nutrient container into the reservoir. The pipe network includes a plurality of air vent lines.

Systems, apparatuses and methods for growing marijuana plants, particularly for regulated purposes, for example medical purposes or in some jurisdictions recreational purposes, have automated subsystems with sensors to provide feedback information about system, apparatus and plant growth parameters to one or more controllers so that the one or more controllers can alter one or more parameters to provide optimal conditions for the growing and harvesting of the marijuana plants. In particular aspects, the systems, apparatuses and methods provide for control of odors produced during the growing of marijuana, root management of the marijuana plants and control over important levels of chemicals provided to the plants, for example enzymes and flavor additives.

The present invention may relate to Aeroponic Systems and their individual elements. More particularly to automated systems capable of monitoring and adjusting some if not all of the light, nutrient, water quality and environmental factors required for the propagation and sustained growth of all types of plants. It may also describe methods to support the plants during propagation from seeds and for growth and harvesting. It may describe various methodologies for reducing space requirements and for increasing plant density without detriment to the growth cycles.