As areas with climates formerly conducive to growing produce continue to change, researchers are scrambling to find new and more efficient ways to grow fruits and vegetables without harming the environment. It's only recently that one innovate entrepreneur considered the ocean as the place for harvesting his plants.
Sergio Gamberini, President of Ocean Reef Group, hatched his plan for an underwater garden while on vacation with his family in Noli, Italy. Now, some three years later, the family-run field of underwater biospheres called Nemo's Garden are anchored 20 feet below the water off Noli's coast, growing strawberries, beans, basil, and lettuce, among other plants.
"I try to do something that's a little different and to show the beauty of the ocean," Gamberini told the Washington Post. "I hope to do something for the young people and to inspire new dreams."
So what are the longterm benefits of an underwater garden? "In the future, it'll definitely be something that's economically sustainable," Luca Gamberini, Sergio's son, told the Post. "I see possibilities for developing countries where harsh conditions make it difficult for plants to grow."
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Nemo's Garden has been called the world's most beautiful greenhouse.
It's anchored to the ocean floor 20 feet below the surface off the coast of Noli, Italy.
The greenhouse is completely family-run.
"Being able to repair a damage to Biosphere #3 put us in such a good mood that we took a rare selfie," captioned the photo on the Nemo's Garden Facebook page. "Hands down, nobody can compete against a #NemoSelfie #underwaterselfie #OCEANREEF OCEAN REEF, INC."
The biospheres are growing beans, strawberries, basil, and more.
"The air of the greenhouse stands at 79 degrees with humidity hovering around 83 percent," reports the Washington Post, conditions conducive to most plants. The greenhouse operates between the months of May to September.
Gamberini hopes the underwater garden will offer an economically sustainable alternative to land farming.
"In the future, it'll definitely be something that's economically sustainable," Luca Gamberini, Sergio's son, told the Post. "I see possibilities for developing countries where harsh conditions make it difficult for plants to grow."
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