His wide knowledge of growing does not stop at green roof systems.
Green sky growers roof garden.
At 85 an age when most people would have long since retired roper has launched his latest venture green sky growers garden.
Green sky growers is a true technical marvel a state of the art farm which is one part laboratory and one part organic garden.
Not all in the garden is green.
Sky garden are multi award winners with over 20 years experience in the green roof industry.
Thousands of small tilapia fry swim in tanks where the water is filtered clean in part by the plants.
Green sky growers produces tons of fresh vegetables and fish on an annual basis without the use of harmful pesticides.
The farm of the future is growing today in an unlikely place on the roof of a retail building in a sleepy suburb near orlando florida.
Vince wheller is regarded by sky garden as a leading expert in growing vegetation for green roof systems.
Where hydroponics and aquaponics is researched and developed as well as showcased to the public.
It raises thousands of pounds of fish and vegetables every year using a mutually beneficial farming technique called aquaponics.
Green sky growers is a state of the art rooftop greenhouse.
Mar 15 2016 the farm of the future.
Read more join the green revolution.
Columns of green and purple basil plants tower from floor to ceiling.
It is with great excitement that we announce the inaugural world green roof day taking place on the 6th june 2020.
Vince began his growing career with fruit managing a large fruit farm selling thousands of tonnes of fresh fruit to the uk supermarkets.