In the middle of Fort Worth, Texas, there's a quiet revolution happening in a greenhouse that doesn't use soil. It's led by Marc Walraven, a soft-spoken engineer turned farmer who grows food without dirt. His method is called aeroponics — a way to grow plants using air, water mist, and nutrients.
Marc isn't interested in flashy headlines or getting famous. He just wants to solve problems. "I never planned on being a farmer," Marc says. "I just saw a gap — places in the city where people couldn't get fresh food easily — and I thought I could help."
Marc started as a mechanical engineer. He spent years working for a tech firm that designed cooling systems for data centers. But in 2017, something shifted. "I got tired of designing systems that only benefited big companies," he explains. "I wanted to create something that mattered on a local level."
So he quit. He used his savings to experiment with vertical farming in his backyard. After months of trial and error — and a lot of dead lettuce — he built his first working prototype of a system that would later become "SkyGrow." SkyGrow is a vertical aeroponic growing system that runs on solar power. It uses about 90% less water than traditional farming. It's clean, efficient, and can be installed in small spaces. "I built it because I wanted to see what was possible," Marc says. "And once I saw it work, I couldn't stop."
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