1. Sustainable Agriculture: Farm Greenhouses
Team Flapjack
Brian Jacoby, Emma Zglinicki, Maro Imarah

2. Overview
Commercial Greenhouses
Aquaponics
Vertical farming

3. What are greenhouses Why greenhouses
A greenhouse is a building that controls temperature, humidity and light in an effort to increase crop output.
Why greenhouses
Green houses are a means to create a large volume of crops. 
Less use of water and other resources I.e man power, transportation, machines.
Greenhouses affects farmers because it lets farmers grow crops more efficiently, using less man power
Reduce fertilizers, low fetilizer
Major crops, tomatos, cucumbers and salads.

4. The History of Commercial Greenhouses

5. Research Impacts on the environment Sustainability
“reduces non-renewable energy consumption, climate change impact, acidification, respiratory effects from organic emissions, and human toxicity by more than 40%.” (Zhang, S., Bi, X. T., & Clift, R., 2015)
Sustainability
“farm greenhouse, located in Port Augusta, Australia…The company plans on producing at least 15,000 tons of tomatoes a year” (Straight, 2016)
Year round farming that was not available in the past

6. Photo by United Soybean Board, CC License 2.0, Flickr

7. Companies that Manufacture Greenhouses or Use Them-
Quality of Products are Improved- “Strategic use of supplemental light enhanced nutritional value and growth of baby leaf lettuce” (Delheimer, S., 2013)
Companies that Manufacture Greenhouses or Use Them-
Agratech
Rough Brothers Inc.
Red Sun Farms

8. Successes and Failures:
Costs- “require equipment for heating, ventilating, and delivering water, nutrients, pesticides...” (Delheimer, S., 2013)
Energy Improvements- “alternative energy sources, energy conservation practices, and more efficient watering and fertilization methods that reduce operating costs...” (Delheimer, S., 2013)

9. Greenhouse Economics 
Land scarcity, fossil fuel costs and environmental impacts will hurt traditional farming
Cheaper technology, the market for  year-round produce,  and lower environmental impacts will increase greenhouse production

10. Greenhouse construction expected to double in the next decade
Greenhouse construction expected to double in the next decade. (" The Rise of Urban Farming"/ T.A. Frai)
Greenhouse production must be economically viable.
Further research on vertical farms
Future Research

11. Despommier, Dickson. Despommier's Vertical Farm. Digital image
Despommier, Dickson. Despommier's Vertical Farm.  Digital image. The Vertical Farm. WordPress, n.d. Web. 24 Oct

12. Questions?

13. Zhang, S. , Bi, X. T. , & Clift, R. (January 01, 2015)
Zhang, S., Bi, X. T., & Clift, R. (January 01, 2015). Life cycle analysis of a biogas- centred integrated dairy farm-greenhouse system in British Columbia. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 93, 18-30.
Straight, K. (2016, September 30). Sundrop Farms pioneering solar-powered greenhouse to grow food without fresh water. Retrieved from ABC News (Australian Broadcast): farms-opens-solar-greenhouse-using-no-fresh-water/
Delheimer, S. (2013). Commercial Greenhouse Production. Summary of Research from Retrieved from
Sustainable Vs. Conventional Agriculture | Environmental ... (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2016, from agriculture/ 
Greenhouse Produce: Challenges and Opportunities /Virginia Tech Department of Horticulture, (n.d ).Retrieved October 24, 2016, from
The Rise of Urban Farming / T.A. Frail, Smithsonian.com, August 2010 Retrieved October , from