No terra means no soil. At the core of NoTerra Farms is a deep water culture system, where leafy greens and herbs sit in floating rafts on shallow basins of nutrient water, with their roots immersed below and air supplied to the root zone.
It is a simple, steady way to grow plants that thrive with their roots in water. Three parts make it work.
Floating rafts
Plants are held at the surface in rafts that float on the basin. Rafts are lifted for planting and harvest, so the bed itself is never disturbed.
Immersed roots
Roots hang directly in nutrient water and take up what they need. There is no soil to prepare, water, or replace.
Air at the roots
Air is supplied to the root zone so roots stay oxygenated in the water. This is what keeps a deep water system healthy.
Life above. Nourishment below.
Beyond the rafts
Not every crop belongs on a raft. Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers need more height, support and time than leafy greens, so they grow in specialized zones of their own, each with a microclimate tuned for temperature, humidity and light.
Every zone shares the same building and the same water system, which is how one farm can grow a wide range of crops through the desert seasons.
