Photo: Village Hydroponics
As executive director of Village Hydroponics, Nour El-Naboulsi oversees a vertical hydroponic farm inside of a recycled shipping container in Burlington, Vermont. It grew out of the success of El-Naboulsi’s other project, a mutual aid food distribution collective called The People’s Farmstand. The initiative supplies fresh, culturally relevant food to underserved communities in the area, bringing together other local farmers to grow and share surplus produce in peak growing seasons. “Village Hydroponics stands at the forefront of climate resilience, offering a robust response to climate-related disasters through its use of shipping containers for year-round produce growth.” It needs less import power during Vermont winters, which reduces food miles and carbon emissions, and uses up to 90% less water than conventional agriculture and uses renewable energy sources to power its operations.
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