FARMS-UP
Innovation Rooted in Every Harvest
Problem
Traditional farming methods require large areas of land for crop cultivation. Over time, as the soil loses its fertility, farmers often exhaust available land, making it unusable for further farming. This creates a challenge, especially in densely populated regions with limited space, where finding additional land for agriculture becomes increasingly difficult.
SolutionO
Stacking farmland in levels conserves surface area, allowing for increased crop production without expanding the land footprint. By adding more layers, the crop yield multiplies, making this approach highly effective in regions with limited available land.
This layered approach not only optimizes land use but also supports sustainable agriculture by maximizing productivity per square foot. Additionally, vertical farming can integrate modern irrigation and lighting systems, ensuring efficient resource use and enhancing crop quality in confined spaces.
Modern problems require modern solutions.
“Sustainable farming is not just about growing food; it’s about nurturing our planet, preserving resources for future generations, and cultivating a legacy of health and harmony with nature.”
Farms Up: Cultivating Solutions, Growing Futures
Our Process: Step 1
Our mission is to best utilize customer resources in order to yield the best results.
Our program takes the customer’s desired dimensions, and then does an area calculation to output the total area in square feet the customer has for their farm.
The idea for a future application is to walk the user step-by-step in drop down menus and buttons
Our Process: Step 2
After the applications knows the area it has to work with, it will determine how many stacks high the farm will be.
In our trial stages, our team has pre-determined that for safety purposes, after 1000 square feet, another stack will have to be formed.
For similar reasons, our current model can only accommodate five stacks in order to achieve maximum success. Once the area is and dimensions are read, the program will tell users this information about their farm
Our Process: Step 2
In our proposed app, after the application returns the area in square feet, users would take that area along with their dimensions and re-enter that into the code.
As previously mentioned, this will return the number of stacks users will have in their farms.
Our Process: Step 3
Finally, after knowing how many stacks their farm will have, users select a crop from a drop-down menu stored as a dictionary.
They would then use their area. A function will go through the dictionary and find how many square feet it takes to plan one crop.
As an output, the application will return how many full crops can be planted within the space provided. For user delight, it will also return how much space is left.
Our Future
In conclusion, this project goes beyond its scope, embodying a commitment to sustainable agriculture and farming. By promoting practices that prioritize sustainability, we are investing in a future where agriculture can thrive in harmony with our planet.
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